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To an extent. KU has a diverse population and although a lot of students party often, there are many who do not. I also know a fair amount of conservative students here.

There are plenty of people who party often, and plenty who don't party at all. KU has a diverse student population, so its hard to generalize everyone. I would say that there are a lot of liberal students here, but I've met a fair amount of conservatives as well.

I think in a way the stereotypes are accurate but not really. I think that KU is a more liberal campus but not everyone is totally liberal either. I think it offers a more laid back feel to the campus which is good since college can be so stressful as it is that most people don't want to feel like they are being judged or watched all the time. As for partying, all colleges have people that go out and like to have a good time, I don't agree with this stereotype. I feel like everyone I know that applied to KU did get accepted and not everyone I know worked that hard or did that well in high school, so it may be that KU is really easy to get in to but I also feel like people that belong here will succeed and people that can't keep up with the class work/load won't and that is what should determine whether their acceptance at the university was just or not.

Well there are a lot of hippies in the City of Lawrence and at KU but not every student is a pot smoking Grateful Dead fan. On the contrary we do have a very cool party scene, especially when Basketball season is rolling at its peak!

Though more often than not there is an exception to the rule, I would say yes the stereotypes are accurate. Each of the groups has a set of stereotypes. The reason they continue to persist is in part a lack of understanding of the individuals within each group by those outside the group. The other reason they persist is because that the stereotypes are very general and difficult to disprove.

They are for some people but it depends what your goals in life are and whether or not you're willing to compromise them for a little fun. Some of the people who attend KU are rich but they do not flaunt it usually and are very nice.

no, just because we don't protest gays or commit gay hate crimes doesn't mean we support gays.

NO.

Not all are accurate, but KU is more liberal than other universities in the Midwest.

For the most part!! However, I know plenty of conservatives here.

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For the most part. But I think that the opinions of one group (liberals, gays, etc) are expressed more often then those of the other side, making them more apparent. And yes, KU has an AMAZING basketball program, but it seems that our football program is starting to succeed as well.

There are a lot more gay people than there are in Manhattan, but I wouldn't lump the University as a whole into "gay". There are many liberal, JoCo people, but there are also very nice conservative people and many students aren't even from the KC area.

not all. the people are really different---some are stuck up but you'll find that anywhere. for the most part, everyone is just chill. we're AWESOME at sports...so don't think twice

Of course not, though students do become more open-minded after coming to KU.

Like every school, we do have our extreme cases, but no more than any other major University around the nation

With a few exceptions, no. KU is a good academic institution and our students, even the crazier ones, take school very seriously. KU is a pretty liberal school, and I have had one or two professors that I thought were close-minded when it came to students that didn't agree with their left-leaning opinions. However, at a school this size, there exists an incredibly diverse student body; physically, mentally, and spiritually.

I think they may be overall a little far-fetched, but in general, yes, there are a lot of people who go to KU that are liberal.

These stereotypes are VERY inaccurate. We are all normal college students coming from different countries, states, and towns. We come from small towns and some large cities. Most KU students are very nice and friendly. Very rarely will you find someone who won't say hi to you because of how you look or act. And the homosexual stereotype is of course wrong as well. Just because many of us students are democrats and liberal, does not mean we are homosexual. We may support homosexual's choices, but by no means are all of us homosexual.