Oberlin College Top Questions

Everyone at Oberlin is supposed to be either a dirty hippie or a slimy hipster. Also people like to joke about the fact that every one is more awkward and unattractive here than in the "real world."

Strange, awkward, elitist, rich, hipsters

I don't really know any negative stereotypes about Oberlin and Oberlin students. People hate on us a lot. I guess people think we're a bunch of vegan hipsters who play cello and read Proust (or just say we do).

Outspoken activists Liberal Druggies

That we're very liberal, fight for the causes we care about, and believe we can change the world. That we're alternative and very invested in the democratic process and equality.

Oberlin is a liberal, hippy campus full of pot smokers and loose sex.

Man hating hippie dikes; weed smoking vegans.

That they're all a bunch of animal right's activists, hippies, and ultra-liberal.

The stereotypical Obie eats locally-made organic granola, wears Birkenstocks in the winter and goes barefoot for the rest of the year, is passionately opinionated and highly informed, is brilliantly intelligent (though incredibly socially awkward and commonly mistaken for insane), and is generally of the far left persuasion.

hippie crazy people

Full of weird hippies (somewhat true, but there are definitely more hipsters), very "green" school, good musicians.

Some of the more typical stereotypes are that Oberlin is full of Hippies and Hipsters, the two ends of the social spectrum. The hippies are dirty, do drugs, when they clean they participate in gang showers, eat dirt (and the things that grow in it) and hate the government. Hipsters, on the other hand, all smoke, do drugs, don't care about anything but music (though they don't like to show that they care about that either) and hate the government. As for the school...we're supposed to be incredibly liberal and out-there.

hippies, hipsters, radicals, homosexuals, weirdos

Lots of liberal hippies was the impression I had before I came.

Some stereotypes include Oberlin students being very argumentative, stuck on themselves, and intellectually snobby. Also, Oberlin students are known as being very active.

Hippies, very Eco-friendly, very politically correct, relaxed

Rich, liberal, hippies

Opinionated, activists, liberals, hippies - or stressed-out musicians.

very intelligent but not competitive with grades, hippies, liberals, smoke a lot of weed, relaxed, passionate about global issues, etc...

druggies. freely sexing, dancing, socially conscious, hippies.