Northwestern University Top Questions

Some, but stereotypes can never accurately a group of people

Absolutely.

most people are pretty rich, but there is definitely an active social scene if you want to tap into it... a lot of it revolves around Greek life, but also kids in theater and music have their own shit going on all the time

yep.

For many people here, sure, but Northwestern is a school that is highly diverse in its personalities. You find that people are generally outgoing, multi-skilled, and have unique quirks. You often find students of science such as engineers and pre-meds who are much less "nerds" than theater and communication majors. Are students career oriented? Absolutely.

To a certain degree, both of these stereotypes are accurate. That's why I dubbed them the most observable stereotypes.

These stereotypes can be accurate; obviously, people who get into NU are intelligent and thus spend a lot of time studying. Furthermore, the time spent studying oftentimes gets in the way of having an involved social life, which makes people less experienced socially, which can make them awkward. The ugliness thing is balderdash

Not completely, there's a wide variety of students at Northwestern that fit a lot of stereotypes.

NU students do a lot of studying, but they also really know how to have fun. The campus doesn't have the BEST looking people, but I don't think it's as bad as the stereotypes claim.

While the studious thing is probably true of everyone around finals week, Northwestern is generally alright socially and definitely more attractive than is let on.