University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at your school?

Krista

In 2007, The Princeton Review gave UNH the number seven spot on its annual list of party schools. This reinforced the familiar stereotype that already exists for public universities-we're a group of kids who see every night as a drinking night (just call them "Why Not Wednesdays") and every day as another class we're hungover for, if we make it there at all. If you buy into this, then you've probably heard that the only thing we use our backpacks for is transporting beer from one party to the next, where we'll chug it, funnel it and then stagger downtown for a slice of pizza. Since we're also a big hockey school, we've gotten a reputation for being rowdy and rioting in the streets. And sure, a lot of us do don hockey jerseys and really do love the sport, but for the rest of us, it's the same thing as Cinco De Mayo, the last night of finals or a friend's birthday. It's an excuse to get drunk.

Caitlin

that everyone parties alot

Caryn

UNH typically gets stereotyped as a party school.

Sarah

Party School

Brianna

That we are "hickish" and that many people are from the country.

Ryan

party school. beautiful campus

Kayla

UNH is known to be a big party school, where mostly all are stereotyped to be big partiers

candice

party school

Ashley

Party School In state majority student population

Ryan

we are all sheltered. we are cliqueish.

Kaitlyn

UNH is said to be a big party school.

Connie

partiers

Kelly

They are all hippies and pot heads

Sandra

students like to party - a lot

Kirsten

That we party a lot and that we live around a lot of farms.

Marisa

That its a party school.

Meghan

UNH students drink too much or spend too much time partying. People say that UNH is all New Hampshire kids and hippies.

Jennifer

I do not think that there are stereotypes about UNH as a whole, but more as small groups. For example many people think that UNH consits of "hicks" from New Hampshire. People think that the athletes here at UNH are cocky because our sports teams do so well. They think that the Greeks on campus are big partiers and cause problems all the time...

Ryan

snobby, rich, hippies

Bianca

wealthy, all girls basically wear the same clothes, most love to party

Alex

Sororities and Fraternaties are not good. UNH is a party school. All UNH students do is party, a lot.

chelsea

UNH is a hard school to get into. UNH is a party school. UNH students get good jobs right out of college.

Jordan

Average middle to upper class kids who like to party.

Danielle

-average upper, middle class -party school

Kelly

big "pot smoking" campus Party School

Carson

that UNH is a party school, frats and sororities are pinpointed as partiers.

Brianna

Big party school

Jillian

Tree-huggers

Amanda

UNH is a party school.

Stephanie

That it is a big party school since we were ranked #7 on princeton review last year. Another stereotype is that it is a big hockey school.

Abby

Greek members are people whos social life revolve around drinking and partying.

Carly

I don't think there are many stereotypes, but maybe that Greek life is all about partying.

Kate

Dont study, all white

Virginia

It is a big party school.

krista

It is a party school. It is easy to get in and people can do minimum work and just get by

Amanda

Its a party school. Most people are from New Hampshire. It has good athletics.

Danielle

That UNH is not diverse - there is no cultural diversity. Coming from New Hampshire, it was thought that UNH was a sort of 'High School Reuninon'.

ALyssa

Students at UNH can be stereotyped as party people.

Marya

"We are the #7 party school, so all we do is get drunk every night" " fraternities are places where girls go and get drunk and then they get raped" " sororities are just a group of girls that pay for their friends"

Juliann

UNH is a party school. All the students do is party.

Morgan

Party school, stoners, hippies, in the woods

Kristin

Partyers

Lauren

instate students are "not smart" everyone drinks...a lot

Jessica

That unh is a huge party school

Erica

UNH is mostly white, greek life only likes to party, sororities are mean and haze

kristin

"university of no hope" "university of no homework" party school

christine

That we party too much, drink alot, are rowdy, and always find a way to get arrested.

Meaghan

Pot heads, liberals, hockey fans, hicks and/or "mountain people"

Nicole

party animals, drinkers, frat boys, meatheads, hicks.

Erica

Party school, wild, University of No Hope