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somewhat but there are all types of people here

To some degree these stereotypes ring true. There are a good deal of drugs and alcohol on campus but its not like you have to do them. There are a wide variety of activities to entertain yourself with if drinking to excess isn't your thing. It would probably be better if it wasn't your thing because in the last three years the school has tightened the rules and increased to probability of getting caught for drinking or drugs on campus. As for the hippies, there are a fair amount here but they don't roam around campus in large groups. The truth is that you can probably find yourself a group of people that you can easily identify with that is similar to you. The beauty of collage is however is that you can become friends will all types of different people, which is likely to happen at UVM.

Both of these stereotypes are inaccurate. There are just as many clean-cut kids as there are ones with dreadlocks, though most students do lean to the left politically. The radical hippies are not taken seriously on campus, both by students and administration. UVM is not a diverse place. Students fall into mainly two categories, neo-hippies who wear Carharts and Teva's, and borderline-preppy kids from the northeast who come to ski and ride. Mostly everyone is middle to upper-middle class. Just as many kids drive Audis as they do Suburus.

Most of them are at least somewhat true, though there are more and more preppy out-of-state students every year who came to attend a party school that also has great academics. Yes, there are drum circles full of hippies and "free spirits!!" which can get annoying.

Yes. Most students smoke pot and/or party at least 2 nights a week. Real hippies make up a minority of students, more just think that they are hippies. You don't have to be that smart to do well here.

For the majority of the students here, yes. The students are well off and they like to have fun with alcohol and other substances.

The one stereotype that I don't think people think of but is very reflective of the student body is that people are generally laid back and friendly. Obviously there are a few students who don't fit the model but walking around campus strangers smile and are happy to be at UVM. This happiness and joy seeps into the campus and makes UVM have a special feeling that I haven't found anywhere else.

I don't think that that term exists anymore but I would say we are much more liberal than most other state colleges.

Sometimes these stereotypes are true, but over all were just students looking to have a good time. I mean other universities have students doing the same thing, but because we are located in the green mountains its italicized.

Although humorous,this not no entirely true. We do have a lot of environmentalists in the school and many do like to ski, but the school is becoming so much more diverse that it's hard to label UVM. The excessive partying in UVM is true because the school has so many events that allow the students to meet new people in a fun, safe, sometimes educational environment and these kind of fun loving events. So I wonder, is this a "party" school, or a school creating a tighter, more comfortable community?