Northwestern University Top Questions

Smart, dorky, preppy, classy Study hard, party hard North campus is science people, south is artsy

We are socially awkward but somehow make up for our lack of people skills and connect with each other with our smarts. We are very motivated to succeed.

no social life, nerdy, socially inept, rich snobs

nerdy, type A, rich, ugly

"Northwestern students don't go out", "nerds", and "career oriented" are typical stereotypes one might hear about Northwestern students.

The two main, and most observable, stereotypes are that Northwestern students constantly flaunt their intelligence and that Northwestern's female students are uglier, on average, than the female students at other Universities.

rich, white, smart, focused on bussiness

Some stereotypes about Northwestern are that the students are excessively bookish and at least slightly awkward. Also, there is the stereotype that peope here are ugly.

People think NU students are a bit dorky as we spend ridiculous amounts of time at the library. We're also seen as the laughingstock of the Big Ten in sports (whether it's true or not).

All we do is study, and the campus is generally full of mediocre-looking people.