Colgate University Top Questions

Party animals, jewish, typical north easterns, lots of money

People stereotype Colgate students as embracing the work hard, party hard mentality.

Colgate is perceived to be a liberal school and also prep central. Students are seen to come from wealthy well-off backgrounds and waste their parents money. They are also stereotyped as being very intelligent and concerned with academics.

Probably the most dominant stereotype is that Colgate is a very conservative institution and the students are very preppy.

I was worried about going to Colgate because I heard that Colgate is politically conservative, very East Coast and everyone at the school is extremely wealthy. I am from Seattle, liberal and poor and was concerned I wasn't going to fit in.

That Colgate is a very preppy school full of rich kids who are drinking their parents money away. There is also the stereotype that the students are very smart and the motto is work hard party hard.

Rich, preppy, kids who are more active in their appearances than global politics or world issues.

All rich preppy white kids. Very athletic, drink a lot, conservative politically, drive nice cars, apathetic, only here to get a degree, will go work for their fathers' companies post-grad

Rich and Preppy

Party hard rich, white kids sporty and athletic smart!