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The stereotype at Purdue is that it's a nearly all male engineering campus lacking in diversity. This is totally inaccurate. Purdue boasts an incredibly diverse populace studying a variety of topics. Purdue has a huge liberal arts college, an excellent business college, and programs in nursing and pharmacy. The idea that all students are engineers is totally riduclous at this point. Purdue's students are both male and female and come from all over the world.

Not necessarily. The majority of students (even engineers) are involved in lots of activities and are extremely supportive of our football and basketball teams (I am definitely one of those die-hard fans). Believe it or not, Greek life is huge on Purdue's campus so we know how to have fun, despite the boring reputation. And we're diverse, too. There are tons of people from out-of-state and lots of international students. I wouldn't agree with everyone being conservative Christians, either. There's the standard fare of college liberals around, but nothing really in-your-face. One stereotype is true: we're laid back. It's true, we get our work done and then we go have fun.

Yes, absolutely.

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For the most part there are more guys than girls. The behavior of Purdue graduates is noticeably different than that of other colleges. There are a lot of foreign students, which can often times slow education down because they are TA's and teammates. Many times parties at Purdue are not very large or original because there are more guys than girls and the frats of most the big parties. It gets old to go to frat parties, especially if you're not a brother there.

NO! It's true that both of those majors would be the focus when Purdue was founded but things have changed. Purdue has more students in Liberal Arts than Engineering. There are more than 200 areas of study.

Purdue is a diverse school with a variety of majors. Although we have a huge engineering program with a lot of smart people, we are more than that. There is a well rounded student body that knows how to have fun, do well in school, and help the community all at once. We are much more rounded than the stereotypes would have you believe.

The sterotypes are not accurate. Purdue is not simply composed of a bunch of agriculture majors nor a bunch of engineering majors. In fact, there are over 40,000 students majoring a a wide range of different things. People come from all over the United States and Internationally some who have never seen a farm before!

I think both of these stereotypes are extremely unaccurate, which should be obvious by looking at the completely contradictory nature of both stereotypes. While Purdue does have an excellent engineering program, many other programs and majors that Purdue offers are just as high-quality, if not better. I do not know the actual numbers, but I have not noticed an overwhelming number of engineering students on campus. First of all, Purdue is not an easy school to be admitted in to, and Purdue is working on making it even more difficult. Purdue is working hard to become even more elevated in comparison to other schools and it already has an excellent reputation, especially in other areas of the US and even overseas.

Purdue students are respectful for the most part. Their are several social circles of people at Purdue but mostly everyone is accepted for who they are.

Although Purdue is very well known for engineering and there are a lot of engineering students on campus, there are also plenty of students in different majors. Purdue has great academics in just about every area so along with the engineers you will find many agriculture, liberal arts, and management students to name a few.

No, though they are understandable. There definitely are a lot of engineer students on campus, and it is one of the schools Purdue is well known for, but the majority of the student population is non-engineer students. As far as being nerds, the students at Purdue are just as normal as students at any other campus I've toured or visited.

While more guys attend Purdue than girls, I don't think it is that obvious. It's a little more prominent in engineering, but other majors have a lot more even guy to girl ratio. I don't believe the second stereotype to be true either; I am nto greek, and just because I decided not to join one of the biggest organizations on campus does not mean that I sit around and do nothing. In fact, I do quite the opposite; being greek is a great way to get involved and make friends. However, if you are not greek, you are not going to lack in a social life at all as long as you make an effort to get out and meet people.

Purdue does have a lot of engineers, and I'm sure some of them are nerdy, but that is just a part of Purdue. Just like any large university, Purdue has tons of different people with tons of different interests. There are plenty of students in the college of liberal arts and elsewhere that have rarely, if ever, turn on a calculator in their time at Purdue.

I do not feel that these stereotypes are accurate. Although many international students do go to Purdue, the large majority of students are from Indiana and the neighboring states. Futhermore, I enjoy going to a school that has some variety because when I graduate I will be working side-by-side with people from many different backgrounds.

Since Purdue is traditionally an engineering school, many of the programs are more quanitative and technical, but people are sociable and not everyone is an engineer. Although students are studious and take classes seriously, people also know how to have fun. There is a good balance between studying and socializing.

This stereotype is somewhat accurate. Students do not typically dress like a that, but Purdue students do tend to be highly intelligent and care about their appearance. They do not carry leather bound books, but are often seen carrying text books to and from classes.

Definitely not, although sometimes it seems true. There are so many majors here, but most aren't projected as much out into society. However, the majority of my friends are engineers, so I am outnumbered.

Well...let's just say that I haven't seen any math formulas chalked onto the walkways across campus recently, so we must be improving! In all seriousness, it's sometimes accurate...sometimes not. Yes, we are a Math and Science school, a fact which affects other programs. For instance, our Business school focuses on quantitative analysis, and we are required to take a little more more than some other business schools. So...Is it a little nerdy? Maybe. Will it help us get great jobs? Definitely Yes.

For the most part, yes. A lot of people find their way to Purdue to study Engineering and Agriculture. A lot of students did grow up on family farms. There are plenty of students that enjoy the Greek life and it becomes a part of who they are throughout their college years. However, there are plenty of students studying liberal arts, management, and science who are from the suburbs of Chicago and not even thinking about joining a Fraternity/Sorority.