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I would say there are definitely a lot of rich and preppy students here, but there are tons of other students that totally don't fit these stereotypes.

no, of course there certainly are people here who are all of those things but there are alot of people who are friendly and hardworking.

Honestly, for the most part, yes. There are some exceptions. Clearly the Richmond population is 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} snobs but I could probably say that atleast 85{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student population relies heavily on their parents who make 6 digits or more a year.

Most stereotypes are at least partial truths. We don't have a lot of diversity (non-white students, students from low-middle or lower socio-economic classes, people not from Virginia or New England), although there are people with very different perspectives, mindsets, lifestyles, etc. Students are ambitious which can sometimes create some competition for grades, awards, leadership positions, etc. Most people study abroad and those who don't generally want to but can't work it into their schedule. It's just something you do. Almost everyone lives on-campus so you are always in-the-loop. Frats/sororities can be big especially freshman year, but there are still a lot of people who have nothing to do with Greek life. I'm not greek and haven't had trouble finding friends or things to do. The campus is really beautiful, but you lose sight of that after a couple of months.

These stereotypes are accurate for a number of people, but the majority of students are extremely hard workers nevertheless.

Yes very much so. This is not an opinion either. A large majority of students are caucasion and because this is a private school, naturally most of the students are from well to do families who can afford to send thier children here. I would also describe Richmond as the most Southern Northern school I had ever seen. I have yet to meet anyone who came from anywhere south of Virginia and all the students seem to come from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Massachusetts.

in regards to most students, yes

Occasionally

Almost entirely accurate.

pretty much