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Everyone at Case is pretty liberal, and everyone gets along. There is no hatred amongst groups to speak of and Case is home to a pretty diverse student body consisting of many different cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and religions. As far as who would feel "out of place" at Case... probably no one. There is a group for everyone, although individuals who want to party every night might have a difficult time finding a venue unless they are 21.

For the most part the student body is very diverse and very open-minded. There are strong ethnic student organizations such as the Asian American Alliance (Triple A) and the Muslim Student Association (MSA). The school is pretty friendly to the LGBT community, which has a strong organization called Spectrum. For the most part students are reasonable and extremely intelligent - I very rarely meet someone who I cannot converse with on a variety of topics, much unlike high school. There is not a lot of school spirit, particularly in athletics, although the football team made it to the NCAA D3 playoffs for the first time in history this past year which generated some excitement. Students seem to be pretty proud of the academic environment, which is rather rigorous.

There's a lof of diversity at Case, there's actually more minorities than white people. A lot of the students are well off, since it's such an expensive school, and some are on scholarships and loans. Most of the students are from the Northeastern part of the country: New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania... It's kind of funny. Some people go to class in business casual (i'm in business school), because they think they're millionare entrepreneurs, but most people go to class in sweats. It's a pretty long walk to class if you're not in the business school (about 20 minutes from dorms) so I think it's pretty stupid when I see girls stomping down the street in heels. There's no point in dressing up because everyone's so stressed and tired they don't care what you look like.

We have a very accepting campus for LGBT students and supporters. We have special events and a LGBT student group on campus. I haven't noticed any tension between races. There is a lot of diversity and almost everyone gets along. Case students are from all 50 states ( I think) and from many other countries. There are student groups for all of them. Case students tend to be in the upper-middle class, but all economic groups are present. They give very good scholarships.

Different types of students interact to a limited extent, but as with everywhere else in the world people divide based on differences. Particularly early on freshman year, people make a lot of friends that are different from them, people from different countries, rural and urban, black, white and Asian mix a lot early on, but start to separate more later. The people that seem to self-segregate the most seem to be African American students and foreign students, who tend to keep to their own more. Most students wear pretty casual clothing to class, with sweat pants, jeans and sweatshirts being pretty common, but there are some people that dress differently too. It seems like most Case students are either from the Midwest or Asia, or both (as odd a combination as that might that seem). We have students from all around the country though, that just seems to be the majority.

not all that diverse. majority asian and white. not too many blacks or hispanics.

While it is a diverse crowd, many students are nerdy and unaware how to carry on normal social interactions. A student that needs a large amount of social interactions at all times could feel out of place at Case. Students dress in everything from pajamas to sport coats in class.

The students at Case are diverse, accepting and all-around good people. If students are asked why they choose to stay at case, it’s because of the people who they go to school with. The only negative aspect about students seems to be their predisposition to consider all students at Case "socially awkward nerds" which is used to excuse any behavior that is detrimental.

The population is extremely diverse. The students seem accepting of everyone. The LGBT seems to be pretty strong and active. The Asian population, particularly Indians and Koreans have a lot of cultural activities. While they form their own 'groups', people of other race and ethnicities commonly join in. I haven't noticed any particular dressing tendencies - dress in whatever style you'd like.

I honestly can't think of any student that would feel out of place at Case. There is a group for everyone here. There are cultural groups, LGBT groups, religous groups, fraternities and sororities, sports (Varsity and club), really anything and everything. One thing that I think is great, is that if there isn't a club, anyone can start one and request funding from the Student Government to sponsor projects and activities for the group. I have never heard of any types of racial issues between students or groups of students, I've never heard anyone make fun of others for their sexual preferences, which isn't to say people may not make comments in their own circle of friends, but I've never seen fights, or name-calling, or hurtful things of that nature between students. In the dining halls, people just sit with their friends where there's space. The cafeteria isn't divided up between "athletes" and "nerds" or anything like that. The students at Case are VERY diverse. There are those from well-to-do backgrounds, and those that are from less wealthy families, especially since Case offers a number of merit and need-based scholarships and financial aid. A majority of students seem to be from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and maybe Michigan and other random mid-west states, but we also have a fair share of international students (Eastern Asia, India mainly I would say) and all over the US, just a lesser percent.