<p>ok this is going to sound stupid but can a socialist hippie (or what a lot of people consider the steroetypical brown student) fit in at cornell? I think I'm going there but the whole frat life preppy scene seems like it'll clash with my personality. I know it has a diverse student body but I've been in the catholic school system for four years now and I want to go to a school where I can find like-minded people if that makes sense. </p>
<p>I don’t think these are your “type” of people. Maybe while you are there you can work to ban preppies and then eliminate the frats. its a shame that its so hard to find like-minded people. </p>
<p>Brown University student or “brown” student? ? What?</p>
<p>I live in Ithaca and work in Cornell’s collegetown, so I interact with the students constantly. Trust me, a so-called “socialist hippie” will fit right into the Ithaca scene. It’s true that there exists a number of stereotypically “preppy” kids, but I’m sure the same can be true anywhere. Ithaca is a very laid-back, “hippie” community. </p>
<p>Rest assured there are many socialist hippies at Cornell and in Ithaca. Not to worry. This is a very progressive campus and town. </p>
<p>That helped and was reassuring lol. Thanks! :)</p>
<p>btw i meant brown university student*</p>
<p>Few schools are filled with only one type of student. The stereotypes you allude to are just that-stereotypes. Brown university attracts students who like a progressive approach to education but many different types of people like that approach. Regardless, I am guessing the op hasn’t spent much time in Ithaca. Ithaca is filled with people who are about as far from “preppy” as possible. </p>
<p>That stereotype is not really true of Brown students so I suspect you will find the same true for Cornell–although that stereotype isn’t something I’ve heard myself. </p>