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That we're a bunch of hippies, when in reality we're all actually just really down to earth and nice.

hippies, gays, burnouts, liberal

Before I came to UVM, just like everyone else I had talked to, I thought the school would be filled with hippies. A lot of people have that image of barefoot students with dreads sitting around in circles on the campus green, beating drums, and smoking weed.

There are major stereotypes that we are all hippie stoners, extremely liberal, unwashed people.

UVM is as stereotyped as Harvard, although each lie at opposite ends of the spectrum. While Harvard is seen to be full of the rich and ultra-smart, UVM has the reputation of extreme liberal mindedness and rampant drug use. Especially coming from an affluent suburb of Boston, UVM is seen as a safety school in a town where 50 percent of Seniors attend Ivy Leagues. My best friend attends Harvard and constantly kids me about UVM's stoner reputation, especially when introducing me to her friends.

They're super liberal, crunchy, hippie types. They love the environment, hate America, smoke pot, protest wars, etc.

everyone thinks that we are a bunch of tye-die wearing, Phish-listening, weed-smoking, beard-growing hippies who grew up in the suburbs of New York city and Boston, but really that is only maybe 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student pop.

That students are either rich or they are hippies.

College for hippies and potheads

When I was a freshman four years ago, the stereotype was definitely related to high drug use, especially marijuana. Now, however, I'm pleased to say that, although that stereotype still exists, it is less a part of who we are. There is still a strong stereotype of outdoor enthusiasts, which I think is accurate for the most part, and also a positive thing.