Denison University Top Questions

Denison students are dedicated to education, and dedicated to building lasting relationships with each other and the school.

The student body is diverse enough that you can and will meet many people who are similar to you. It has been over a decade and I am still close friends with five of the people from my floor freshman year in East Hall. The more involved you are with various groups, the more people you meet. The only thing that I think really needs to be improved is the GLBT climate, but it has improved in the last decade, at least as much as one can tell from the occasional homecoming or class reunion visit.

The great majority is very WASPy and rather well off. There are a ton of people on scholarship, atleast all the smart ones and the few diverse people. All of my friends are on some sort of merit aid, if not also financial aid. Most students interact only with people similar to themselves, it's hard to be between friend groups here as your friends basically become your family, so groups don't interact. Most people would have a hard time mentioning a news event that is off campus. Everyone is really nice though, they are always polite and respond to greetings. It's a pretty conservative bunch though but only politically speaking, but politics aren't really a big deal on campus.

My classmates are intellectually driven students competing with each other seeking to gain more knowledge.

Smart and engaged yet often inclined to procrastinate and dissipate; however, they are still very involved in various aspects of our community. Unfortunately, most have little school spirit, and look at the four years of college as four years of reckless fun. Few truly appreciate the liberal arts philosophy.

They are extremely driven, bright, curious, career-driven individuals. Many of them know how to have a good time and relax on weekends, but they also know that they are here for academics. My classmates are also talented in many areas, not just cerebral. They are very active in greek life, volunteering, sports, intramurals, music, art, working, etc. A majority of them are also very preppy and from the East Coast, but I do not feel as though they are not open to meeting others. Typically people here fit a mold, however.

I love my friends but some people I could definitely do without. A lot of people here dress very nicely, are from wealthy upper-middle class families, and are very conservative. This school seems exclusive and overwhelming at first but once you find your place, it is the greatest place ever. They're cliquey, they drink a lot and the love to wear polos.

I love my friends

Most of them are good people, easy to make friends.

Students are diverse and yet many are very similar, upper class students that wear uggs, polo shirts and burberry...