University of Kansas Top Questions

Some of them are, like there are alot of kids who have never had to work, but there are also alot of people from small towns that have a work ethic.

1) A lot of students ARE from Kansas because they cannot afford out-of-state tuition. However, there are students from all around the world here and are represented accordingly by a diverse number of student groups. 2) As with #2, a large portion of the study body population comes from Johnson County, but it does not by any means make up the majority. 3) Absolutely, we just won the NCAA championship!

I would generally say no. Yes, there are quite a few people from the Kansas City area, but the majority just act like any other normal student. There are certainly some exceptions, but in general everyone is very nice and friendly. I'd say it's about the same as any college.

somewhat, there are a lot of people that are from Johnson County and there are also a lot of people that obviously are not paying for much of anything they own.

I think that KU is more diverse than some people might think; I have friends with different backgrounds including international students. However, I think the majority of my friends at KU are from Kansas. As for the other stereotypes, I feel like they aren't accurate because KU academics are very good.

For the most part unfortunately but there are many who do not fit this stereotype.

No, this campus is full of very nice, friendly people.

Pretty dang close. I've lived here my whole life and when the students are in town, expect to see expensive SUVs or cars driving faster than the limit. Expect to see crowds of youngsters at the bars almost on a daily basis. KU is definitely a driving force behind this community. Business arranges itself to meld with students, alumni, and faculty. The poorer peoples tend to live at the whim of KU scholars or ex-scholars.

Like most stereotypes they are based partly in truth. There are all types of people at KU, some would be self-described hippies, but plenty of others would not. If you are looking for something new age or something from any culture or just to get a feel for the Midwest, I think KU has all of that. Different students have different goals and different dreams. On the majority I would have to admit that KU is a fairly liberal school though. Yes people do live in Kansas, but we have a lot of international students too.

Far from. I'm not even close to Johnson county. I'm not stuck up. I'm straight. And I know lots of ppl who are. We do have our bball. Allenfieldhouse is awesome. We hate MU and KSU, but honestly I don't. It's not that big of deal to most of us. There are alot of Rich stuck up kids but thats like saying everyone on Kstate is a farm kid. If that was true I would be there. Stereotypes are dumb. People need to step out of the box of what they know and see what else there is. It's that extra insight that makes everything worth it.