College Stereotypes

Renz Aldaine S. Engada

College is where every persona converged, and where riots be heard. There are countless types of people you’ve never seen before, each more ridiculous than the last, and, without a keen discerning eye, it can be impossible to distinguish between the lions and the leeches of college life . Here in Central Mindanao University, a load-full of almost 10,000 students are in college! You thought high school had interesting stereotypes? Well, they all carry over to college. There’s the usual jock, geek, over achiever and loner but college is also where students experiment with a little more free will. You may or may not fit perfectly into the categories below, which is normal, and having multiple shades of each stereotype is

possible too. Why don’t you take a look and see which stereotype you are?

1. Nerve-Wrecking Nerds

What’s with the wide-brimmed glasses, weirdo? Hmmm, (bulb flashes) oh that’s your secret for being brilliant, isn’t it? Well, lend it to me sometimes. Yes, you are the nerds. The walking brains with their cerebrums exposed. You seldom see them in gaiety places, no, because they’re sulking their heads in their books, possibly partying with their calculators, or surfing the net asking Mr. Google the “recent development in mankind”, or trying to figure out ʃ tanx sec2x dx (don’t try to figure this out, if you do, you’re a Nerve-Wrecking Nerd). They sit way up in the front or way in the back, answering all the

questions your professor tosses out or trying to correct the mistake of the latter.

2. Jumper Jocks

The lumberjacks, ooopss, I mean the Jumper Jocks are the sport deities, the R-O-A-Ring tigers and tigress in the CMU. They’re athletes running in packs, decked out in campus colors and sweat pants, possibly drinking Gatorade! They’re physically attractive, and if Adonis adorns them, they’ll make your eyes go hearty, and perhaps would even top your campus crush list (Go Rokawa, Rokawa!) The jocks spend most

of their free time hitting the iron or training on the field.

3. Beauty Bravados

Mirror is a must! Make-up is a shall! Fancy dress is a will. That’s them, beauty is the first of their priority. For them, mirror’s a click, Aphrodite’s a chic, ‘til their mirror breaks! However, they are indeed handsome and gorgeous with those designer eye bags of them. Well I hope (cross-fingers) that their insides are as good as their shells. And one more thing, they love taking “selfies”, possibly with their

Camera 360 app.

4. Jolly Jokers

These are the people with humor level 94-100%! You can be downright crazy with laughter with them, and it’s almost always noisy being with them. Their faces alone are big jokes, let alone them cracking some jokes. Dark days are in the opposite pole when you’re with them, but alas, professionals say that they’re the most vulnerable at heart who’s trying to fend off the sadness with made -up smiles and

laughter (Oh, serious alert!)

5. Legible Leaders

Fall in line and follow his/her lead. Yes, this person can stir people to work, and certainly would make every task a successful one. They would make a good leader in the future, perhaps the 20th President of the Philippines? One thing, they don’t just lead, they’re also the best followers; with all the familiarity of

the numerous pages of the school’s constitution and bi-laws, they are often ask of the “do’s and dont’s”.

6. Feeling Fashionistas

Skimpy clothes, daring antics, fabulous sandals/stilettos, imate Versace trinkets, and of course, the fab UK collectibles (if you what I mean)! D*mned that girl who walks in high street, with her high heels, and her high waists! Totally, eye-popping and a Creamelatte (3 in 1, eh?) of the crop! It’s like having Lady Gaga in our university, complete with her fashion rebellions. Feeling those stares, fashionistas? No, they

aren’t for you, it’s the clothes!

7. Unbounded Untouchables

No, this isn’t the Untouchables in Indian caste system; they’re the school loners who are socially deficient. Their mysterious but they have almost no friends aside from their warring angel’s and devil’s voices in their brain. They walk through the school hallways bowing their heads, and with their earphones at full blast, playing “Cry With You” by Hunter Hayes (I’m a fan). Even when he’s asked to join a conversation he doesn’t say much as he spends way too much time over thinking things (and overreacting, though keeping mostly to himself) . Who knows what’s going on in his head? Who knows

who he really is?

8. Techno Geeks

All hail the Techno Geeks! This are the students that are amazingly updated with the world’s in and outs of the techno world. Plus, beware, they may cast a jinx on your laptops and PC, so enhance your antivirus security now. And perhaps, wouldn’t give you the latest movies and songs they’d just downloaded if you cross unto their bad sides (Ngayu ko movies beh). I wonder how many hours do they

spend on computers?

9. Control Commandos

Cast your eyebrows up with this control freaks. Yes, they exist, and worst is: they’re rampant!! They choose their own set of friends, and acts like Julius Caesar on most people. But sorry, His Highness, perhaps it slips out of your mind, but we’re all commoners here. Give your attitude a check sometime.

10. The Talented The versatile, these people can sing like a soul siren, dance in pop retro-glam, can talk eloquently, plays at least one music instrument (I know how to blow a trumpet, does that count?), title holde rs, and can go all Platonic in an English class! So, having problems selecting a lead act? This person can play it on screen too.