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This has been statistically disproved, not sure where or when. As far as I know we're pretty much average as far as the stats are concerned (compared with most other large universities).

Rutgers is a huge party school. Thursday through Friday, and sometimes even Tuesday the streets of New Brunswick are a party in themselves with all the students meandering through the grease truck parking lot, on their way from one party to another with their group of friends. Rutgers students take whatever holiday they can and turn it into a party...snow days, St. Patty's Day, Halloween, Valentine's Day, and any football game. Rutgers students certainly know how to party. They certainly know the boundaries between work and play, though. It's quite an amazing thing to see someone run the beer pong table all Saturday night, and then see them Sunday afternoon sitting at the next table over from you in the library. Rutgers is an academically challenging school. A strong study and work ethic is required to succeed. Between exams, papers, and all-nighters at the library, students can become very stressed over their schoolwork. There's no reason good grades & long hours in the library can't be rewarded by letting loose on the weekends. Rutgers University is equivalent to every other major school in regards to STD percentage. This stereotype is false. People are just jealous that we have it all: brains & brawn.

Rutgers students are an excellent mix of people. we are all about the diversity. So the first stereotype is true to an extent. But people get over themselves quickly and adapt to the culture at Rutgers. Being such a big school, there are so many things to do. And the note about the std's: NOT TRUE.

I've never attended another college, so it's hard to compare. Yes, I guess there are a lot of parties. College Ave has tons of frat houses, but the whole school isn't like that. As for STDs, it's just like anywhere else; don't be stupid, use protection, and you'll be fine.

-Not in my experience, this is the typical statement about Rutgers so I figured I'd throw it in -To a degree, many students from New Jersey attend Rutgers, but it is a very different atmosphere and certainly not taught like high school classes. -Yes, it

The "high rate of STD transmission" is absolutely false. (Rutgers is one of the few schools to release its testing results) Class sizes can be a bit big for general education classes, but once you reach junior and senior year they decline significantly.

Although Rutgers is definitely a party school, the fact that we are an STD infested population is not accurate. Granted, we do have high STD rates. STDs are a trend among college age people anyway so to assume that Rutgers seems to attract all the herpes, genital warts, and chlamydia of the world can't be right.

1. This one is always amusing. The study actually said that a fairly high number (but still not even close to a majority) of the people TESTED turned out to have an STD. So let's think: why do you get tested for an STD? Probably because you think you're at risk for one. If you're looking for an STD, I'm sure you can find one, but I highly doubt the Rutgers population is any different than most schools. 2. True. I'm from New Jersey and I can attest to the fact that a huge chunk of my high school chose Rutgers. There's definitely a Jersey dominance here, but we won't shun you if you're out-of-state. 3. Ah, the RU Screw. It's hard to say if it's accurate or not, but it sure is easy to feel like you're getting screwed by the university. From academic advisers to parking nazis, I constantly hear about people getting the shaft. I think that's mostly a product of the fact the school is so big and active. It's hard to expect every official at the school to really care about all of your personal issues.

Not that I'd know from personal experience, but I am pretty sure that disease ratio is an overexageration.

Fortunately, this stereotype is not true. After some google-ing I learned the roots of this stereotype. It seems in the 90s a newspaper took a survey of men and women at a Rutgers health center to see who had an STD. Obviously if you take a survey at a health clinic about STDs the numbers will be skewed. That is like taking a survey at a restaurant and asking who is hungry.