Wesleyan University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at Wesleyan University?

Sarah

That we're a bunch of pot-smoking, bleeding-heart liberals, and that everyone would participate in Occupy Wall Street or things like that.

Liz

Wesleyan students are typically seen as ultra-liberal and/or hipsters. They are also seen as artsy, pot-smoking, not good at sports, and subversive. They are also known for chalking, protesting and having strong opinions.

Ryan

It's hard to think of a stereotype that covers the whole student body.

Eric

We're a little crazy, we smoke a lot of pot

Aurora

Wesleyan students are pot-smoking, liberal hippies.

Alex

very politically and socially liberal, dress in a "more liberal" way, most students are very rich

Meredith

That we are all left-wing, radical, protesting hippies that live in naked dorms.

Bethany

There are two major stereotypes - the hipster and the hippie. Either way, Wes kids are supposed to be trying really hard to be different.

Maria

rich and hippie or hipster gay/lesbian/etc. liberal "diverse"

Kate

That we're a bunch of hippies who would just as well go to a protest as a party. That we're naked all the time, that we're "Diversity University." That we're actually all at an all girls school in Mass. and just never realized it.

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