[Linda P.]

What types of problems and barriers do Gothic students find when they enter college and during their freshman year?

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Name : Linda P., Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, City : Bowling Green, State : OH, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Sara S.]

I don’t consider myself a Gothic person. I’m more of a Medievalist, but am usually identified as “a goth” by many people at the college I attend. There are about 10 of us at this very small college (about 500 students) who don’t really fit anywhere else. We are a tightly knit group, but the only thing we really all have in common is the fact that we are nonconformists to some degree. Some of us look like the stereotypical “goth” person. Most of us don’t.

The main problem we’ve had to face has been rumors. There have been rumors that our group of friends is a Satanic cult, which is ridiculous, since we range from atheist to Southern Baptist, to Catholic, Wiccan, Pentacostal, Mormon and Agnostic. But such rumors spread quickly, especially in the small-town South. We have also been joked about in the school paper several times, things like suggesting cutting down campus trees to ward off the “vampire population.” We never take it too seriously.

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Name : Sara S., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Pagan, Age : 18, City : Bateville, State : AR, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : High School Diploma, 

[Jeff-R]

For most freshman Goths (as well as others), it’s simply finding a group of like-minded people. Generally things are better for Goths at a larger school, where the likelihood of meeting other Goths is higher. Things might be harder at a smaller school, where there would be fewer Goths and less understanding from people who aren’t used to the lifestyle.

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Name : Jeff-R, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 20, City : Minneapolis, State : MN, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

[M22292]

If anything, I found exactly what I had come to know and expect: Almost a complete shunning at this particular Southern college. I have come to enjoy and revel in it, as the last thing I desire is to be approached first, or to take part in the usual college orientation. Who’s going to ask the creepy girl to join the sorority? My look almost ensures that those who approach to talk are interested in me, regardless.

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Name : M22292, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, City : Boton, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, 

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