Hofstra University Top Questions

The "Hofstra Red." All of the women are stuck up and snobby. Everyone is rich. There's nothing to do.

Hofstra Red, and living in a long island bubble.

That the sororities and fraternities are a huge part of campus life

rich, partiers

everyone is a liberal

The Hofstra Red, people assume that Hofstra is a big party school with lots of sex and lots of STDs. I feel people look down on Hofstra students because of it and we definitely need to make fixing the Hofstra reputation a priority.

That everyone from Long Island is lazy and dumb and are stuck in the world of Long Island and have never left.

Hofstra has a stereotype that it is a big party school with little focus on academics.

snooty long island kids, guidos

I'm not aware of too many, but one is that we're all your typical Long Island stock. We aren't really known as a party school per se, but there's a little bit of that impression too.

we're all rich

Very Hotttt.

When talking to other kids about Hofstra, they recognized the name because of what's known as Hofstra Red. So supposedly the area and school is so ridden with STD's that we have one named after the school. There is also a sort of stigma that Hofstra is really a second rate, second choice school.

rich kids, designer duds, big jewish population

they're all super rich

"Hofstra Red" - we have the highest STD rate in the country.

they like to party

Long Island, Jewish, snobby

"Long Island girls and boys," people in NY are not as nice as people other places...

Honestly? If you want stereotypes look up Hofstra on UrbanDictionary.com. According to that nonsense the school has it's own STD, for crying out loud. But really the main stereotype is that Hofstra is just a commuter school.