Gender Stereotypes In College

As a senior I am approaching the final days of high school and over the course of four years I’ve had the privilege to visit colleges and catch a glimpse of what the experience is like. Furthermore, my partner is in his second semester of college as a first year and consequently he gives me advice as well as telling me about his experiences so far. In the beginning he was slightly nervous to be in a different environment, but that quickly came to an end when he made acquaintances. As a male in college the experience is not what was expected in high school. Many are focusing and getting the job done while taking it seriously. My cousins, uncle, and even my father have mentioned that in college the level of expectancy to do your work and focus …show more content…
For example, the number one stereotype that is always seen is the frat boy. These guys love to party like there is no tomorrow. Typically jocks and rich kids are a part of the fraternities, but you will also find athletes at these parties even though they are not a part of a fraternity. In the interview with Santiago, he stated that the ones that go out and party (which is quite a few) make the rest of the male population in college look bad. He also went on to explain, “People still play around like high school but you rarely see that. Mostly they focus and get where they need to be.” This concludes that for the majority that party a lot, the image of the rest of the males is immensely affected due to the lack of responsibility in certain individuals. Another prime example of half or more than half of the male population is that they are procrastinators. During the interview Santiago admitted that he is a procrastinator and tends to turn in his work late, however, nonetheless he gets what needs to do done even if he misses a few things here and there. So why are males portrayed as these stereotypes? After explaining his opinion on the manner, Santiago expresses, “Guys are portrayed as that because we tend to mature at a older age than women and being that way makes people really judge us and make us seem like we always want to …show more content…
Stereotypes and misconceptions are what shape society, character, and develop the brain. Either a negative or positive standpoint is taken and based off of the type of side taken, the reaction will result in the same type of manner. For instance, if you make a negative stereotype or misconception then you will get a negative reaction. On another note, life experiences furthers the creation of stereotypes and misconceptions. In order to understand the actions and behaviors of individual’s, people created ,misconceptions and stereotypes. Due to this, male college students have faced a rise in stereotypes and misconceptions on their portion of the population. In conclusion, with age comes wisdom, and college students understand the position that they are in, to be stereotyped or become a part of a misconception should be a non