Northwestern University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at Northwestern University?

Sarah

Nerdy, Rich, Out-spoken, book worms

Colleen

Really nerdy people who like try to party hard to hide their nerdiness. Also, a lot of people who were never "popular" come to Northwestern and now think they have the opportunity to be somebody they never could be in high school.

Jenna

That there is no party scene, that no one goes out, that everyone studies all of the time, that there are no attractive girls/guys

Ray

All frat boys and sorority girls. All preprofessional. Unnecissarily freak out about schoolwork all the time.

Grayson

Everybody's from the Midwest, everybody's rich, everybody's stuck-up.

Ryan

Relatively anti-social and awkward

Sarah

Most people think that Northwestern students are nerdy and study too much...we have the reputation "Nerdwestern" for this reason.

Willie

Dont know how to party Dont care about sports will CUT YOU for an extra GPA point

Catherine

That we are a wee bit nerdy and study the day away. Also, the male population is simply not that attractive.

Dawson

Work Hard, Play hard. Everyone is very nerdy. No one dates. journalism students are very driven. Engineering students never have a life.