Gettysburg College Top Questions

That everyone is preppy and rich.

Gettysburg is a private school full of rich kids that Mommy and Daddy sent to the best school possible, have never had to work, were Yale bound if they had actually cared in high school, and have trust funds. J.Crew, Vera Bradley and Vineyard Vines rule the fashion arena and partying is what the students know best.

Most students are preppy, like to party, have a decent amount of money. Everyone that goes there knows about the Civil War since it's Gettysburg.

A lot of people think Gettysburg is in Virginia, since there was such a huge battle there. They don't realize that the actual war really came this far north. People probably think we have a lot of history nerds here.

That everyone is rich and is either a member of a fraternity or sorority

waspy, wealthy, preppy, pretentious

Since Gettysburg is a private school and it's a bit pricey, a lot of people assume that it's only for rich kids.

A typical stereotype about Gettysburg students is that they are rich and overly preppy-that everyone wears J.Crew or Ralph Lauren. Girls walk around with their Lilly Pulitzer skirts with pearls and everyone drives a BMW or Mercedes. And of course with wealth comes the stereotype that all of these students are snobby.

A lot of people thing Gettysburg students are all preppy and rich. People also assume that we're all history majors since we're located in such a historically significant place.

Gettysburg is known as a very rich and preppy school.