Washington University in St Louis Top Questions

Many people think that Wash U students are rich because it's such an expensive school. In actuality, tons of students receive a lot of financial aid from the school. No one really fills in the rich kid stereotype here.

Wash U as a school is generally very wealthy but there is no division between socioeconomic classes. Most people don't know about others finances and don't really care either. The school is about 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} jewish. This is roughly the same percentage of jewish students at any top college. While Wash U has a reputation of having a high concentration of east-coasters, the student body really does come from all over. While I would say Missouri, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Florida, California, and Texas are the most represented states, kids come from all over--Alaska, West Virginia, Alabama. And of course there are a lot of international students as well. So while many students come from the east coast, Wash U has students from everywhere.

A student talks about Wash U stereotypes

70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students plan to be pre-med, but only 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} graduate that way- it is a great school for pre-med but it is tough and there are also plenty of other great majors- WashU is a well-rounded school; as the 11th ranked school in the nation, people do take their academics seriously and you struggle to find a seat in the library come finals, people are competitive but there is a more relaxed feel than at the Ivys, from what I have heard, and people take time to party and know how to have a good time; finally, true we are D3, but both our men's basketball team and women's volleyball team won the national championships this year and RedAlert pulls people to games with pizza, free t-shirts, etc - nevertheless if you are all about going to college to see the football games, WashU isn't for you

There are many premeds here, but most of them won't kill puppies. During my two years, I have seen no evidence to support the idea of that Wash U students are "cutthroat." There's a natural competitiveness caused by the "curved" grading structure of the largest classes, but this is true for all schools. Students hold study sessions for these classes and work towards group success. A large portion of Wash U students do place grades at the top of their priority list. I can't remember how many times I've heard on a Friday night, "I can't go out tonight, I have to study." Still, there's a balance for the most part.

well half the freshmen are pre-med but then about half drop out by the end of sophomore year. the girls aren't all that bad, it's a pretty good cross section of the nation, there are relly pretty ones and not so pretty ones but it's pretty even, it's definitely possible to find pretty girls if you want to. the others are all true

yes, students here are very well balanced

I don't think that the girls are ugly. There may be more "hot" girls at state schools, but at least most of the girls at WashU are not fake-looking (few of them go tanning or bleach their hair blonde), and they're smart! If you know where to look, there are some very pretty girls at this university (try some of the sports teams and some of the sororities). Sometimes I think that there are more ugly guys at WashU than ugly girls! It is accurate that the students are smart-not everyone is, but most people are extremely intelligent.

Partially.

Somewhat.. yes, but it's the same everywhere. There are a lot of non attractive girls but I think it's the same ratio as the real world. The school is very Jewish though.

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There is some truth to these stereotypes but they are in no way one-hundred percent truth. There are people at Wash U that only care about studying and getting good grades (especially the pre-meds), but there are also people that like to go out and have fun and goof around. If you go to Wash U you are inevitably going to be labeled as a nerd, but people here still know how to have fun and take a break from studying. The guys and girls at Wash U are definately not the most attractive. You usually have to look a little harder to find hot guys, but they do exisit. Plus, if you're really not having any luck schools like SLU and Mizzou are close by so you can definately find hot guys there! The upside of Wash U guys are that they are for the most part really sweet and nice. They know how to treat girls with respect! I can't necessarily speak for the attractiveness of the female population but I personallu think that a lot of my sorority sisters sisters are gorgeous! Wash U is not the most diverse campus. Most students are white and from the middle or upper class. There are lots of student groups for african american students or indian students, but there is not a lot of mixing between the groups.

When you do hear of WUSTL, you realize what a great school it is.

All true!

We are very smart, but we are not as nerdy as people think!

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Some of them are for some people. A surprising percentage of the population, however, is quite aware of social inequality, are here on scholarship, and/or came from rural, urban, or international home bases. I don't own Ugg boots - but most girls have them. Overall this student body is one of the most diverse I have ever known of, and is incredibly accepting. And unfortunately, not all of us are headed for 6-figure salaries.

1. there definitely are a lot of Jews, but I don't even think they're the majority! (maybe like 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}?) 2. yes, everyone is very smart, and mostly rich, but there are those few people here on scholarships to keep the socio-economic levels a bit varied 3. WashU's med school is amazing, so there is a good number of pre-med students, but most drop out of the program after freshman chemistry anyway

We may be pretty smart here, but we all still know how to party. We might tone it down on weekdays, but wekends we are just like any other college, at night at least. As to our attractiveness, yeah that's fairly accurate. As a whole, we aren't so good looking.

To some extent, yes.