Jessica
We are rich and white.
Tiffany
I would say TU is thought of as a nerdy school with a lot of rich kids.
Reese
the stereotype that i hear most often from people at home (california) is that since the school is in oklahoma, the student body is a group of hicks.
Mike
Country kids from Oklahoma that are very religious and conservative.
Amy
TU has a reputation for being a school for smart people with money.
Megan
-A lot of private school kids who thought they were elite.
-Worried I would not be smart enough with all of the other students at TU.
Laura
1. Everyone is from Oklahoma, St. Louis/Kansas City, or Dallas
2. Everyone from Oklahoma are rednecks.
kyle
TU has a reputation for mostly being a commuter campus... which it was about 10 years ago. the stereotypical student is a geek that lives at home.
Megan
I can't really think of any real pervasive stereotypes except that maybe we're super-smart for going to TU. A lot of the students are from Tulsa, and going to TU rather than OU or OSU is pretty chichi.
Dale
about TU:
very very EXPENSIVE (trueeee)
Good University (truee, depending on my experience as an engineer).
Very strict rules (oh yesss, therefore READ READ READ before you do anything. Otherwise, get you're pocket ready to pay for a charge you didn't know about)
Laurel
snobby rich kids, pampered athletes, get by with more help than should be provided
Sophia
That you have to be rich to attend TU.
Katie
a lot of people are nerdy
Megan
I think we get perceived as a little bit backward due to the fact that we're located in Oklahoma.
Robin
That they are mostly Christian geeks that study hard.
Jordan
Most people from Oklahoma or around the region don't take TU serious because it's not as well known as OU or OSU. Also, TU students are all just a bunch of rich and/or smart book worms that study all the time.
Melissa
The local stereotype is that TU students are extremely smart and that TU is a hard school to get into. I do not think that we have national stereotypes, I don't know.
April
TU is predominately a science school, emphasis in engineering, biochemistries, and such. There is even a joke that all the smart people 'live' in the science building. It is also thought to be a very conservative school.
Jay
That we are a small college that doesn't have much campus life in a quiet town.
Michelle
We are all rich.