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is involved with the community

Most students come to class in a relaxed attire: a tee, jeans, and sneakers. Most FIU students are from the Miami area, and most likely Hispanic. Students always talk about how much they would like to earn one day.

commuter school... not so cool

I have no racial, religious etc experiences on campus. No one would feel out of place in FIu. Moststudents wear jeans and a t-shirt to class. Yes, different types of students interact. Four tables of students in the dining hall: the greeks, the nerds, the regulars, the others. Most FIU students ar from Miami. Financial background - middle class. Students are politically active. Some students talk about how much they'll earn one day.

Everyone gets along. You have people from everywere.

FIU is very diverse all walks of life are found in FIU.

FIU is a very diverse university. Furthermore, most students work and study which make it very hard to do two or some of the three times at a time.

Because of its size, the student body is very diverse; but although there are races across the spectrum, the bulk majority of the student body consists of Hispanics, simply because of FIU's location in Miami. FIU is about as Miamian as you can get! You can easily overhear conversations held in Spanish as you walk through the halls, especially the Graham Center, the heart of student socialization and eateries at University Park. Besides these groups, you can easily distinguish between those involved in Greek life and not. Most Greeks are adorned with shirts carrying their letters; girls carry purses with large Greek symbols stitched on them. Those in fraternities and sororities usually sit together in "packs" in the Graham Center, mostly because they frequently advertise their events and causes for students (bake sales, raffles, and others). Since FIU is located in Miami, students tend to wear jeans every day. Shorts and skirts are also common. Many students dress very casually (pajamas) while others look as if they spent three hours getting ready (a nice ensemble and pumps). FIU has political organizations that are active. The predominant ones (affiliated with political parties) are the College Democrats and the College Republicans. In general, FIU seems to be more liberal, but there are many conservatives on campus.

I have had terrible experiences in my class because I voiced my religious beliefs.Most students wore casual outfits to class. Different types of students did interact.

There is a diverse student culture at FIU. Not many people would feel "out of place" per se, but I can see why someone would think that. Many people have groups of people they consistently hang out with, and sometimes don't like to expand their groups. Most students wear comfortable clothing to class, or business casual clothes for those students coming straight from work. I would say most students at FIU are financially stable, or come from families that are. Most students pretend to be politically aware of things, and have a very biased opinion because they're opinion is the one someone else told them to have. Most students are CNNer's, or left-wing, very few republican people I know in school. Students only talk about how much they hope to earn one day.