The standard student stereotype is one that's been around for years.
Students are of course, all hard up, sleep for most of the day, don't wash very often and never attend lectures, right? Wrong.
There are loads of different student stereotypes out there. See how many you can spot the next time you're on campus. Here's just a few:
- The obnoxiously loud one / party animal – this is the one who sees student life as one big party. When they're not out socialising, they're playing their music at top notch in their room. Fantastic company if you're looking for a wild time, not so much when you're trying to get your dissertation done!
- The ‘last minute wonder’ – there are just too many interesting things to see and do at university, so essays and the dissertation will just have to wait. Often found looking stressed in the library around deadline time.
- The lovesick one – moving away from from home for the first time brings some great pluses, but it has it downsides too. For the lovesick one, this means leaving your childhood sweetheart behind. When not in their room playing “our tune”, they will be heading home for the weekend.
- The ‘trust fund poshie’ (also known as the ‘Rah’) - this one certainly isn't a hard up student. Mummy and Daddy’s generous support ensures they're always bang on trend, drive a fantastic car and live in a home decorated from the pages of Vogue. Often found talking loudly about themselves or laughing in a horsey manner and sporting big, naturally blonde hair.
- The eco warrior/ activist – this one rocks the tie dyed, grungy student look, with piercings and dreadlocks aplenty. They're keen to spend hours talking about saving the planet and telling you what you're doing wrong. Chances are they have a slightly unwashed air about them, but their upper middle class parents have ensured they have a very healthy bank account.
- The gap year bore – the one who has travelled the world before university and wants to tell you all about it, constantly. They have a large map with lots of pins in it and posters of all the places they've been to on their bedroom walls. They also have an air of confidence that’ll annoy you but secretly you'll be quite envious.
- The sleeper – yep, that's about all they do. If lectures are in the mornings, then they might as well be in a parallel universe because mornings don't exist for the sleeper. Their morning is your lunchtime.
- The druggie – their student pad is not the cleanest or tidiest by far and always has a suspicious smell about it. Most often found looking stoned or very hyper.
- Sports fanatic/ gym bunny – always found in tracksuit bottoms and trainers, full of energy, does lots of exercise and is very fit. There's another variety of this – the rugby bloke – most often found propping up the student union bar with a pint in hand, but it's the image they're going for – chances are they're not as fit as the gym bunny.
- Teacher's pet – at school they would have been called a nerd. They're always at lectures, have always done all the set reading and want to talk at length about it in class. Their essays are always in on time too. While you probably find them slightly annoying, chances are they're the ones most likely to succeed after university.