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Wheaton has its fair share of type-A workaholic overachievers, but for the most part people are really chill and down to earth. Although there are the rare few students who get into a hissy-fit over the chapter in their Bio text books about Evolution, most people are fairly open-minded to what science teaches us about our world. Politically, the spectrum is much broader than I anticipated.

No more than any other stereotype. Some students at Wheaton fit that mold. Many, however, don't. We've got a far more diverse body culturally than we give ourselves credit for.

Not at all. We do abide by more rules than other colleges do, but that doesn't mean we don't have fun. There are some really wild people at Wheaton, if you stay up past midnight you might find out.

Relatively, but there is a diverse amount of students from across the country and world that provide a diverse environment. The type A attitude is overrated, every good school has that mentality somewhat.

These sterio types are assumptions based on misunderstanding the focus of Wheaton. This assumption stems from Wheaton's focus on worshiping God through the mind. Coupled with high intensity acedemics this focus can be mis-seen as nerdy book worship. Wheaton is in fact not entirely focused on books (lol) trips into the city, which only takes about 30 mins and 4 or 5 dollars, and events on campus give students too much to do and the problem is less of finding something to do and more of choosing between so many sweet things! The worship atmosphere on campus is not suffering because of acedemics, WHeaton offers great floor brotherhood and acountability. Campus worship events are well attended and vibrant displays of the love for God that permeates the campus.

Yes, we work hard and are involved in many activities. However, we do have lots of fun (yes, even without the drinking and sex) and are generally not distant/unapproachable at all.

- No Dating life: This stereotype is relatively true, but not because the opportunities aren't available, but because many Students have Christian value systems that shy away from dating for fun, or sometimes even for the purpose of searching for the right spouse- for a season at least. - Pray a lot: In a recent servey done by the college newspaper, only about 35-40 percent of students said that they daily spend time in prayer. However, corporate gatherings abound, and the freshmen and sophomore classes are bringing up the average significantly. Though it varies from year to year, Wheaton will always be a place where prayer warriors abound. - Smart: Accurate. The classroom discussion is always rich and insightful. These students address the biggest issues of our day with intelligence, honesty, and even wisdom.

no, its a lot more rough around the edges than you'd expect. Since I live around Wheaton, I knew the reputation it had as the premier Christian college in the country. Everyone is aware of Wheaton's relatively strict community covenant with rules such as no tobacco products and no alcohol. However, more kids struggle with that stuff than you think. I thought coming in, kids in general would be less into that kinda stuff and more into Jesus, and for the most part they are, but there is certainly a population among the students who engage in normal party school type activities. Ppl call it the 'underground'.

I would say that generally most students are type-A and real driven, but it is not uncommon to see students fighting this tendency and even changing because they want to go against the tide and they realize that they can't change the world. I would say that outsiders' view of students as boring, uptight, and strict is not accurate. There are definitely some wild and crazy people here. Partying happens here, too, but it is very underground, nothing too out in the open.

Yeah, pretty muchly....