Chantelle
To me, I see no division between the different groups of people here.
Kathryn
One of the stereotypes is that, as a private school, most of are students are extremely well off. I won't lie, there are some pretty great cars that show up around the campus parking lots (and yes, they're owned by students) but at the same time, that stereotype doesn't exactly fit. I know that I'm not a spoiled rich kid. I'm here because of student loans and a merit scholarship. With USF, you get kids from all kinds of backgrounds, varying in monetary status and everything else. So with stereotypes, you can't really use any for our school. We're a bit too diverse for that.
Kathryn
I guess one of the biggest stereotypes at the school would be that many students are stoners. We are in San Francisco, after all. But to be honest, I don't really see it around that much. If people participate in that sort of thing, it usually happens off campus. Another stereotype is that, as a private school, most of are students are spoiled rich kids. I won't lie, there are some pretty great cars that show up around the campus parking lots (and yes, they're owned by students) but at the same time, that stereotype doesn't exactly fit. I know that I'm not a spoiled rich kid. I'm here because of student loans and a merit scholarship. With USF, you get kids from all kinds of backgrounds, varying in monetary status and everything else. So with stereotypes, you can't really use any for our school. We're a bit too diverse for that.
Daniel
In my experience at USF I've never seen a clear stereotype of students here. When I applied to USF I thought the students would all be hippie kids who are all vegetarians and will die to save a tree because of San Francisco's reputation of being "hippie central" (no offense meant to those who love the environment- I'm all about being environmentally conscious myself). Although there are a lot more vegetarians here than from my friends at home, there are all types of students here at USF. You have some jocks, some "fratty" guys and some "sorority" girls, hipsters, art nerds, lots of different types. The biggest difference is that all the students here are friendly towards one another and we all work together. Just because we have different interests doesn't mean we're separate from one another. We're all unique but we all have a strong sense of community...which is one of the reasons why I felt comfortable here.
Alicia
The stereotype of the students at our school is a "bunch of preps" or "rich kids." This stereotype is not accurate there is a diverse population at our school from "Jocks" to "Geeks" to those who are more "hood".