What is the stereotype of students at University of Maryland-Baltimore County?

Monica

Everyone has heard of the phrase "U Must Be Crazy" when referring to UMBC. It's known as a commuter school where everyone is too busy doing work to have fun, and that everyone goes home on the weekends.

Alex

Often people think UMBC is for chess players, nerds, asians, and people who could not get accepted into college park.

Fred

One major stereotype is that the entire student population is all of Asian decent, which of course is false. Another steretype is that UMBC is a total commuter school.

Nico

UMBC: 1) That it is boring 2) There are no parties 3) There is nothing to do on campus UMBC STUDENTS: 1) They have no life beyond classroom

Aditya

They study all the time, mostly Asians/South Asians

Lexi

Stereotypes: 1) a lot of minority students, especially Asian & African/African American students 2) UMBC Students are geeky: better in the classroom than on the courts/fields 3) UMBC Students are ugly 4) UMBC Students are smart and high-performing academically high-performing

Maria

Nerds All Asians and Black No parties Boring No fun

Reese

quite, science and computer geeks, commuter college

Dawn

"geeks"

Matt

They ar all nerds. The school never has parties.

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