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The students at the school come from a lot of different backgrounds and have many different styles.

Haven't met them yet.

I have not really got to know many of my classmates, but from what I have learned from orientation is that they are very diverse. They are open to new ideas and ways of thinking, very respectable when people are speaking, and are from all over the country. They have a lot of different backgrounds and different ideas.

The typical students likes to throw down and party hard. If you're into that and like the beach, come here. If you don't like either, do not come here.

Most were white, rich kids.

My classmates are engaging, diverse, and friendly; they are all unique individuals I can relate to and speak to on a regular basis.

People look pretty nice going to class here which I wasn't prepared for (especially during my 8 am classes!!). Girls either wear nice clothes or equally nice work out clothes and guys typically dress preppy or just in jeans and a t-shirt etc. In my classes I see a lot of different types of students interacting but not so much outside of class. Friend groups are typically divided along racial, religious, socio-economic lines, but their isn't tension between these groups on campus and truth be told not very much diversity in the first place. The student body is over all very friendly and very interesting in their experiences as those are varied through out. There are a lot of people from South Carolina but also a lot of people from other places, like the North as well. The students are for the most part very up to date on their current events and issues and very passionate about them as well. Everyone seems driven to get the most out of their college experience whether thats through internships or studying abroad. There are also a lot of campus organizations that you can join such as the honors fraternity or club soccer. Their are lots of opportunities to get involved and most students choose to do so.

I have worked with some great students who are very dedicated and will go far when they graduate. More often than not though I have seen woefully poor math and language skills. I don't know if this a CofC thing or if it is just US students in general.

There is a wide variety of students, from the southern bells, to the northern girls. There's definetly a niche here for every type of person