Auburn University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at your school?

Laura

Socially backward rednecks.

Torry

Caucasian: Country, southern, snooty, spoiled, Ignorant, Narrow minded, ultra-conservative, traditional, Alcoholics, terrible dressers, dirty, religious to the point of stupidity African American: Loud, Musical, Ignorant, Country, terrible dressers, dirty, religious to the point superstition or fear

Erin

That everyone is from a small town and everyone is majoring in something agriculture related

Blake

Country, rednecks

Meredith

Country

Mackenzie

I think a major stereotype is that it is a hard school to get in.

Emily

conservative, rich, frat-like,

Tiffany

Everyone thinks that we are redneck kids because we are down south.

Allison

I'm not sure of any

Melissa

That it is Southern and slow, we have two types of people as well, those who are greek and those who are not.

Anne

they are friendly, welcoming, southern

claire

That it is a southern school that is made up of mostly white students.

Abbey

I think one of the stereotypes about Auburn students is that we are all really country. Many students aren't even from the South. The ones who are most of the time don't have that strong of an accent and don't live anywhere near a farm.

Kayla

well I guess the typical sorority girl or fraternity boy...

Paige

I feel that people think that a lot of Auburn students have money and are very preppy.

Suzanne

They are rednecks. Greeks are stuck up and they dont like other people.

Aubrey

Southern stereotype-objectify women, racist, etc.

Torry

I have heard things like Auburn Greek life is a joke.. but I haven't heard anything else negative about the school.

Kelly

Some sterotypes are that lots of rednecks go to auburn.

Rhianna

That we are really country

Lindsay

that it is a farm town and there is not much to do here

Sarah

not really sure. I came from out of state and really didn't know much about the culture at Auburn. But before i came i guess i expected it to be very southern, conservative, and a place where student are really active and involved.

Carly

I honestly have not heard any.

Katie

that were all really country

Katie

We are rich and stuck up and are really southern

Anne

very southern

Blake

racist, rednecks

Katie

a bunch of rednecks, all sorority girls here are stuck up, we are dumb

Kara

sorority or fraternities have different stereotypes

Katie

counrty, small boring town, all southern ppl, very greek

Andy

half of the students are said to be rich kids who live off daddys money and drive nice cars.. the other half are said to be country rednecks who only had to spell their name to get in.. obviously the regular stereotypes exist about sorority girls and fraternity guys (stuck up, pay for friends, etc)

Melanie

Hicks, 'back-up school', 'cowtown'

Riley

If you are from Georgia and you go to Auburn everyone assumes that you couldn't get into UGA.

Sarah

I have not really heard of any stereotypes except that our students may be "redneck."

Leslie

That we are all rich southern students and that we hate black people. Also, that the women and men in sororities and fraternities are stuck up.

Amy

Everyone is rich and preppy. Auburn is percieved as a farm college that is full of hicks.

kathryn

sorority girls, frat guys, dumb blondes

Ashley

That we are smart, rich, rednecks

Emily

Its in a cow town people are country

Courtney

Southern/country Smart The Plains Southern Bells Top Football Team Involved

Sarah

I thnk there are two stereotypes about Auburn students: If you ask people who are not from the south about Auburn, often times they will think that just because we are from Alabama, we are a bunch of rednecks from rural communities. If you ask those who are from the South about Auburn, often times they will think that Auburn is made up of mainstream, middle to upper class white students. Also, people from Alabama and other parts of the Southeastern US usually mention that Auburn has a reputation for having a pretty campus, classy people, and a great small town feel. However, no matter who you ask, most people know that Auburn has great athletic tradidion - especially in the football rivalry with the University of Alabama!

Stephanie

all auburn students have a lot of money and all the people in the greek system are stuck up and only into greek life.

Blair

Southern (therefore poorly educated)

Amy

That they are country, and Auburn is a bunch of trailers and cow fields, and that the girls are stuck up

Kristina

That they have a lot of fun and everyone that comes out of auburn says they love it. It is a very well thought about university and many people that go here are considered "wealthy." It's a party school.

Alex

That we are redneck country people.

Sara

I have heard students at other schools talk about how we're a bunch of rednecks because we are known for and have such a good Ag school.

Aubrie

People from other schools think that most people who go to Auburn are very southern.

Brittany

southern and conservative

Barbara

Somewhat "country", rural south