Miami University-Oxford Top Questions

It can be pretty accurate at times, however, there are so many students here that break that mold. Yes, greek life is prominent but not even 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students are in greek life here, so don't be discouraged. You can totally be yourself, however, sometimes you wonder...

The stereotype of students at Miami is, to be insanely blunt (and not in an attempt to be offensive in any way), a lot of students from China. And it's actually remarkably accurate as the percentage of international students from China is close to 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. One of the best things about Miami University is the amount of international students. It's a positive in many ways, and not just for university exposure, but also for students. We're introduced to students from all over the world which changes ones perspective about, well, anything and everything.

There definitely are people at Miami who fall into the stereotype of rich, white kids. But at the same time, there are people who definitely don't fall into the stereotype. It really depends on where you look.

Yes. everyone seems to be the same person. All they talk about is how drunk they got last night and how awesome Kid Cudi is.

For the most part. You can always find people who are different, and no matter what you are like there's a place and group to fit into. Having said that, the vast majority of the student body fits the stereotype of the typical "Maimi Student": preppy, rich-bitch, white christian conservatives

More explanation about the prep stereotype.

A student goes into some specifics regarding what students wear at Miami.

A student talks more about the prep stereotype.

A miami student describes the "polo and pearls" stereotype at Miami.

Lindsey talks about the conservative stereotype.

Kevin talks about the wealthy/vain stereotype.

The Miami "snotty" stereotype is discussed.

A Miami student talks about the wealthy sterotype.

John talks about the curriculum stereotype.

Harry describes some of the stereotypes about Miami.

at times yes. I think that everywhere has a stereotype for a reason, however, there are a lot of people who are not the typical stereotype.

Its true that Miami has a fairly attractive student body. And a lot of students are preppy. But as you will find at any college, there are all different types of people at Miami. And just because students dress "preppy," doesn't mean they have the snobby attitudes associated with doing so.

I think most of these stereotypes are pretty accurate.

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For the most part, it seems that way. Being a girl who wasn't the average size 6 was rough and it seemed like people were always staring at me. The partying, however, is 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} accurate.