Connecticut College Top Questions

Yes, very accurate for the most part

more or less.

The preppy sailor stereotype is not very accurate for the majority of the school. There are definitely some people who dress like this, and they aren't the most well liked among everyone else. They think they are though, rather necessarily. We do have a sailing team, after all - Division I, all other sports we have are Division III, that's a favorite line of tour guides. Well guess what? There's only one Division in Sailing. The bubble stereotype is rather accurate, because Conn is after all on a hill overlooking the city of New London that does not do its name justice. There are changes underway in the city and in linking the two, but as of now, our bubble hasn't really been broken. The third stereotype is quite accurate, I believe. Many women here are absolutely beautiful. I feel bad for them sometimes, because the guys here don't level up to them, but that's life I suppose.

While there are quite a few students from wealthy families at the college, most students are very friendly, especially once you get to know them. This isn't to say that everyone's that way; we do have our share of "snobs," like most any college.

Kind of. There are obviously quite a few people who fit them, otherwise they wouldn't exist. But I would say that for maybe 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students, this is the case.

I think this stereotype has some serious weight. There is little diversity on campus, and most people come from very wealthy families.

yes

Yes and no. While we do have a white majority on campus, we have a decent number of international and minority students. Most people on campus are definitely not rich either. Again, there are some people who have a lot of money but I also know a lot of people on financial aid, work study, or both. In general, people do like to drink and smoke pot a lot but again you can find people who do neither. I think that Conn College is very separated from New London but to the best of my knowledge, students are working to change that and get a better relationship with New London.

I think there definitely a lot of preppyness (which comes with the wealth that people have), but it is not as if everyone wheres a polo everyday. There are people of all different style varieties: you see what you want to see.

sure there are some, but there's actually a pretty decent amount of diversity when you stop to look around

There is definitely a large concentration of brats on this campus, but there are exceptions. We do indeed live in a bubble (judging by the fact that few people even know what this school is). Students are smart though, and although some may be Ivy League rejects, even more rejected the Ivy League entirely.

it's a pretty preppy campus with a lot of wealth which tends to bring in some snobby people, but for the most part i've found most people to be pretty laid back. there are a lot of people who come across as very self-interested though and usually these people tend to be on the wealthier side. i'd say that there is a lot of marijuana smoked on average. granted, some of this perception will be affected by who i choose to assosciate with, but the people i've met who never smoke pot are few and far between.

somewhat

Yes, but there are still tons of interesting people who break the stereotypes.

yes. ish.

The truths: -Conn students drink a lot, but it's basically limited to Thursday and Saturday. It's not at all rare to hear ambulances those days though, especially at the beginning of the year. -Conn students are generally either trendy past the point of identity, or anti-trend to an equal but opposite extreme. -With the occasional innocuous exception, Conn students are all rich white kids or imported minorities. -Most Conn students do seem to live on a steady diet of brinksmanship and bullshit (full disclosure: that's me too).

YWS

Somewhat- Diversity is large though.

not totally

All stereotypes have some sort of truth to them, so, no, Conn isn't as good of a school as Williams, or Amherst, or Harvard, but it is a lot better than many private and public schools all over the country. And, yes, many Conn kids are preppy, but we also have a lot of artsy kids and jocks and kids who focus mostly on partying or mostly on academics. However, I think that it is safe to say that we have a lot of normal kids here, too.