Kristin
Yes. We may not be the best at football or basketball, but we continue to be competitive as the only private school in the big ten.
Robin
Northwestern definitely is pre-professional, grade-deflated and prestigious. Northwestern students definitely embody the "work hard, play hard mentality". They hit the books Sunday through Thursday, but take the weekends off to have fun. Northwestern students are a little less goal-oriented than they're made out to be, many don't know what they're going to do once they leave and chose Northwestern because it is strong in many different areas and has a rather amiable atmosphere. Many believe Northwestern is frat-dominated, but that depends on the view of what frat-dominated means. 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body may be in Greek organizations and Greek life is definitely strong on campus, but it is by no means the only social outlet at NU and non-Greek rarely, if ever, feel pressured to join the frats. The social atmosphere at NU is varied and diverse, and students tend to be very respectful and open to other's choices; there is no one prevailing "campus culture". NU is grade deflated in some areas but not others. Science classes are particularly harsh, as even honors sections of some classes are curved to a C+ or a B-.
Lauren
Sometimes, but there are a lot of us who are neither spoiled nor rich. Even if there is an occasional person like this, the overwhelming atmosphere of NU is really friendly and welcoming.
Jennifer
yeah pretty much
Liz
Every university has both overly self-important academics and complete idiots obsessed with the social scene. Overall Northwestern is a blend of the best of both of these worlds were you can take what you'd like from each and create your own experience.
Kim
Absolutely. But you have to be intense to survive here. And it's not a bad intense, just goal-oriented. But nearly everyone is indeed preppy.
Sarah
I think that a little bit of each of these stereotypes exist in NU students, but we are much more complex and diverse than they make us out to be. Everyone has something quirky or interesting about themselves that makes them stand out.
Colleen
Yes. But there are other people who are not nerdy and don't try to be the shit. They are called the normal people.