Colby College Top Questions

that we're all rich, snobby, and spoiled we think we're better than everyone around us (i.e. waterville residents)

Some stereotypes about Colby are that we are preppy, white, rich kids.

Active, outdoorsy, work hard, play hard

Various stereotypes include the notion that all Colby students drink heavily, are affluent Caucasian students living 10/20 minutes outside of Boston, all go skiing on the weekends, their parents pay for everything (including parking tickets) and believe that racism and discrimination is not prevalent on campus.

That we are all rich, preppy WASPS from New England.

preppy, outdoorsy

Drunk

I think a big stereotype about Colby is that people work hard and play hard, and I think this stereotype is very accurate. Students at Colby are highly motivated and enthusiastic about whatever they're involved with on campus- and are equally excited to participate in academic, extracurricular/social, and traditional events.

That we drink a lot and don't study. Also that all the students are hippies.

That we're either super-liberal, outdoorsy, vegan-types or the New England prep school, country club crowd.

Colby students are usually said to be upper class, white, private school, cliquey students. The students here are often contrasted to the college town of Waterville, a poor historic Maine town, with a lot of character, but very little economic progression. The students have two other contrasting stereotypes as well: the students are said to be heavy drinkers, with a large population of the student body consuming alcohol every weekend; at the same time there is a stereotype that Colby students are always busy, have to get kicked out of the library after 1 or 2am, and run on coffee and redbull.

Either very preppy or very hippie, drink a lot, cliquey