Central Michigan University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at your school?

Kristen

Big partiers.

Rachel

Dumb students. CMU is in the middle of no where.

Nico

there are the Greeks, Athletes, different Nationalities and the book worms.

Alyse

The girls are easy to get with and we're a huge party school.

Eric

Dumb, easy to get into, couldn't cut it at MSU or U of M

Danny

We like to party and we're good at it. Also, we didn't get accepted anywhere cool, so we came here.

Patrick

Drunks

David

Party School. Unfriendly campus (ipods and not looking at people when walking across campus).

Shelby

They drink a lot and all the time

Abbey

We liked to party... A LOT!

Timmy

Big Partiers

Melanie

We are not diverse and students are dumb or whatever, I've had bad experience associated with being a young adult at some of the Mt. Pleasant stores that are NOT overwhelmingly populated with CMU workers

Danielle

That it is just a party school and no one works hard at anything.

Holly

We are racist and dont promote diversity Our school is not good enough to get a good education

Katie

Students at Central Michigan are all about partying versus academics. We are competitive in sports (especially with Western).

Eric

They drink a lot.

Tony

There is a stereotype that Central is in the middle of no where with students who only party. This could not be further from the truth.

Josh

Great teaching and business school. Party school.

Becky

The typical stereotypes are that Central students are mainly party focused.

Becky

That all there is to do is party here which is what students do.

Vicki

"party school". slutty girls. womanizing men. lazy students. middle of nowhere. cornfield school. alcoholics. thursday night parties. friday night parties. saturday night parties. sunday night parties.

Whitney

It's a big party school and since it's kind of a boring town all people do is drink.

Owen

All they do is party

Shelby

Party school and attractive girls

Lauren

We are not smart enough to get into Michigan State or University of Michigan. We are also known as a big drinking school.

Bryanna

CMU is largely viewed as a party school and its students are seen as inferior to larger surrounding schools, such as Michigan State and University of Michigan.

Allie

CMU used to be known as a party school but I believe we are getting away from that. It is known as a good school for teachers but is thought of as somewhat mediocre by a lot of people, like a fall back plan if they are unable to get into other schools.

Ryan

We are all Education Majors We are all Liberal We were too dumb to get into Michigan or Michigan State We like to gamble

Jerry

Party School

Ali

that it's a party school and anyone can get in.

james

its a very big party school

Seth

Some people assume Central is only a party school and people only come here because they didn't get into another university.

kelly

They are not smart, that CMU is not a good school

Samantha

That it is a party school and the students here drink a lot.

Alex

Party school, and it's only druggies that go there

Emily

We are big partiers and we are dumb

Anja

Extreme Partiers.

Robin

all we do is get drunk

Amanda

That they are not as smart as students at other big universities such as Michigan State. That they party a lot.

Kathleen

That we are always drinking and drunk.

Dawson

That we are party students and that Greeks are sterotypical.

Kristi

Some of the Central Michigan student sterotypes are that we are for the most part dumb and spend more time partying then we do at class or studying.

Kristi

That all we do is party, and get drunk. That it is just a back-up plan for most students and its a university for unintelligent students.

Ellis

"Partiers" - Kids who skip class to party Full of jocks and partiers Country-people, since Mt. Pleasant is so rural

Jennifer

Not very intelligent, big partiers

Alyssa

Many people think that CMU is a party school.

Maureen

There is a stereotype that Central Michigan is located in a small town and that there is never anything to do, although my friends and I are always busy.

Chelsea

Party school, boring town, easy to get in to, good school for going into teaching

Vanessa

Steroptypes about CMU are that it is a party school, and that people only come here if that is what they want to do. It is also thought of as a teaching college.

Felisha

Its a small hick town that has little to offer the students. The students then choose to party all the time because there is nothing better to do