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For the most part they are, there is a signifigant part of the student population that uses drugs including the rich kids and the emos which there is plenty of.

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, and Wrong. All wrong. Why? Well, out of all of the people that I have surrounded myself with at CofC, less than 3{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of them are in a sorority or fraternity and we always have fun, zero of them are "country-club-like," zero of them are laid-back, hippie surfers, zero of them drink all the time, and all of them care deeply about academics. There are groups at CofC to represent every walk of life. There are students from low income families and students from high income families. There are students that surf and sit under trees, and students that dress up in polo shirts and visors. There are people who fit in between. There are people that drink every day - there are people that don't drink at all. There are people that drink on occasion. There are people that don't do their work with much effort, and there are those that strive for excellence. Every single one of these sterotypes, like most stereotypes, is DEAD W R O N G!

No, not at all.

Sort of, I mean you get a huge percentage of the population thats in one of these two groups, but theres a pretty big chunk thats not in either

Stereotypes all have some truth to them, but tend to stick around past their expiration date. The majority of students on our campus are white, we are not very diverse. That can only change one way though. A student if looking for party can find one on any campus, we are not the exception but we are also not any more of a party school then Clemson or USC. Not all the students come from rich family's....I am a perfect example. Yes we are very laid back. But not lazy. We get things done on time we just do all the work at on a low key level. There is nothing low key about the results though!! C of C has plenty of school spirit. Its not as loud and crazy as Clemson football games. We do it C of C style through community service and bettering out selves so we can better out community.

we definatly love to party and there is so much to offer as far as nihgtlife goes in Charleston... but yeah we don't have much school spirit- we are lacking on that aspect!

The partier stereotype is accurate although I feel that it is no more than other schools. It is very easy for me( a non-partier) to find others to hang out with that have a non- partier lifestyle. We also have a big gay population which I think is over emphasized at times in a negative light because the gay people I have met have been the most fun and accepting. As far as the academic side of the college, I find the classes to be challenging and they require just as much effort and studying as other major colleges around the country.

I've met plenty of these stereotypes.

Yes

generally

absolutely

Somewhat. There are a lot of girls and there are quite a few in sororities. But, having lived with a total of 4 sorority girls without being one myself, I can say that there are great people in all different kinds of organizations on campus. Not all students go to the beach all the time, I hardly ever go during the school year. But it is a fantastic feeling knowing it's less than 15 minutes away!

mostly

Quite.

For some

I know a lot of people who party but a lot of people don't party as well it is a mixture of both. I think that more people smoke pot then not but there are a few that don't. I've heard that the school as a very high STD rate but I havn't heard anything about while going there but that doesn't mean it isn't true.

very.

Not neccessarily. There are lots of different types of people, and it's part of what makes the CofC experience unique and fabulous.

1. I had a terrible first semester because I believed all the sterotypes I heard/read about C of C. Yes, there are very pretty girls there, and a lot of them are in sororities, but people don't get accepted into College of Charleston for their cup size, or hair color. I also convinced myself that I would never hang our with sororites girls because I assumed I could never relate to any one in a Barbie doll cult. But, to my suprise, I became best friends with three girls who were all in sororities, and I'm living in a house with them next year. It just goes to show you, never judge a book by it's cover. 2. Yes, there are a lot of girls at C of C, but they are not as "easy" as some guys might assume. There arn't so few males that girls will jump on any guy who looks there way, we've still got priorities! 3. College of Charleston is just as much as a party school as the next. Yes, there's usually a party or three going on on the weekends, but it's not like a scene from Old School every weekend. As far as work load goes, as with any school, it really depends on what classes your taking and your professor. Some courses like the history, English, anthropology etc. require a lot of reading and frequent tests or papers, but others arn't any more rigorous than a high school class, it just depends.

No they are not