Eastern Michigan University Top Questions

Well, considering that Ypislanti, where the university is located, is only six miles away from the very liberal, very free Ann Arbor you run into many different stereotypes. Mostly, every student is a stoner! Even if you are a frat boy hitting on an eccentric hipster girl you can bet you probably at least have one thing in common! I don't look at it in a negative light, if anything it brings people together looking past the differences to enjoy each other's company. Not to mention, we've earned it after finals week!

I don't think that Eastern Michigan University has a "stereotype" for their students. Sure, people might say that Eastern is known for having a large population of African American students, I mean our school is known for stressing diversity and for having a diverse group of students. However, as an Eastern Michigan University student, I don't think you can stereotype us like that. We are so diverse in so many ways (not just race). We are a big commuter school which brings in a wide variety of different personalities. We have jocks, artists, geeks, teachers, nurses, business people, and so much more. You can't categorize us as being a school with a stereotype for their students because there are so many differences in personalities, hobbies, and interests that their are not enough people who fit into one of those categories to make us a school that can be stereotyped.

Like most places, there stereotypes of students that attend EMU. The football players are stupid. The honors students are losers. The frat brothers are male chauvinists and the sorority sisters a promiscuous. Thankfully, these stereotypes are not true! I've been a part of many study sessions where athletes, actors and the academically inclined have something positive to contribute.

As with many school settings, students at Eastern Michigan University are stereotyped. The football players are dumb jocks. The pre-med students are losers and geeks. The Greeks are male chauvinists or promiscuous. All of which are not true. I've attended study sessions featuring athletes, artists and intellectuals and all of them had something academic to contribute.

At Eastern Michigan University there aren't really very many stereotypes per se, from what I have experienced. The only real things that people are known for here are two things: coming to Eastern because it's close and/or cheap (and it you can get an excellent education all the same!) and/or getting an education in, well, education. If you're looking for stereotypes, you may very well find some! However, College is much different from High School and all though some people may fit particular stereotypes, it doesn't really matter here.

There is a variety of people. I have never heard of one common stereotype here.

While Most colleges always has there selection of the jocks and frats, my school doesn't very much pay close attention to the athletic departments. The jocks and frat kids are viewed just as any other student on campus.