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At times they can be accurate, and some people come to the school because they are these things, but there are many types of people of all kinds as well.

pretty accurate

Yes these stereotypes are accurate, but not for the entire student body. There are students like this, but not everyone... not even the majority. There are many people here who struggle to pay their tution on their own, there are people here who do not drink, and I think I am correct in saying that a majority of people here do not actually wear J.Crew (I have never bought anything from them...sorry). Besides a hand full of dumb people that should be thrown off the top of a building, the students here are very smart and hard-working. We work our asses off to get what we want and that gets us far--- not daddy's money. We may sometimes act like we are the shit (and that goes for everyone: rich, poor, greek, non-greek), but everyone is still able to stay grounded.

To a certain degree they are.

Miami has all types of students. It's more homogeneous than most schools but the stereotype is overblown.

As 1/3 of Miami's student body population is involved with the Greek system and 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body has parents making over $200,000/year, I would concur with the stereotypes to a certain degree. Nevertheless, even people falling into stereotypical categories are people with varying backgrounds, belief systems, and aspirations. Miami is consciously working to increase levels of (visual) diversity on campus while recognizing the importance of intellectual diversity within a community. And, thankfully, the number of members in College Democrats is steadily increasing.

Even after coming to Miami, I sometimes struggle to look past the stereotypes. It's true, most people own at least one Northface clothing item, one pair of Ugg boots, and designer jeans. That can be daunting--especially coming from a town where some people definitely did have the expensive clothes, but others shopped at thrift stores. More importantly, my high school was very diverse, and I grew up around all different personalities; Miami is not exactly the picture of diversity. But something I have learned in my time here is that you really do have to look past the image. Because Miami, at first glance, seems to be all about image. But there really is no much more beneath the surface.

Somewhat yes, somewhat no. It depends on who you are looking at. If you look at some of the sororities then yes there is a ton of J.Crew, Uggs, longchamp bags of every color, pashminas (scarfs). But I can't stereotype them because I have all of that stuff too.

To a certain extent the stereotypes are true about Miami University. You do happen to see more boat shoes than say...a place with actual water nearby, there are one too many boys showing off their "guns" at the rec and I feel as though the Greek alphabet decorates more clothing than Abercrombie and Fitch at a middle school dance. Butttt..having said all that, at a school with 16,000 students you are bound to meet individuals and people unlike the norm. People are traditionally wealthy but that doesn't mean there aren't still poor college students struggling to scrounge up alcohol money for the weekend.

For every one person that takes the time to hit the showers before class there are three others that roll out of bed for their 8 a.m. in sweats. And while there are a few popular clothing items or brands favored around campus, I would venture to say that the styles worn here are common for campuses across the nation. The overarching look tends to be congruent with the Mid-western location, so you will no doubt find more people sporting a conservative and preppy look consisting of Pumas and Polos than Chuck Taylors and piercings. Don't let this scare you off, though, because there is by no means a uniform for Miami and the bottom line is that most people settle for sweats after syllabus week has come and gone.