University of Georgia Top Questions

Is the stereotype of students at University of Georgia accurate?

Evan

Somewhat. But everyone can find their niche

Anil

Not at all. Sure the population is mostly white and it is in the south, but Athens is quite a liberal town considering its surroundings. And as for Partying, there's no place like Athens to party. Downtown or a friend's apartment, Athens has the best weekends/night life a student can hope for.

Andy

Weekends are rough- a ton of people get drunk downtown or at parties. But, I found classes to be challenging and spent a lot of time studying. You can pass without studying, but you can't keep HOPE without hitting the books.

Alex

Yes and no. Yes, there are a lot of parties and the people who go out every night, but there are also a variety of other people who do not drink. Many people are actually religious and join BCM or Wesley. Usually, you can find a group of people who are just like you.

Katherine

No. There are plenty of out-of-staters. A majority of the school is from Georgia, but you find people all the time who aren't.

Lucy

What stereotypes ever are? They definatly have both groups, but they are simply easy to recognize.

Amanda

No. Although a substantial amount of the student population is Greek-affiliated, the majority of the campus is still not part of a Greek organization. Also, Georgia's business school, Terry College, is ranked as having the 5th best business program for all colleges in the nation. It is also has outstanding programs for nearly any other major and career for post-undergrad and post-grad.

Sara

I guess I already answered that one above!

Carson

No! I think that the contrast of the University to the surrounding Athens area helps promote this stereotype.

Emily

I can see how some people mihgt get that assumption from one visist or on experience at uga. However, in my three years I have met so many different people with such different personalities. I do not think tht the stereotypes are true and I think people tend to believe the stereotypes because they may only see people that represent the stereotype. I think people need to remember one visit or one experience with a person will not represent every other person at the university.