Jen
CofC's student body is made up of all different races, religions, sexualities, and financial backgrounds. There are plenty of people with like personalities to hang out with.
Laura
HUGE LGBT community, coolest people I've ever met. Everyone is pretty tolerant of everyone else's believes but there is widespread display of political opinion. (It IS a college...). The Women and Gender Studies program is awesome, Alison Peipmeier (the head) is one of the mmost amazing women I've ever met in my life.
Matthew
Everyone is pretty open minded, however not very worldly or progressive. Dress is pretty boring (cargo shorts, polos, ugly teeshirts, baggy clothes, flipflops, pajama pants, ugg boots, crocs, etc...). There is a small progressive crowd and they are getting bigger, but still very small.
Ann-Marie
Our student body as a whole, is very friendly and works hard. That's the impression I got when I first began college at CofC.
Amy
There are tons of different types of students at CofC! We don't just fit a cookie cutter mold. There are a good many wealthy students but there are also plenty of people that have to have their scholarships. Its mostly in state students, but there are plenty of other people too. Everybody's pretty accepting, although the far left kids will say they accept everyone even though they absolutely don't accept anybody's opinion if its traditional. Everybody interacts pretty well though, and everyone is really friendly. Its easy to meet people
Katie
I think this campus is very diverse. Of course I went to a small private school my entire life, so i don't have much to base my opinion of diversity on.
Melissa
Most students dress comfortable for class. It's not very often that you see students put together an outfit for class. I think most students interact very well. CofC students are from all over but most seem to come from an upper level income family. While many students come from affluent backgrounds, most do not flaunt it. I think most students are politically aware and many are very active. I think most students' political views range from left to right.
Michelle
I feel like CofC is a wide variety in every aspect of student body. It is a big school for people in the arts and so there are a lot of liberal people on campus. It is still in South Carolina and a lot of kids from South Carolina who grew up conservatively are here too. I feel like if you find a club or group that you fit into, you will be happy here. It is important to get involved though or you can be lost among all the different types of people, maybe unsure where to fit in.
Leila
Most of the students here are Christian, which I am not. At first you feel really out of place, but soon you realize that people don't really care if you're Christian or not. But keep in mind that the majority of students here are relaly Christian and a lot of them are conservative. There isn't one style of clothes students wear, you can get away wearing anything, but considering the large richer female population, a lot of the clothes are Lily dresses and Jack Rogers sandals.
Alissa
I am a Jewish student a predominantly Conservative school. I don't feel like I am one in a million. I am a part of the Hillel/Jewish Student Union on campus. I have never personally experienced any discrimination towards myself, but I've heard of other peoples stories that have been. I don't think there is any type of student that would feel out of place at C of C. We are a mixing pot, we have all types of people. I usually wear something I'd be comfortable in to class. The worst thing to do is to go to class and be uncomfortable for an hour or hour and a half. But a lot of students dress up or wear jeans to class. I think most of the C of C students are local. Most are from South Carolina or North Carolina. There aren't that many from the north, or I have not met that many. There are a lot wealthy students, or students from wealthy families. Not all students are from wealthy families, but a majority are. I think this year has been a test for the students of the College. We've had elections this year and therefore a lot of candidates have visited the campus, and made it a place where we can become politically active.