California State University-Fullerton Top Questions

A lot of people think everyone is just commuters who are unsociable. But that is so not true! All you have to do is introduce yourself to a few people around you in class and soon you will have lots of new friends!

I wouldn't say there are any major stereotypes that define our school, however there are definitely groups of stereotypical people that are noticeable. The more prominent groups include Greek life, theater/art majors, business majors, and more. You can usually pick these students out of a crowd more easily because they are wearing their Greek shirts or business suits or dance clothes (anyone on campus who is carrying a zafu pillow and yoga mat is 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} a theater major). Visual art majors are always carrying a TON of supplies, and they usually walk alone. CSUF is very diverse however, so there is a good amount of all types of people.

Back in my high school, the usual stereotype for students at California State Fullerton was that they weren't scholastically motivated. They couldn't get into any of the big schools like UCLA, USC, Berkeley, etc. so they stuck with the "easy" choice - Cal State Fullerton. While I may know a couple of students who applied to this University on a whim, the people here, I've seen, are all about motivation. I've met many talented students here in the art department who constantly refine their portfolios and strive towards applying at internships. I've met students who juggle a 16 unit course load every week and still play a functioning role of an officer at a club. I've also met single mothers who go to class, do all the work, in addition to working a part time job. Furthermore, people can jeer and be dismissive about Fullerton all they want, but they fail to see how fully-competent and motivated these students are.

Back in my high school, the usual stereotype for students at California State Fullerton was that they weren't scholastically motivated. They couldn't get into any of the big schools like UCLA, USC, Berkeley, etc. so they stuck with the "easy" choice - Cal State Fullerton. While I may know a couple of students who applied to this University on a whim, the people here, I've seen, are all about motivation. I've met many talented students here in the art department who constantly refine their portfolios and strive towards applying at internships. I've met students who juggle a 16 unit course load every week and still play a functioning role of an officer at a club. I've also met single mothers who go to class, do all the work, in addition to working a part time job. Furthermore, people can jeer and be dismissive about Fullerton all they want, but they fail to see how fully-competent and motivated these students are.

There aren't many negative stereotypes of the students here at Cal State Fullerton that I'm aware of. From what I know and have experienced every student here at CSUF has a desire to learn and a willingness to better the lives around them. Students here are passionate about the pathways they have chosen to obtain a meaningful purpose in their lives.

Like the college campus's you see in the movies, Cal State Fullerton has different cliques as well as stereotypes for those cliques. We have the "ditsy" sorority girls and the "crazy" frat boys. We also have to geeks who are generally considered to be those in the sciences or business programs and keep to themselves. There are also the "free-spirited" drama/theater majors, the skater boys, and the "gamers," who hangout in the Underground.