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The stereotype at Purdue is that it's an all male engineering factory where nobody has any social skills. I'll say first off that this is entirely false. Purdue attracts both males and females and the population is nearly split. Purdue is not just a great place for engineers either. Purdue University has a thriving liberal arts college of which I am quite proud to be a part. Purdue offers many career paths and has something appealing to all kinds of students. Purdue has a great arts program, an excellent nursing and pharmacy school, and many other options. In short, Purdue is far from an all male engineering school!
Ben
A lot of people think we're hicks and nerd and that engineering majors don't ever leave the computer labs. We're thought of as being white, conservative and Christian. You know, the standard "corn-fed Midwestern farmboys."
David
Partiers, white, conservative, greek.
Ryan
More guys than girls. All the girls have boy friends. In the professional world the phrase about Purdue it that it makes "steers and queers." There are tons of people from Indiana and China. Purdue has boring parties.
Emily
That Purdue is only for agriculture and engineering majors.
Ted
We are a bunch of nerdy engineers.
Jessica
We are NOT all a bunch of farmers! Before i came to Purdue i thought i was going to be stuck out in the cornfields surrounded but a whole lot of Agriculture majors but it is nothing like that at all!
Haley
I think that there are two stereotypes about Purdue that carry over to Purdue students. The first stereotype of Purdue is that the only good program offered is engineering, and because of this it is thought that all Purdue students are therefore engineering students. Some see this as a good thing because of the intelligence associated with engineers, while others see it as a bad thing because of the potential for certain negative engineering characteristics. The other stereotype about Purdue is that Purdue is an "easy school" to get in to, and that it is only a fallback school that should not be a first choice for anyone. This leads to stereotypes that students who go to Purdue are less intelligent or are lower achievers.
Alan
In general, people hear the name "Purdue" and think engineers, preppy, and smart, hard working people. I've heard a saying about female Purdue students that states Indiana University female students are more attractive and that IU has continued to keep "ugly girls" out of their university.
Kim
Purdue students are all engineers.