Harper
There's definitely a sort of New England stereotype that accompanies Bowdoin - preppy, upper-middle class, white collar students, wearing J.Crew (thank you Freeport) and other brand names.
Bobby
They are pot heads, bowdoin students are hippies, not very culturally diverse.
Taylor
Everyone is either preppy, a hippy, and from New York or Boston
Theresa
Bowdoin students are supposed to be very preppy on the one hand but also very environmentally conscious and liberal on the other hand. They supposedly study like crazy during the week and party wildly on the weekends.
Blake
Extension of a New England prep school, Athletic, lots of "jocks." Very "preppy," but also very smart kids.
Rachel
Some people think of Bowdoin students as very preppy, privileged, and athletic. Before coming here, I had heard that J-Crew attire and either pearls or a Red Sox cap were the typical Bowdoin look. As for the school in general, people comment on how small Bowdoin is, and assume that everyone knows everyone else.
Brett
There are so many stereotypes about both Bowdoin and Bowdoin students. First of all, Bowdoin is a small place. Get over it. It's not a big state campus, its not as big as a Middlebury Campus, or Tufts, or Trinity. But, during the winter months at any of these schools, you won't be mad about your short walks to class or to your dorm. Bowdoin school spirit needs to improve thats for sure. About students. The biggest stereotype is about the looks of the students. If your not with good looking people, what's the motivation right? Definitely. Bowdoin students are definitely good looking. The only guy I will comment on is myself, and I am good looking--just a heads up. Girls here i find to be great. Ok, some have the library tan, and some will win your hometown hog contest, but I find that the majority of girls are certainly legit. My friends and I like to live on a binary scale of rating the girls we see. Simply a 0 or a 1. This makes it a lot easier, because instead of using a 1 through 10 scale, where a 6 and a 7 may be iffy, you can use a 1 or 0. If the rating is a 1, then you can go for it, a 0, and you should steer clear. Despite our good looks, students here are very smart, thats a fact.
Nick
Positive: Bowdoin students are seen as a combination of smart and sociable, and the stereotype is for the most part true.
Negative: One social stereotype is that the girls at Bowdoin aren't attractive. Not as true as it is made out to be.
Leah
That the girls are ugly.