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That this is a huge party school and the students are drunks.

I think the biggest stereotype about Texas State is that it is one of the biggest if not the biggest party school. I'm not sure there is a stereotype about the students at Texas State other than maybe we're big drinkers.

I think that one of the most popular stereotypes is that TX State students only attend TX State because they weren't accepted to another school, that everyone here has a great orange tanning and only care about partying.

It is a party school

Texas State is a laid back community. We pride ourselves in our DIVERSITY! There are many different crowds of people at Texas State that all come together in one organization or another, we all have one common root, WE ARE ALL BOBCATS! In the past, Texas State was stereotyped as a "Party School." My only response to that is that EVERY SCHOOL is a party school, if that is what you want to make it. Getting involved with people with similar interests will maximize your experience at Texas State!

That we are a "party school" and all we do is drink. Let's get this clear, every college has parties but that is not all we are known for and we do study and make the grades and are recognized for it. The Princeton Review named Texas State a 2008 “Best Western College” and a 2007 “America’s Best Value College.” That honor placed us in elite company. Only three other premier Texas universities received the distinction. U.S. News & World Report included Texas State among “America’s Best Colleges ” for 2006, 2007 and 2008, ranking us in the top tier of master’s universities in the 15-state Western Region. The National Council for Geographic Education’s Journal of Geography recognized our undergraduate program in geography as the best in the nation. Because of its stellar reputation, our Department of Geography is the largest in the United States. Graphic Design USA magazine recognized our communication design program in June 2007 when it listed Texas State among the 29 “Select Top U.S. Graphic Design Schools.” We were the only Texas school on the list and one of only a few public universities. Others honored were renowned private art and design schools, including Parsons, the Ringling College of Art and Design, and the Rhode Island School of Design. The Association of Teacher Educators has recognized our teacher preparation program as one of the top three in the United States. An October 2007 report from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and The Education Trust ranked Texas State among 11 U.S. public universities that are “doing better than their peers in graduating Hispanic students.” The group held Texas State and the other 10 universities out as examples that other schools should emulate. Texas State has a long history of diversity. The first Hispanic student enrolled at the university in 1906. The Southwest Regional Humanities Center at Texas State is one of nine such centers in the United States. It is a national center for education, research, public outreach and preservation of the history, culture and ecology of the U.S. Southwest. So let's get this clear for the parents out there who don't want their kids going to a party school: Do your research, that's not all we are about!

That all we do is get wasted and party. Also that we are University of Texas rejects.

That texas state is a party school and that texas state students arent that smart or just are bad kids who go to this school to look to have a good time and party and sit next to the river.

Binge drinking, parties every night, non-studious, lack of interest in studies

All we do is party. We aren't good students. Our degrees mean less than a degree from TU or A&M.