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party school Frat boys are all jerks sorority girls are bitchy

Some stereotypes about UNH and UNH students are that its a huge party school and every does drugs.

Party animals, hicks, farmers

In the past, UNH has been known as a big party school. I think it made it back on the Top Ten list this past year. I think there is also a stereotype about the type of academics UNH stresses and supports.

Some stereotypes are that UNH students party a lot because we were on the Princeton Review.

Like to Party a lot

UNH students like to party, they have fun

Party school, snobby/yuppy, lacking diversity in student population (vast majority white and heterosexual).

that we party a lot

depends on who you ask and in what context, i.e. some people may think unh is full of "hicks," I overheard an older woman in a nail salon recently who said students on this campus drink too much, especially girls, and that most of it is caused by "those fraternities and sororities"

As a member of the Greek System here at UNH, many stereotypes are made against houses on campus. For instance, I've heard some people say that Greeks only care about partying and drinking. Secondly, the Greek community has been stereotyped that members don't care, nor concentrate on academics and career development.

That UNH is all farms and hicks from small towns.

That the kids here are hicks. That the greek life is just for partying and that they are not smart or well educated.

Party School & not a diverse student body

I honestly don't think I have ever heard any. I applied to this school with no preconceived notion of what it was like and without seeing the campus.

Many people think that people at our university are all stoners and hippies. There seems to be an aura of laziness associated with UNH students and the idea that all we do is sit around and smoke weed all day. In addition alot of people that assume the laid back atmosphere of NH in general means people don't really care about anything and just kind of go with the flow -- this also

Huge parties & not so hard academics

UNH is the top party school.

There are stereotypes everywhere, it is just a matter of if you want to conform to them or not.

It is a party school.

UNH is a very homogenious with no diversity Students love to party Students are heavy beer drinkers

partiers hippies

good school, all white, range from hippies to preps, good hockey and football

I would say that some stereotypes about UNH would be that they are hippies and very liberal. I would say that the students party really hard and there is a lot of drugs there.

UNH is one of the top party schools and UNH students tend to be slackers that only care about socializing and not studying.

I think that some stereotypes of UNH students are that they are all partiers.

Hippies, Party School, Not diverse

UNH has the reputation of being a big party school, with a large majority of the students partying most days of the week.

#7 party school, not very diverse

Some stereotypes about UNH are that it is a really big party school. It really isnt any worse then any other college. It's college, of course there will be parties but there is also a number of things to do besides going to parties.

They're all white and preppy, or stoner hippies. They all wear the same clothes, listen to the same music, and all think alike. Supposedly is supposed to be a party school, but the university does a good job at making it more and more difficult to party.

Party kids, kids who didn't get into their first choice, all in-state kids go here

party school

They party a lot and love to go to hockey games. Also that it is a very good state school.

We are one of the biggest party schools in the country

UNH is considered a party school. Many students are from New Hampshire, who most are very sheltered and have had no real life experiences. Others are mostly from other New England states, (especially Massachusetts) who had no desire to attend their state school. Also, there is barely any diversity.

We party all the time. We all hate UMaine.

People think that UNH is this huge party school. I mean if you want to find a party you can, but its not the only thing going on around campus. Most people apply here as their safety school because thye think it is really easy to get into and that it is a really easy school. But in reality, most people are working their butt off just to stay in school.

That we drink a lot, that we're not very smart, that we're all hippies, that we basically live outside in the woods, that we smoke a lot of weed, that we're really good at hockey.

loves hockey and loves to party, a smarter state school than UMASS, and we never get holidays for snowdays.

Heavy drinkers and partiers. Not that smart. Jocks.

hippies, cold,

UNH can be seen as a "hick" school, in the country with nothing to do, good party school

Well the greek system is probably stereotyped as meatheads and dumb girls, because people don't realize what we do for the community. Sports teams are also considered jocks, not just great as athletics. The rest come off as just alcoholics.

Party School

We are all pot smoking hippies

-big party school -Greeks responsible for bad reputation -WSBE very good Business School

Partiers Binge Drinkers

I think UNH is stereotyped to be a party school located in the middle of nowhere

It is said that UNH is nothing but a party school.