College of Charleston Top Questions

Is the stereotype of students at College of Charleston accurate?

Rachel

well, obviously not the girl to guy one.. and not all of the students are party kids, but we ALL like to relax and have fun, and if you're that into parties, you won't have a problem finding one.

chuck

correct on both accounts

Jesse

It is not only a beach-bum school. Yes, a lot of people take advantage of the beach but there are niches for anyone else not wanting to go to a party or drink. If you do, there's also availability for that. Girls are a little more high-maitenence here and Oh yeah, there are like 0 guys here.

Tristan

for the most part yes

Carolyn

there are certainly some students that fit these stereotypes, but there are a lot other types of people

Alex

about 15-20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} fit into this category. The rest are just laid back, fun loving people who are extremely friendly and nice

Lorie

There is always some truth in stereotypes. Charleston is a laid back beach town so of course there will be lots of laid back hippie types but there are always ALL other types of students represented as well..it's a very cool town.

Joanna

The students definitely like to party, but there is are many different types of people at the College to offer a lot of variety on the campus.

Brian

Not really, you have to have a good transcript to get in, but it really depends on the professors whether or not you have to work that hard to do well.

Caitlin

Pretty much