Ryan
That everyone is a major stoner, that everyone is a dirty hippie, that everyone is a preening hipster, that nobody is good at math and science and those programs are complete jokes, that there are no Republicans, that everyone is somewhere to the left of Che Guevara, that nobody goes on to a successful career.
Rachel
Less academic than Oberlin and Wesleyan.
Travis
Bard students are stereotyped as being hipsters, primarily white upper middle class kids.
Brian
We're that clove-smoking little hippie school that's slowly becoming more sharp and well-rounded ... as the school broadens its horizons to diversity and focuses more on thorough education.
Abbie
Druggies, hippies, hipsters, smokers, alternative views, liberal, artsy, flower children, etc.
Jerry
I think we're in the top few on the Princeton Review for clove-smoking, birk wearing hippies.
Additionally, I've heard rumors about the kinds of drug use at Bard, cliques, hipsters, the dull campus life on account of the fact that we live in the middle of the woods . . .
Mostly, people just haven't heard of Bard. If they have, it's because of Leon Botstein and the Gehry building.
Kelly
Bard is assumed to be rife with overly artistic and elitist undergraduates who are amply supported by their parents' money and/or trust funds. There is thought to be a very good likelihood that any person you meet from Bard will be a quote-unquote hipster. The school's population is thought to be composed mainly of New York and Los Angeles residents who have converged at the rural and isolated campus for its proximity to Manhattan and the presence of like-minded individuals. Many prospective applicants assume a high percentage of gay or queer students as well as widespread left-wing political involvement.
Harper
The Bard student is typically hyper sensitive to stereotypes and tries not to fall into any one category but one stereotype that students seem to gravitate towards is that of the self hating, Jewish anti-zionist. Another might be the introverted type that smokes too much, makes sarcastic comments as a way to avoid actual conversation and invariably winds up denouncing the United States' imperialist agenda, regardless of discussionary relevence.
Sara
There's an idea that we're all a bunch of aloof hipsters.
John
they're smart, motivated, and politically conscious