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UVA students are supposedly very preppy, wealthy and often arrogant rich kids

People think UVA is snobby, full of rich private school kids. People also think that UVA people think UVA/UVA students are better than any other schools/students at those schools. People also think UVA students are weirdly obsessed with tradition and Thomas Jefferson.

The biggest stereotype you are going to here is that all UVA students are extremely snobby, they all come from wealthy, upper-class backgrounds, and they all participate in Greek life (AKA Frats and Sororities).

that everyone goes out and parties every night, people do study and it is not all drunkin debokery

Some sterotypes are that we are awesomer than most other schools, which is true. Another is that we are a pretty fratty school, which is also true.

that they're preppy and really stuck up

That they party a lot

The general consensus in Virginia is that UVA students are really stuck up. This is somewhat true. We are all a little snobby because we work our asses off to get into school, work hard here and involve ourselves in activities all around grounds. We plan on making something of ourselves, and know that we are on the right path. So, yeah, UVA kids can come off as snobby, but really its just a lot of self-confidence. There's a lot of competition for grades and membership in certain organizations. You are expected to be involved in everything, and yet there is always one student who seems more involved than yourself. If you are coming to UVA, you will work your ass off. Going to private Ivy League schools, I feel like theres a sense that students are already successful and don't really have to work all that hard (hence the intense grade inflation). I guess it's the public school state-of-mind; we all work our hardest to get the good grades. Thats not to say people are cutthroat or devious or anything. It's competition, but in good spirit.

Preppy frat guys.

Rich, snobby sorority girls who dress like sluts but don't put out.

They are really robots.

We love to run all the time. We are all preppy and stuck up. We like watching horse races. All the guys pop their collars and wear plaid shorts, flipflops, and vizers with a pre-frayed brim. We think we are better than everyone else.

Rich, White, Greek, a little Racist, Love to complain about their grades, wear prep cloths

Rich Biatches. Poped collars, bad football, frats and srats, prepy but still over all pretty nice.

that we're really cocky and preppy. everyone is frat-tastic and pops their collar.

Rich, preppy "white kids"

They are rich and snooty.

Being from New Jersey, I had never actually heard the "everyone at UVA is so preppy!" stereotype. But once I arrived I realized that this is how a large majority of people view the student population.

Preppy, wealthy, snobby

There's of course the preppy "guys in ties, girls in pearls" stereotype, as well as the "work hard, party harder" ethic. People assume everyone walks around in Rainbow flipflops, Sperry's, Birkenstocks, with their sundresses or polos and "Nantucket Red" pants.