University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Top Questions

Is the stereotype of students at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor accurate?

Ricky

partially

Alex

Some are, but everyone is really diverse.

Carrie

no, yes, yes, sort of

Annabelle

Pretty much, I'm sure it depends who you're friends with.

Rachel

Sometimes

Mark

sometimes they are played up by people

Rebecca

Definitely sometimes

Amy

Like any other university in the United States, there are people, and will always be people who are conceded and don't do much to reach out to others. Students on this campus are very proud of their education; we all do care a lot about school and want to do well, but this campus is not boring! There are so many opportunities to get involved and have a great time!!

Evan

to some extent, yes, but then again i went to MSU for a while

Aliza

Not necesarrily. I was honestly shocked at the amount of diversity present here at U of M. Although there is a large Jewish population, it is also mixed with numerous eclectic varities of religions and cultures. Greek life is very prominent here, however, as a GDI (g-d damn independent as they call them here) I found it to be just as easy to find friends and a social life as it would have been if I had joined a sorority.

Nico

Some people are rich and very smart and some people aren't very attractive but this is not true of all Michigan students, so NO.

Paige

Some of them are accurate

Cris

Mostly, but not all people that go to Michigan are rich and from Long Island.

Whitney

for the most part

Jessica

No. While there are many sports fans, not all students are into the football/sport craze. Additionally, I think Michigan is a great and fun school with a large social scene.

Brett

People are not as smart and hard working as I thought

Ali

I'd definitely say that Michigan students are smarter than students at a lot of other schools, especially rivals Michigan State and Ohio State. Otherwise, I tend to disagree--judge people individually and you'll go much farther in the long run.

Ash

For certain people yes, but there will be people like that everywhere you go

Stef

These stereotypes are definitely not accurate. Students at Michigan definitely know how to party, they just know how to balance school and partying in order to succeed.

Marissa

Sometimes. There are rich people here. But there are also lots of people who come from middle and lower class backgrounds. And yes, some people are snobs. Some people do think they are better because they go to Michigan.