Ohio Wesleyan University Top Questions

To be frank, there really isn't a typical OWU student. We do have our share of spoiled East-costers and science-obsessed geeks, but the great thing about OWU is that people are free to be both of those things simultaneously. A big portion of the student body is quite preppy, but there are all sorts of people present on campus.

The students are stereotyped as being preppy and nerdy, but only some are preppy and most are not nerdy. We are smart and know when we need to work hard to get the grades we want. The school is stereotyped as being small white liberal arts school which is not true because we have people of many races there.

We have three conflicting images on campus. One came from the campus history of being under the tutelage of the Methodist church. The other image portrays the campus as being very liberal. And the third is the rich child image.

-That OWU students are elitist- seeing that people say that we are the Harvard of the Midwest. -That OWU does not offer much in terms of academics and extracurricular activities. - That there is little diversity on campus.

very cliquey, east coast, ohioans, hippies, etc

I think that people feel that OWU students are stuck up rich kids who drink and party a lot. Also, I have heard people say that OWU was their safety school.

I don't really know of any stereotypes for the school.

Many Ohio natives and very friendly

Some common stereotypes about owu are as follows: a lot from the east coast, if not from east coast from ohio, descent amount of kids from foriegn countries, Not a big party school (most students do not go out frequent), most OWU students tend to pursue school after graduation like Grad/Law/or Med school, most OWU students are middle to upper class, OWU facilities are not the best, but the teachers make up for that, Teachers are really good, not a lot of bars or night life.

I've heard the "friendly" stereotype. Or laid-back, I guess.

One of the stereotypes about OWU is that we have a lot of cliques. We also, apparently, change lives.

Too small, too liberal, too many ass holes etc...

1)Whenever I discuss OWU with people outside they always ask if it's still a preppy, rich, east coast univeristy. 2)I've also heard of it refered to as the "dump zone" for everyone who couldn't get into an ivy league university.

That it is a tough school but looks good on resumes when applying for grad/med schools or jobs.

I have no idea.

The big one has to do with the dorms and who lives in them. Sty is the party hall, Smith is the Freshman hall and newest, Welch is where all the smart students live, Thompson is just the dorm building with the store, and Hayes is the all girls dorm and lots of things have been said about that place. I guess whatever dorm someone chooses to live in is how they are stereotyped. I've known a couple of people from each hall and all seem to fit in with where they live.

Apparently a lot of people athink that only east-coast preps are at OWU. Also, that the classes aren't as rigorous because we're a liberal arts college.

I have no idea what the stereotypes about OWU are.

I don't think that there is any one stereotype of an OWU student. There are stereotypical college students of all kinds found at OWU, but you would find these people anywhere. I think in general though, OWU students are open-minded people who are there to learn more than they are there to party.

Preppy and intelligent