Gettysburg College Top Questions

That many students get in because their parents are very wealthy or because they are legacies.

School consists of rich white kids, mostly from PA, NJ, and New England.

One website categorized Gettysburg as a "J crew-U"

1. Gettysburg College is a party school. 2. All of the students are filthy rich snobs. 3. There's nothing to do here except drink on the weekends. 4. Since this is a small college, all of the professors are really accessible. 5. Since this is a small college, all of my classes will be tiny. 6. I'll know everyone on campus because there aren't many students.

Preppy, white, upper-middle class rich kids that stepped right out of a J Crew catalog.

history town, preppy - party school

That we're all wealthy and preppy.

- Everyone is rich - Everyone wears Vineyard Vines, Lilly dresses and Tori Burch shoes

All rich jocks and preps with trust funds

preppy, rich, white students

That everyone is rich. It's very clique oriented.

That we're all rich and snobby and daddy pays our way into school.

Gettysburg students are rich, spoiled and preppy. Girls are "stuck-up" and the guys are fraternity assholes

That everyone is a rich brat. Frat boys are assholes. Sorority girls are sluts/do coke. Everyone is interested in the Civil War. It's all white kids.

Rich, high-class, intelligent Christian white people. Maybe even "perfect", but that word is so skewed that I don't think I can really use that.

Gettysburg students are said to be snobby stuck up if your a girl and the boys are rich sailor boys that wear buckle hats, wooden boat shoes, and tight small colorful shorts.

-rich, privelidged, bitchy, all the same,

Lack of diversity

A bunch of preppy rich kids that drink too much

We are really really preppy. I've seen preppier and of course there are those who aren't, but overall we are a very preppy campus.

its a rich school with many republican snobby students who spend all of daddys money on alcohol and drugs.

One stereotype is that Gettysburg students are all rich. Another stereotype is that all of Gettysburg's students went to private high schools.

Gettysburg students are upper-middle class, preppy individuals.

Although we emphasize diversity, students make jokes about this. They say, in more crude terms, that we have very little diversity. We also have a stereotype of having rich, stuffy students who only like to drink and socialize instead of go to college for what it is intended.

There is definitely the stereotype that everyone here is a rich, white and from New Jersey. We are known as J. Crew U because of the prepiness of the students.

I haven't really heard any stereotypes, we're a very diverse school.

Very preppy and wealthy.

Rich snobs.

Some people stereotype Gettysburg students as being wealthy, preppy students who get by on their parents' money without having to work hard to achieve success. Gettysburg is also seen as somewhat of a party school.

Preppy and rich students

they are just a bunch of rich kids

Rich, White, spoiled

Growing up in Gettysburg, I always thought all the college kids were really rich. The stereotypes are that everyone has a lot of money and that everyone drinks a lot. And that we're all really preppy.

We're all rich and Preppy...

Coming into Gettysburg as a freshman, I didn't really know many of the stereotypes of the student body besides what I had read on college websites like this one. Many say that a day at Gettysburg is like taking a page out of a J.Crew catalogue. While I would have to say most are a part of this homogenous student population, it is clear that the student body has/is becoming more diverse over the years.

Preppy, middle/upper class, Huge interest in Greek life

White, Preppy New Englanders from upper middle class to upper class backgrounds. Also regarded as a party school due to the prominence of Greek life on campus.

There are many stereotypes in town that the college students are "stuck up rich kids". There are also stereotypes of the typical frat guy or sorority girl.

preppy rich white kids that live in the Gettysburg bubble

A stereotypical Gettysburg student is rich and snobby. The girls wear big pearl earrings, Ugg boots and Vera bradley purses and the boys wear polos, khakis and backwards hats. Everyone spends their parents' money.

preppy, wealthy, lacrosse, new england, long island, baltimore, lily pullitzer, party school, fraternity, sorority, very smart students and difficult curriculum

Gettysburg is a small school with almost no diversity - white, upper middle class students who love their JCrew, Polos, and boat shoes. If you meet someone in Greek life it's assumed they're a management major, and vice versa. Frat brothers will almost always wear sandals year round, frequent their house's front porch, with beer in hand, if they have one, and own at least one pair of pink pants.

While Gettysburg is known for its historical significance in the civil war, I've heard it said that the only calvary you will see are the little multi-colored ponies that are sported on the Ralph Lauren Polo shirts worn by the student body. Gettysburg is said to be a very upper-middle class homogenuous institution.

Everybody at Gettysburg looks the same and does all the same things.

Because tuition is expensive, the stereotype tends to gravitate towards trust-fund babies who attend college to play lacrosse and major in management, or to join a sorority and find a rich boy to marry. Alongside this stereotype is another, which tends to be somewhat contradictory: the generalization that Gettysburg students are all extremely studious and intelligent, top of their class, SAT scores off the charts. The website and other Gettysburg literature tend to portray students as active and extroverted, each boasting some extraordinary accomplishment or ability.

Before I came to Gettysburg, I was warned that Gettysburg students are largely conservative and preppy. Also considering the tuition costs, students are considered spoiled and rich.

There is a stereotype that all Gettysburg students are rich, preppy white kids; that we all drive range rovers and shop at Lacoste and that we all look, act and think the same. However, I've heard that we're also stereotyped to be a frienly and open community as well.

A typical Gettysburg student is goodlooking, relatively wealthy (some show it more than others), from the northeast aka connecticut or jersey or maryland and someone who loves to party

Many believe that Gettysburg students are typical J.Crew dressed, preppy, and materialistic people. I have found that is not the case. I think people need to be aware that they may just find this type of group at any school. I happen to like preppy clothes myself. What you need to recognize is that there are many different types of students on campus. I truly believe everyone finds their niche. If the school is not for you, it isn't. I have found that we all judge eachother at one point, it is part of being human. We can't help it. I do think though, at our school, you can settle into friendships that won't be based on how you look or act. There is always an opportunity to try and meet new people, by joining a club or branching out on campus. I find I am constantly wanting to meet others and interact with those different than myself.

rich/snobby, very preppy