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the stereotype is definitely that we are all very smart kids who work extremely hard and are a bit socially inept. For the most part you could say its true, many students do dedicate large quantities of time to their studies and video games. However there is greek life, athletics, and just normal people who are well rounded.

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A common stereotype is that we're a geek school, full of Asian students, and a bunch of science majors. While UCSD isn't that diverse of a school, there are a variety of social scenes from greek life to activism to art to hippies so it's diverse in that sense, and there's a very lively set of co-ops!

A stereotype of students at my school is the kind that reads textbooks as their entertainments. It is somewhat true for the super geeks. But mostly the students have their private parties here and there. The typical impression of UCSD to others is a socially-dead school. However, it is not true. Students here tend to party carzy on the weekends and holidays. But once it is getting close to midterms or finals, the environment gets serious and the library is always packed.

The stereotype of the students at UCSD is that we are a bunch of introverted, non-social, geeky Asians. This is pretty accurate to a certain extent. There are plenty of Asians, plenty of geeks, and certainly plenty of geeky Asians. However, we are not as non-social as our stereotype may indicate. There are plenty of social events that students here attend and while there isn't a huge party everyday, or a lot of people that frequently go out to party, there is still a college vibe here.

Geeks/nerds. Stereotypes are never 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} accurate. There are a lot of studious students at my school but also a variety of others (e.g. frat/ sorority, surfers, sport fanatics, etc) like any other school.

Some stereotypes include antisocial students and frat kids. Unfortunately, even though the chancellor's office and the office of academic affairs are doing their best to eliminate stereotypes among our school, it is very hard to do so in the society we live in.

Some stereotypes include antisocial students and frat kids

UCSD is typically known for its abundance of Asian nerds and anti-socialites. And while UCSD's demographic was definitely a change from the suburbs I spent my first 18 years in, I think the stereotype is generally untrue. Yes, we do have really strong math/science/pre-med departments, but that's not all UCSD is. Like at any college, you'll have to find where you belong. Join the paper and join the ranks of some of San Diego's biggest hipsters or go Greek and explore the bonds of sister/brotherhood. UCSD does have parties and (if you've ever been to Sun God) it's arguable that we can party with the best.

UCSD is known for their engineering and medical programs which leads people to assume that all the students are nerdy, geeky, and lack a social life. The infamous "Triton eye" is not exactly a stereotype, but is apparently something ALL UCSD students are diagnosed with. haha. Supposedly we are a school filled with ugly people who only study and the "triton eye" is a condition where we start to think ugly people are good looking and attractive. SO UNTRUE!! UCSD is just like any other school, we party ( just not during midterms and finals), we study heavily (in our amazing library), and we hang out on our free days. Since UCSD has 6 different colleges within the University, students come up with stereotypes for each school. For example, Revelle college has an insane amount of G.E's and focus on math and science, we think of them as the smart, nerdy ones. While Muir College on the other hand has the least requirements, we label them the party kids.

The stereotypes of students at my school is that they are all super busy and have no time to enjoy their life. This stereotype is false. While students here do spend alot of time doing schoolwork, this does not keep them from having a social life.

Mostly asian and that the all of the guys develope something called "triton eye."

The Stereotype of UCSD students are that they are super studious with no social life. This stereotype is true for a lot of students here, but if you want asocial life there are plenty of clubs, activities, dances, and concerts to entertain yourself with and go out with friends.

Asians, ugly, boring

Well aside from people thinking that UCSD stands for "UC Socially Dead" instead of UC San Diego, the general stereotype of the people from our school is antisocial, nerdy, awkward, and laidback. hahaha But to be honest, I wouldn't be able to necessarily say that it's not true. I'm sure every school has their fair share of antisocial, nerdy, and awkward people. But what I generally see are super laid back people and awkward people. But the awkward people are generally in their labs anyways, and the super laid back people are generally out partying or surfing. Oh, and there's a handful of super sweet people that are involved in religious clubs on campus. Just like any school though, we have our fair share of cool people, nerdy people, laid back people, potheads, jocks, bros, and nice people, etc etc. It's a UC, and there's a diverse group of people here. The only issue is you need to be social and go out to meet everyone. So I recommend dorming, if you can, the first two years. UCSD is a pretty big school, and it may require a bit more of an effort to meet others, 'cause you might have to walk farther than other schools. It takes me about 20 minutes to walk leisurely from one side of the school to the other. However, this was because I used to live on campus. Generally it takes me 8-12 minutes to walk fast paced from one class to another.

UCSD has been nicknamed UCSociallyDead due to the fact that the school has very low student diversity. However, this nickname could not be more wrong! If you are a social and laid-back kind of person, finding fun ways to fill your time will definitely not be a problem. Sometimes it's the simple task of knowing where to look and how to listen. If you can do that, you'll find that parties are all over the place.

The most common stereotype at UCSD is that it is an Asian school. This stereotype is not accurate. Our school is very diverse with students from all over the world. We have many international students and other students from different types of cultures and ethnicities. Another stereotype is that our school is "socially dead." This is completely not accurate. Even though our curriculum is packed into a 10 week quarter, we find time to do many other campus activites. We have over 50 clubs and extracurricular activities on and off campus. We have different types of sorrorities and fraternities that also include professional based types of fraternities and sorrorities. We also have a Sun God festival each year, which includes, games, food, and a concert featuring different music artists such as Drake, Wiz khalifa, Jimmy Eats World, and many more popular artists. We try to make our college experience as fun as it can be while still maintaining a great academic education.

Well aside from people thinking that UCSD stands for "UC Socially Dead" instead of UC San Diego, the general stereotype of the people from our school is antisocial, nerdy, awkward, and laidback. hahaha But to be honest, I wouldn't be able to necessarily say that it's not true. I'm sure every school has their fair share of antisocial, nerdy, and awkward people. But what I generally see are super laid back people and awkward people. But the awkward people are generally in their labs anyways, and the super laid back people are generally out partying or surfing. Oh, and there's a handful of super sweet people that are involved in religious clubs on campus. Just like any school though, we have our fair share of cool people, nerdy people, laid back people, potheads, jocks, bros, and nice people, etc etc. It's a UC, and there's a diverse group of people here. The only issue is you need to be social and go out to meet everyone. So I recommend dorming, if you can, the first two years. UCSD is a pretty big school, and it may require a bit more of an effort to meet others, 'cause you might have to walk farther than other schools. It takes me about 20 minutes to walk leisurely from one side of the school to the other. However, this was because I used to live on campus. Generally it takes me 8-12 minutes to walk fast paced from one class to another.

A common stereotype at my school is that students are too focused on academics. And not enough on fun! A certain caliber of student is accepted into this university but that doesn't mean all of the life and excitement has been drained out in the process. Though we get down to business and have killer science and engineering programs, we also like to get down in our spare time. There are weekly concerts at The Loft, Porters Pub, RIMAC Arena and any spare bit of grass as well as several places to buy beer and wine on campus. You won't find tailgate parties or frats boys stumbling around, but if you are friendly yourself and do a little searching each person can find his or her niche at the school whether it be the art weirdos in Mandeville or the international kids in ERC or the surfs cats heading out West to Blacks Beach.