Betsy
The stereotype of University of Illinois students is that many people come from a farm. However, I don't think this is accurate. Like anywhere else, there are students who go here who come from farms, but I don't consider it to be a majority of students.
Anyone who IS from a farm offers a look into that lifestyle. One of the RAs in my dorm lived on a farm and he always told the best stories about the kinds of jobs he had to do to help out around home.
Illinois is a very diverse school. There are people of so many different backgrounds here that I don't think stereotypes carry much weight.
David
It's difficult to say that the stereotype is true because it depends on your perception and definition of what a student is. Some say you're suppose to party all the time: it's "college." Others will say students are here for an education, period. Our students cover all type of personalities, so I can't say that there is a stereotypical student I can call on. Like these "things ___ say" YouTube videos, there's nothing that would obviously identify an Illini, except for the fact that we miss the Chief as a mascot.
Martin
We are intelligent students that are greatly well-rounded. People just do not know always about the well-roundedness.
However, recruiters do know about this and actively seek out Illinois students.
Emily
depends on the stereotype. If it is about everyone being from Chicago, then it's fairly true since it can't be completely true as I am not from Chicago.
If it's about everyone being engineers and business majors, then no, it's not true because there are soooooo many students who are not in those two colleges.
If it's that we are a party school...then maybe. Yes, we do have a social life and a prominent Greek life, but we do our school work first. We are paying for an education and would like to do well while we are here.
John
Not at all. You can't attribute one stereotype to a whole university.
John
Not at all. You can't attribute one stereotype to a whole university.
John
Not at all. You can't attribute one stereotype to a whole university.
John
Not at all. You can't attribute one stereotype to a whole university.
Betsy
The stereotype of University of Illinois students is that many people come from a farm. However, I don't think this is accurate. Like anywhere else, there are students who go here and live on a farm, but I don't consider it to be a majority of students. Anyone who is from a farm offers a look into that life. One of the RAs in my dorm lived on a farm and he always had the best stories about the kinds of jobs he had to do to help out around home.
Illinois is a very diverse school. There are people of so many different backgrounds here that I don't think stereotypes carry much weight.
Betsy
The stereotype of University of Illinois students is that many people come from a farm. However, I don't think this is accurate. Like anywhere else, there are students who live on a farm, but I don't consider it to be a majority of students, and anyone who is from a farm offers a look into that life.
One of the RAs in my dorm lived on a farm and he always had the best stories about the kinds of jobs he had to do.
Illinois is a very diverse school. There are people of so many different backgrounds here that I don't think stereotypes carry much weight.