‘NYC Prep’

• Haves & have-nots Real prep-school kids are pitted against public-schoolers in a social-climbing world stocked with chauffeured SUVs and exclusive parties.
• Requisite womanizer: New York is 16-year-old Sebastian Oppenheim’s oyster. “I hook up a lot … with two to three girls in a night, maybe more,” the French-speaking teen says. His signature move? Flipping his blond, surferlike locks.
• Obscene wealth: “The thing about New York is, money flows like the wind. … I feel bad for people that can’t have that,” says male fashion plate Peter “PC” Peterson, 18, whose recession-era perspective is decidedly un-PC.
• Social pressure: “It’s kind of hard to keep up,” admits Taylor DiGiovanni, 15, a public school student on the show. Taylor throws a party (sans parents) at a swanky restaurant to keep appearances up.
• Sex: Enter the new trend of “sexting.” “Sex is a big deal on the prep-school scene. … There are, like, naked pictures floating around of girls you have had sex with,” Sebastian says.
• Designer duds: Look for Kooba bags, stops at Barneys New York, and the pressure to look perfect. “I wear clothes that are less than $20 sometimes,” a teen on the show claims. “Yeah, but that’s because you’re so downtown,” pans prepster Jessie Leavitt, 17.
• Tech must-haves: These teens are crazy for BlackBerry Messenger chatting and say Facebook groups follow their every move.
• Angst: While the tribulations of these teens aren’t likely to land them in jail, the slippery social ladder, Harvard applications and boyfriend-scouting mean there’s no shortage of drama.