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The stereotype at Northern Arizona University is probably that there is drunk parties all the time. Is this stereotype accurate? I would probably say yes. A lot of parties go on, at least 1 per household every other week on average. Where there is a big get-together and they have a drinking party.

Some stereotypes of NAU include hippies, tree-huggers and stoners. While you might always find a group of people that enjoy partaking in any of these activities, it certainly isn't the majority.

People tend to think of NAU as campus filled with "hippies" and "stoners", but that stereotype is far from correct. It is true that there are people who are very eco-friendly and are who very 'free-spirited", but NAU has a very diverse student body. NAU stresses being eco-friendly and being a "green" campus, which attracts a lot of attention from the type of people stated above, but there are students from all over the country as well as all over the world, and they all cannot be stereotyped based on only a small population of the entire NAU community.

We have a very diverse school. All the common stereotypes fall into our university into various categories. The kids in our school have different interests which makes every category available to incoming freshmen or transfer students.

The stereotype of students at NAU is to get a strong degree, by using all academic resources.yes, it is accurate

Common stereotypes at NAU are potheads, hipsters, people with dread locks and long boards.

I feel like the stereotype of students at NAU is that we are all potheads and hippies, because we honestly do live in a hippie town, with a "green" mentality, lots of trees, and lots of local coffee shops that are vegetarian and eco-friendly. However, I would not say that there is any more drug consumption at NAU than any other college, as there is a select group of students that participate in that, but for the rest, there is plenty to do and plenty of people to hang out with that do not!

I feel like the majority of the students that go to NAU are the nicer, more laid back kids that could be friends with a lot of people. When I first went to NAU, I always had people saying hi to me, opening doors, and generally just being nice people so I'd say its a good stereotype.

I would have to say a majority of the students here at NAU are the more earthy/hippie/laid back type. Everyone here is super friendly, and it is really easy to meet new people and make new friends!

I think at Northern Arizona if anything, there is a stereotype of hippies and stoners. However this is not a negative aspect. There are a majority of people who smoke marijuana, but on a college campus it is something I've grown to expect. There is not a plethora of people using here, just more people seem to notice. Having "hippies" in our town I don't see as a hinderance. Most so called "hippies" are people keeping to themselves just wanting a life with the outdoors. I feel it makes the town more authentic and real.