University of California-Los Angeles Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at University of California-Los Angeles?

Justin

That it is fully of wealthy, beautiful, blonde, beach loving coeds with brains.

Tanaya

Some say we're too "nerdy" for being a good school, and some say we're "overrated" for really being a bunch of partiers who are just naturally smart (and therefore get by)... However, there are a lot of good stereotypes also, such as the fact that we're a well-rounded school who knows how to study hard, and party just as hard (if not harder!). One other negative stereotype is also that UCLA isn't consistent with their admissions, and they reject some people who "should get in" and accept some people who "shouldn't get in."

Jason

I don't know, but I can tell you this college seems to be very athletics oriented. I personally am not a fan of all the sports and "school spirit." The sense that I get is that UCLA is more frat/sorority oriented while Berkeley is more co-op oriented. Consider yourself warned. But I could be wrong, and this could simply be my reaction to the class divide here. After all, the median income of student's families here is $74K, that's like "oh my god," sixty percent higher than the national average. By the way, don't you hate when people enunciate their statements as if they were asking a question. "I don't know. I think UCLA students are like, cool?"

David

Nerds

Matthew

UCLA students are typically seen as very smart and study hard

Leah

Most people think that UCLA students tend to be superficial because we're from Los Angeles. Also, our school is sterotyped as the asian school because they make up almost half of the student body.

Lindsay

I guess one of the stereotypes is that the student body is loaded almost entirely of Asians, hence the explanation of UCLA being the "University of Caucasians lost among Asians."

Ryan

they recieve all A's, they have no social life, all asians

Russell

campus is sheltered, UCLA is too sporty, students are HOT but materialistic, LA is gross

Lorie

asian, smart, studious