A Collegiette's Guide to Life

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Most collegiettes would agree that stereotyping people is ultimately more hurtful than helpful. Unfortunately, making assumptions and categorizing others is something we sometimes do even if we don’t mean to. It isn’t uncommon for a collegiette to stereotype a guy when she first meets him: “Even when I try not to stereotype a guy, I catch myself doing it,” says Alana, a freshman from the University of Kansas. “If I see a guy with an expensive watch, I’ll assume he’s wealthy. If I see a guy wearing a shirt with a stain, I’ll assume he’s a slob or lazy. But that doesn’t make it true necessarily...