Brandeis University Top Questions

Brandeis is a place with outstanding diversity, even though people think of it as a university filled with Jews. While it is true that many of the students are Jewish, the school has a large contingent of students from abroad, and a sizable population of students who are ethnic or racial minorities. Racism, sexism, and homophobia are not tolerated by the student body, let alone the administration. Brandeis was founded on the ideal of social justice, consequently it has admitted students of color, women, and Jews since it was founded in 1948. It is not a school for the close minded and ignorant. As well, students rarely segregate themselves based off of race or ethnic group. It is the norm for students to have friends from different backgrounds. Brandeis students tend to be very liberal, and while many students are from upper-middle class backgrounds, many are not because of the generous financial aid packages the school offers. Flaunting wealth is something that is looked at very negatively, and the rare people that do it alienate others.

Brandeis attracts literally all types of students from jocks to computer geeks to book worms to political activists. You know it, they're at Brandeis. The only type of person who wouldn't fit in is a close-minded student. The student body is predominantly left. 'Deis Dems, the Democratic group on campus, is extremely active. Most students are from the New England area, or international. There is a handful from the Boston area, but it's definitely not a suitcase school.

The students at Brandeis are diverse, friendly, and caring human beings.

My classmates are extremely cheerful and intelligent people.

My classmates are definitely unique and diverse, a good amount of them are very outspoken while a lot of them are shy.

They seise to amaze me everyday.

Everyone here is really nice and friendly and it's very easy to make friends here!

My classmates are incredibly dedicated, intelligent, hard-working individuals.

Though the Brandeis student body presents a rather diverse group of people, in some ways, they are of like mind. The classmates I have spoken to are dedicated, disciplined, and fun-loving. They aptly balance work and play in such a way that helps them succeed academically. The rigor of the cirriculum challenges the mind of the students and therefore encourages them to study harder. I am proud to know these people; they rekindle the desire to be the best in me.

My classmates are warriors, striving to accomplish their goals as they receive their education, seeking the truth in every subject to better themselves and the world.