Westminster College-Salt Lake City Top Questions

No. I don't fit the mold and I know a lot of other students that don't fit any of these categories. Yes we have some kids that their parents pay for everything, but a lot of us work hard to be here to get the best education that we can. I could have went to a school and had it completely covered but I chose to come to Westminster and work really hard and get the education that Westminster has to offer. I want to be healthy and love eating right and exercising. Westminster has a unique environment that supports you if that is the life style you want but it also has an environment where you aren't judge if you aren't that way.

Yes.

There are a lot of skiers and snowboarders here for that exact reason. Probably 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} or more of the school hits the slopes on any given week, including many of the faculty members. However, the other stereotype is not accurate. While there are students who come from wealthy backgrounds and can afford the school on their own, Westminster is pretty generous with scholarships, so you don't have to come from wealth to come to this school.

Yes, Westminster is a ski school because you can arrange your classes so you have classes twice a week. They are long days though, and sometimes it is hard for students to keep up. Spring break is also a lot earlier that usual, so we can ski. Most students have no class on fridays. Westminster has hard classes, when dealing with the nursing major. I am in the library till 11pm mon-thurs and have homework on sundays. My LE's are hard too. This year I have learned so much.

No, this stereotype is not accurate. Many students are able to financially afford Westminster because of scholarships. However there are students who come from wealthy families but it is not the case for everyone. The students that do come from such families are hardly arrogant or a snob.

No entirely there are alot of upper middle class students because it is a small private school. But all the students are down to earth and so much fun.

Well, depends. I think that no, definitely not everyone is rich or stuck up. I find that the complete opposite. Westminster provides great financial aid through grants and scholarships that make it REALLY affordable. I will say many students drink but I saw it is comparable to any other college, just not ones in UT due to the LDS culture, so I think that is one reason for that stereotype. There are always people anywhere who meet these stereotypes but Westminster is the place I have finally been accepted for who I am. I don't have to worry about being judged.

No, most of the students are actually very open-minded, intelligent, aware, free-thinking, and considerate of others.

There is a bit of truth to every steroype, just like in real life. There are kids with wealthy parents, just like any other school. Neither of my parents went to college until much later in life. Everyone's experience is different. All of the other steroetype are positive, I don't mind them.

Yes

Yes, stereotypes are accurate.

No. A lot of people here ski, but not everybody. And yes, the school is expensive, but most people I know are on scholarship

That’s not the case at all. Westminster is very diversified and helps students financially through its very generous scholarship program.

Yes.

Not always, there are very down to earth and understanding people in the Westminster community.

Yes

Kind of, they are not rich, it is just as any school, some are and some are not. They party quite a lot but I believe it is just as much as any other campus. They are smart, according to the average GPA of students.

The stereotypes are definitely not accurate - there's a good mix of students here from different economic backgrounds and political backgrounds.

Somewhat; a lot of kids are using drugs and have their college paid for but a lot of kids also work really hard to do well in school and don't party that often

No.