Whether they’re athletes, cool European transfer students or that couple of kids who are actually from Maryland itself, we have such a diverse range of students here at Hopkins. We don’t always get the chance to live with or befriend people from the other side of the world, or even just from across the country, so it’s great that we can spend these four years here expanding our social circles and just meeting really cool people. What’s more amazing, though, is that even with all this variety present around us, there are always these certain few types of people that we are all bound to run into at least at one point of our college years.
So I’ve tried to put together a list of types of people we all probably know – either by face or we may be even best friends with some of them. Let’s see if I’ve gotten this list right.
1. The One Who Always Has It Together.
So obviously some people have already figured this college thing out. These kinds of people are always on top of their game – they actually do class readings, are a part of some cutting edge research, and are probably the head of some society on campus. They have life sorted out for them already, and are going to be making big bucks once they’re out of school. Probably someone you’d want to keep in touch with, for future reference.
2. The Party Nerd.
Only at Hopkins will you see the same girl in the library cubicle next to you, then getting down and dirty around the pole in Pike a couple hours later. We definitely may not be a party school, but we nerds do know how to release stress when we have to. The hardest partiers are always the ones you’d least expect to be.
3. The “Study Buddy.”
As sad as it may sound, I’m pretty sure most of us have come to call a certain cubicle or table in the library or Brody our “spot.” And more often than not we come to recognize the people around us who happen to be there all the time we’re there, too. Does seeing the same person almost every day actually make it socially acceptable to become friends? I mean, we know each other’s study habits already – that should make us practically best friends.
4. The Social Butterfly.
How is it possible for one person to know so many people? These popular kids can go anywhere on campus at anytime of the day, and still run into somebody they know. Hopkins is a small school, I know, but seriously. Just beware if you have to walk with them anywhere, with all the pit stops they make the journey will take twice as long.
5. The Athlete.
Hair always wet or tied up in a ponytail, and forever decked in some kind of sports gear – my list would not be complete without mentioning the athletically inclined among us. How is it that some people can still look so attractive just wearing an oversized t-shirt and sweats? I guess there are some benefits to working out all of the time.
