University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

That they are stuck up

Every one is from North Carolina.

Die-hard basketball fans

Stereotypically we're snotty, wealthy, and typically high-brow. Known as the "whine and cheese crowd" sometimes in the sports community, we're stereotyped as tame sports fans.

That everyone here is liberal.

Good stereotypes--That we are one of the nicest campuses and college towns in the country. That every student, faculty member, and staff member loves being at Carolina with all their heart. And mainly, that we have some of the nicest people, who are more than willing to go out of their way to help someone in need, stranger and friend alike. Bad stereotypes--That most of the us are elitist, snobbish phonies who were rejected by Duke. That most of us are the Foghorn-Leghorn type Southerners.

UNC students are often periceved as hippie overachievers, liberals, and very stuck up people who think they are smart.

Not sure. I was and will be again a graduate student. The undergrads I met were pretty smart.

Some people say that: -UNC students are too hardworking and don't have enough fun -UNC students are all "preps" in sororities -UNC students are liberal -UNC students are all extremely competative academically -UNC students are all hard core basketball fans -I'm sure there are more, because all colleges have the stereotypes...

UNC is a college for the rich and affluent and this is true of the students