Connecticut College Top Questions

There is definitely a large concentration of brats on this campus, but there are exceptions. We do indeed live in a bubble (judging by the fact that few people even know what this school is). Students are smart though, and although some may be Ivy League rejects, even more rejected the Ivy League entirely.

it's a pretty preppy campus with a lot of wealth which tends to bring in some snobby people, but for the most part i've found most people to be pretty laid back. there are a lot of people who come across as very self-interested though and usually these people tend to be on the wealthier side. i'd say that there is a lot of marijuana smoked on average. granted, some of this perception will be affected by who i choose to assosciate with, but the people i've met who never smoke pot are few and far between.

somewhat

Yes, but there are still tons of interesting people who break the stereotypes.

yes. ish.

The truths: -Conn students drink a lot, but it's basically limited to Thursday and Saturday. It's not at all rare to hear ambulances those days though, especially at the beginning of the year. -Conn students are generally either trendy past the point of identity, or anti-trend to an equal but opposite extreme. -With the occasional innocuous exception, Conn students are all rich white kids or imported minorities. -Most Conn students do seem to live on a steady diet of brinksmanship and bullshit (full disclosure: that's me too).

YWS

Somewhat- Diversity is large though.

not totally

All stereotypes have some sort of truth to them, so, no, Conn isn't as good of a school as Williams, or Amherst, or Harvard, but it is a lot better than many private and public schools all over the country. And, yes, many Conn kids are preppy, but we also have a lot of artsy kids and jocks and kids who focus mostly on partying or mostly on academics. However, I think that it is safe to say that we have a lot of normal kids here, too.