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USF has a stereotype of being a commuter school.

At USF we have every different kind of person imaginable. One of the things that makes college so great is that you will often find yourself interacting with students outside of your comfort bubble. I was a band geek in high school and throughout my years of living on and off campus and taking classes I became friends with all types of "stereotypes". For my campus specifically it all depends on where you spend most of your time. If you are by greek hall or the gym a lot then yes you will have to deal with the frat kids. If you are taking liberal art classes you will be hanging out with a lot more liberal minded people. And if you spend most of your rime studying in the library you will most likely become friends with more like minded study focused people.

There is a wide variety of students at USF, all with different hobbies and fields of interest. There is not one general stereotype of USF students; there is a vast amount of "labels" that could be identified to certain students (e.g. athletes, fraternity/sorority members, members of the Honors program, etc,) There is also a large group of kids that don't participate in extra curricular activities that still receive a great college experience as well.

I would say that most of the students at the University of South Florida are extremely diverse, yet share pride for the USF Bulls. Most of the students here, who are not originally from Tampa, come to this school ready to make a change. It is an up-and-coming school, so it is not entirely popular with high school graduation classes. It is a school that people go when they don't necessarily want to stay with their high school crowd, so the population is extremely friendly. We are ready to make lasting friends and become a part of campus life in a variety of different ways.

USF Polytechnic is diversified. We are mostly focused on Nursing, Psychology, and other subjects as majors like Engineering, IT and Criminal Justice. You would enjoy the experiences with other students.

People still think of USF as a fairly new school with low standards.

USF is a melting pot, I can't think of one group of people who aren't represented here. But unlike high school where the groups were separated into clicks instead it's like everyone hangs with everyone, it's an awesome atmosphere filled with the friendliest students and faculty!