Jasmine
That depends on what the stereotype is. Overall, k-state does pride itself on it's community. Typical stereotypes for greeks, and jocks may be true, but i think any school can say the same. People in general are friendly.
Reed
I think it would be incredibly difficult to accurately stereotype any university or organization that has more than 20,000 people, so no I do not think the stereotype is accurate. Of course unless that stereotype is a bunch of purple bleeding, family oriented, fun loving driven individuals with a passion to succeed and innovate!
Reed
I think it would be incredibly difficult to accurately stereotype any university or organization that has more than 20,000 people, so no I do not think the stereotype is accurate. Of course unless that stereotype is a bunch of purple bleeding, family oriented, fun loving driven individuals with a passion to succeed and innovate!
Kirstin
No. One stereotype cannot even describe all the students on campus. There are different religions, cultures, sexual orientation, students with different majors, traditional and non-traditional students, faculty, staff, everything! There are so many students. We aren't all hicks just because Kansas State has a strong agriculture program. There are so many other things behind Kansas State!
Lori
Absolutely not!! Most of my friends are in something completely unrelated to agriculture. The education here is phenomenal! I've learned so much here and I still have a lot to go.
Monica
While a good portion of the school comes from Kansas, there are diverse people from all over the country who come for the quality of the school. Manhattan isn't the most exciting town but it has a fair amount of things to occupy your time without distracting from your studies. For bigger activities it is a short drive to Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City.
Rachel
K-State is most definitely a friendly place. There are small world connections between so many people on campus, and everyone is always willing to make a new friend. Although not everyone is majoring in Agriculture curriculum, K-State offeres programs some unique programs dealing with the College of Ag that are the only ones of their kind in the country, like Bakery Science. In all honesty, there are such a wide variety of students and majors that K-State doesn't fall into many stereotypes.
Dani
Haha yes about the Hick stereotype but thats mainly because there are so many Ag Majors. The student stereotype of being friendly and welcoming was correct!! I felt at "home" for once!
Melania
Well, it is a land grant university and agriculture is a strong field but as all ways, no generalization is correct.
Chelsie
No although K-State is a farm school not everyone here is a farmer or from a small town.