University of Rhode Island Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at University of Rhode Island?

Jonathan

The stereotype of students at U.R.I. is that of stoners. If you have seen my other answers you will see that I reference this multiple times. It is relatively prevalent on campus. I remember after transferring and living on campus I lived in Heathman Hall, and I had a joined room via bathroom with another student. For the majority of the year the kid I was joined with dealt, the kid across the hall dealt, and there was a kid down that hall that dealt medicinal stuff. It can be hard to get away from, but it does instill a strong constitution if you choose to avoid it.

Jonathan

The stereotype of students at U.R.I. is that of stoners. If you have seen my other answers you will see that I reference this multiple times. It is relatively prevalent on campus. I remember after transferring and living on campus I lived in Heathman Hall, and I had a joined room via bathroom with another student. For the majority of the year the kid I was joined with dealt, the kid across the hall dealt, and there was a kid down that hall that dealt medicinal stuff. It can be hard to get away from, but it does instill a strong constitution if you choose to avoid it.

Ryan

Never on task...party animals.

Steve

As incomming freshman, many students believe that you need to be involved in a Fraternity or Sorority in order to have a social life. This is not the case at all. Join a club or find friends to study with and there will be things to do on the weekends. URI has a reputation as a party school. It is.. more so as upper classmen once you have a chance to Network with other students

Valerie

Partiers. Jersey Girls.

Carolina

URI can sometimes get a bad rep as a party school, we also have two other stereotypes, we get a lot of the hippie stereotype and the "jersey girl" stereotype.

Tara

The biggest stereotype is probably that kids at URI are all big partiers.

Taylor

Some adults that I've told I go to URI think its a HUGE party school.

Tracey

That URI is a party school.

Leah

That they are all drunk sorority girls and dumb jocks

Joanna

I haven't heard of any yet, maybe that there are a lot of "guidos"?

Drew

Since the university has had an image as a party school portrayed for some time, the fairly recent changes away from that mindset haven't really registered yet. As a result, everyone still thinks that people come to this school for its entertainment value, not for a good education.

Dylan

Some stereotypes on the out- of staters is that they are rich spoiled drug-addicts. The in-staters fair much better with a rep of hard work as a means to get out of the situation they are in. They work hard to get their grades and earn a chance at great success.

Alex

That we love to party and get wasted a lot.

Julie

That we are just a huge party school

Caroline

That everyone is from RI and everyone likes to party

Samantha

Party school with lots of drinking

Ashley

its a party school

Gina

URI is viewed as a party school. Many would like to believe it is not as big of a party school as it used to be. However, this is only true for on campus. A short drive down the line to a bar or house will prove you wrong.

Mitch

We are a party school, and that we don't care about the type of work we do, that we are just at Rhody to have fun.