Growing up I wasn’t stereotyped by my race, color of my skin, or how tall I was. I was born into a middle class family. Both my parents worked full time jobs. We lived in a two-bedroom one-bath house in Miami Dade County. I went to Catholic School my whole life from pre-k 4 to my senior year of high school. My parents worked really hard to give an education that would help me because a successful person. One stereotype that I have experienced in my life is the “Rich, Catholic School Girl.” This one makes me laugh all the time. Yea, I went to a high school were girls had their sweet sixteen on MTV, but don’t let that fool you. There is a good handful of us in private school at are really struggling to be there. In high school I worked three jobs to help supplement my family’s income. I was a very independent person. I hate it when someone, when they just met me, assume that I am a rich bitch because I go to Saint Thomas Aquinas. I don’t think its fair for people to automatically think that just because someone goes to private school they are the richest people in the world. So basically what I am trying to say, is just don’t judge someone by where they go to school, or how much money they have. A family can be totally different behind closed doors.
Another stereotype that I have experienced is “Stupid Sorority Girl.” Not True. Being in a sorority you have to maintain a 3.0 G.P.A. We don’t party every night, studying is an important part of being in an organization like a sorority. If the sorority doesn’t maintain a good GPA then they could be kicked off of the college campus. Also we need to be involved in three different campus activities. Since I have been in a sorority here on campus I have put in 12 hours of studying for tests and quizzes. People that I have met think “Stupid Sorority Girl” but hopefully having met me and me explaining that it isn’t true, they have thought of sorority girls in a new way.
Unfortunately people like to rush and make judgments even though they don’t even know that person. I can safely say I never do that because I’ve had my experiences with both sides. I’ve met people that looked “normal” and when you would strike up a conversation with them, they’d act like they were all that and a bag of chips and would feel the need to brag constantly to try and impress me or something. I’m a really tolerant and laid back person, but there are 3 types of people that I’ve never cared for: people who are constantly disrespectful, people who brag, and people who act like they know everything there is to know. I’ve also met people that look like someone that you’d consider “stuck up” and they’d turn out to be the most down to earth person I’ve ever met. I just find it weird that they would automatically judge you because you went to Saint Thomas Aquinas. I mean, Saint Thomas Aquinas isn’t even half of the school that Treasure Coast is. We’re ranked # 1 in the nation in every category imaginable. I should be the one that’s being judged, not you, that’s so strange. You’re so incredibly right though with the “every family is different behind closed doors.” We both come from the same situation…except I was able to go to the best school in the nation, Treasure Coast and you ended up at Saint Thomas Aquinas, yuck! I feel bad for you that you had to end up there in Fort Lauderdale, one of the worst cities on earth. Then again, it’s hard to look good when your competition is Port St. Lucie, the best city on earth. Oh no he didn’t.
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