University of Colorado Boulder Top Questions

The stereotype is that everyone is from California and is a privileged rich student. For the most part this is an accurate stereotype.

The stereotypical CU Boulder student is a liberal democrat with little to no life potential who enjoys underage drinking and recreational drugs. The stereotype could not be more accurate.

Many people say that my school is a party school. Partically, it's true. But I think there are still many people who do not like party at all. It is not a culture as a whole.

CU Boulder has been known as a party school environment. This stereotype is definitely apparent in some students but, the party scene is what you make of it. You can go out and party every night however I dont recommend it. As an engineering student, I spend a lot of time studying and doing homework but sometimes I enjoy the social setting of a party.

The stereotype tends to be that CU students are a bunch of stoners. Definitely not true. While people partake in recreational festivities, many students don't. There's no major influence for or against it.

Some stereotypes are that everyone at this school parties all the time and smokes a lot of weed. Another stereotype is that all of the guys in fraternities are just looking to hook up with girls.

Students are steteotyped to be stoners and rich, white kids. The attitude about marijuana surrounding Boulder is more relaxed than other places in the United States, and it does seem to be more accepted among students and faculty that smoking marijuana is a lifestyle for some. However, there are a large number of students who do not smoke at all. It is understood that not every person smokes marijuana, and that this is a personal choice. As for being stereotyped as rich white kids, there are a number of students who pay their way through college, just as there are students who have their parents pay for college. There are all levels of classes represented at CU Boulder. Also, the majority of students on the campus are Caucasian. The stereotype that CU Boulder students are white is sadly true.

There are a couple of different stereotypes that affect which students decide to come and experience CU. I think that there are two major stereotypes about CU and Boulder in general. The first would be that there is a ridiculously high number of stoners that come to CU and this is primarily due to the fact that on April 20th every year, there is a massive gathering on the quad of the school to smoke marijuana. The other stereotype that is apparent on CU's campus would be the view that students very interested in the outdoors apply and come to Boulder to study at CU. The campus is just minutes from fantastic mountains where individuals can hike and enjoy the outdoors and a short drive to the mountains to either ski or snowboard. In short, you come to CU if you a frequent goer of outdoor activities.

In my experience, when people think of University of Colorado-Boulder, three things always come to their mind: hippies, drugs, and skiing. I've found that, upon discovering where I go to school, the first things people ask are, "So you smoke a lot of weed?" or "Ski or snowboard?". I'd say the stoner stereotype definitely dominates the general perception of Boulder students, but that we're all ski-bums is a close second. Given the incredible accessibility to so many amazing mountains, the latter stereotype isn't that far off. Tons of kids apply to schools like Boulder knowing that they want to be able to hit the slopes as often as possible, so the draw for skiers and snowboarders to CU is inevitable. At the same time, my first semester I felt like I met just as people many people who never skied in their life and didn't plan on it. And in regards to the pothead stereotype, you could say there is some truth to that as well. Colorado was one of the earliest states to legalize medical marijuana and is known for the quality and quantity of weed sold within it. Boulder in particular is known for having the biggest 4/20 celebration every year - thousands of people from all over the world flock to CU's campus to light up on April 20th each year, something CU's students take a lot of pride in. All-in-all, CU Buffs take a lot of heat for being hippies, given the extremely accepting environment and abundance of weed on and off campus, but, we're talking about stereotypes here. So while there is some merit to the ones I just described, Boulder's a pretty big school - it's hard to make blanket statements about an undergraduate student body of over 26,000. Another prominent stereotype that actually seems particularly accurate is that Boulder students are all passionate about the environment. Living here, I've found it hard not to be. First of all, the university and the city itself make it incredibly easy to recycle and throw away your trash. Students here love to take full advantage of the beautiful, natural environment they live in by going on hikes and bike rides, but they also love to take care of it. So yes, Boulder is filled with tree-huggers, potheads, skiers and partiers, but name any other type of personality and you'll find it here, too.

In my experience, when people think of University of Colorado-Boulder, three things always come to their mind: hippies, drugs, and skiing. I've found that, upon discovering where I go to school, the first things people ask are, "So you smoke a lot of weed?" or "Ski or snowboard?". I'd say the stoner stereotype definitely dominates the general perception of Boulder students, but that we're all ski-bums is a close second. Given the incredible accessibility to so many amazing mountains, the latter stereotype isn't that far off. Tons of kids apply to schools like Boulder knowing that they want to be able to hit the slopes as often as possible, so the draw for skiers and snowboarders to CU is inevitable. At the same time, my first semester I felt like I met just as people many people who never skied in their life and didn't plan on it. And in regards to the pothead stereotype, you could say there is some truth to that as well. Colorado was one of the earliest states to legalize medical marijuana and is known for the quality and quantity of weed sold within it. Boulder in particular is known for having the biggest 4/20 celebration every year - thousands of people from all over the world flock to CU's campus to light up on April 20th each year, something CU's students take a lot of pride in. All-in-all, CU Buffs take a lot of heat for being hippies, given the extremely accepting environment and abundance of weed on and off campus, but, we're talking about stereotypes here. So while there is some merit to the ones I just described, Boulder's a pretty big school - it's hard to make blanket statements about an undergraduate student body of almost 25,000. Another prominent stereotype that I find actually find particularly accurate is that Boulder students are all passionate about the environment. Living here, I've found it hard not to be. First of all, the university and the city itself make it incredibly easy to recycle and throw away your trash. Students here love to take full advantage of the beautiful, natural environment they live in by going on hikes and bike rides, but they also love to take care of it. So yes, Boulder is filled with tree-huggers, potheads, skiers and partiers, but name any other type of personality and you'll find it here, too.