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Columbia students represent the entire spectrum of the social rainbow. Students are accepting of different beliefs and ideals. In my experience, differences have not inspired exclusion, rather discussion of varied perspectives. The Multicultural Affairs department provides a variety of opportunities for students of similar backgrounds to gather, but also stress a melting pot community for everyone to come together. Regardless of your ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, there is a place for you and others that want to know you. It is true that there are a few bad apples (always are, right?) that have made me feel uncomfortable or unwanted because of differences, but that has been a rare occasion. Many students are from the Chicagoland area and the Midwest, however Columbia's international presence is constantly growing, therefore we represent students from virtually every state and many foreign countries.

The student body at Columbia is extremely diverse. People come from all over the world and from multiple backgrounds. There are people from wealthy families and others who struggle to buy school supplies. The only person that might feel out of place is a frat guy, but luckily Columbia doesn't have greek life so there shouldn't be frat boys running around. Columbia is an openly liberal school and most students are liberal. But there are also conservative students and each persons opinion is respected.

Students are SO diverse! From Flaming to Conservative we have the whole spectrum, mostly very liberal but it is so wonderful to have the whole spectrum here. The diversity in race & culture & passion allows for acceptance & respect for each other, which I don't think is seen at many other schools...but i've only been here so i guess i can't say for certain.

It is pretty diverse here actually. But a lot of the same types of kids here. A lot of very wealthy, white, liberal, snooty kids. That is not to mention the overwhelming LGBT community. It makes me happy, since I'm from a very conservative town, but it is nearly inescapable! All in all, just a bunch of druggie hipsters here that are hoping to be rich like their parents some day...

My classmates are very unique individals. They all march to their own beat and they all live what they love, be it music, poetry, painting, fashion or whatever.

Columbia student are a ecclectic mass of creativity, experience and exploration.

My classmates are creative, ingenious, wonderful, loving, and above all my family.

They are interesting and very nice people.

This is a very liberal school, also, there is a lot of stress on diversity, and the school stresses awareness and acceptance of diversity, particularly racially/sexually. There are many school clubs supporting this and they play a very active role with the school and it's events and actions. People here are kind of out there sometimes, in terms of fashion and what not, so you wouldn't fit in if you were either a jock or some scholar or something like that. Different types of students interact, usually via parties. I'd say about half the kids here are from Chicago or the suburbs, another quarter are from the states around Chicago, and the remaining are from the rest of the country. The financial backgrounds of the students here range greatly, some are quite rich, some are quite poor.

Artsy, hippie, flamboyant, political, socially aware, liberal, open-minded.