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Many of the people I've talked to view Western as a second rate school. Many of the people I knew in high school thought that Western was teh place to go if your grades weren't good enough to get into Michigan or MSU. In my experience the students that go to Western are much more ambitious than the people I know from other schools. A few of my friends are parts of the business college and already have jobs lined up with some of the nations top company's (Sun Microsystems, IBM, Microsoft). Although some students don't quite take school seriously, quite a bit of the student population is ready to get out in the work world and change industries.

I didn't know of any stereotypes about WMU or WMU students when I first started here in the fall. I think one that I have heard is that WMU is a party school? Other than that, I really don't know, since I am a out of state student

That everyone spends all of their free time drinking

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WMU is looked at by many as a party school with no educational value.

That we all came here because we could not get into Michigan State. That we all drink all the time.

That all we do is party... and that we are the students who could not get into U of M.

People call the school "wastern" instead of Western because of its association with intoxicated college students.

I think the biggest stereotype is that Western is a party school, and nothing else.

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"Wastern" = Party School WMU accepts anyone who applies and/or "breathes"

That we are all drunks and druggies who only came to Western as a last resort.

That it is a party school ("Wastern Michigan") and the only thing to do here is get drunk.

they drink alot. all they came to western is for the partying and the booze.

that WMU is a party school

If anything I've heard could count as a stereotype, it would be that WMU is something of a party school.

WMU students participate in many parties. They work hard, but do not necessarily think of school as a top priority. Many do not participate fully in classes and do not do their homework.

The biggest stereotype is that WMU students all drink and party a lot..now i know we are all in college and that's the sterotypical "thing to do" but its very uncomfortable when you don't fall into that "typical" category. Not all WMU students drink and party!

Partiers and fat.

"Wastern", lots of parties, as well as a large "alternative sexuality" population