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Stereotypical would not be a word I would use to describe Ball State University. We have a well diverse group of students who are all striving to achieve their goals and move onto the next steps into their lives. Ball State University has a population of about 20,000 students and of course their are friend groups. However, one of the qualities of our campus is it doesn't really matter how you look or dress everyone is friendly and willing to hang out with each other. I personally will say in my friend group there are jocks, frat boys, stoners, sorority girls, hipsters, and club bangers but we all love to hang out with each other. Each person brings a unique aspect to my friend circle.

Stereotypical would not be a word I would use to describe Ball State University. We have a well diverse group of students who are all striving to achieve their goals and move onto the next steps into their lives. Ball State University has a population of about 20,000 students and of course their are friend groups. However, one of the qualities of our campus is it doesn't really matter how you look or dress everyone is friendly and willing to hang out with each other. I personally will say in my friend group there are jocks, frat boys, stoners, sorority girls, hipsters, and club bangers but we all love to hang out with each other. Each person brings a unique aspect to my friend circle.

Stereotypical would not be a word I would use to describe Ball State University. We have a well diverse group of students who are all striving to achieve their goals and move onto the next steps into their lives. Ball State University has a population of about 20,000 students and of course their are friend groups. However, one of the qualities of our campus is it doesn't really matter how you look or dress everyone is friendly and willing to hang out with each other. I personally will say in my friend group there are jocks, frat boys, stoners, sorority girls, hipsters, and club bangers but we all love to hang out with each other. Each person brings a unique aspect to my friend circle.

Most people that I have talked to think that kids who go to Ball State are huge partiers. I think that this stereotype is true of some students, but not the majority. I think that the majority of students not only know how to work hard, but they also know how to have fun and relax.

Several people think that Ball State is a party school; therefore, it is full of "crazy party people." However, almost every university has parties and Ball State isn't as high on the totem pole as people think it is. Yes, there are parties at Ball State, but there aren't "more" and they aren't any different than parties occurring at other schools. I think that there is about an equal amount of different types of students that attend Ball State (jocks, nerds, Greeks, punks, etc.) You are bound to fit in somewhere because it's so diverse here. I love it!

Going into Ball State, I was not aware of stereotypes present. After getting here, the comradery was more then I could have expected. Stereotypes from high school of the "jocks" and the "geeks" disappear when you get to Ball State. Instead of having cliques, everyone is simply here to get a degree and work hard. Socialize with those you find interests with and respect those who you don't.

Ball State University has a reputation for being a "blow off" school, but that hasn't been my experience. A friend's mother once told me Ball State was a stoner school, but she's the only one that I've heard say that. Stereotypes are almost always wrong, so don't necessarily believe what you hear.

There are a lot of "hipsters" at Ball State but it isn't a bad thing. Students are interested in hidden treasures and they are artistic, expressive, and emotional. Ball State really is innovative. It is also diverse, however. There are so many different types of people.