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I went to public school for most of my life. I will never forget when meeting people and discussing our backgrounds kids were SHOCKED that I went to public school. Like it was the weirdest thing for them. The snobbery tends to die down as the years go on, but be prepared to answer questions like "were there a lot of stabbings at your school" and "What are public school kids like?" I'm gay and so far I've had no problems. If anything I have more problems with the gays at this school than anything else: very clique oriented. The students on campus try to at least put on jeans and a tee for class if they really don't care. I won't say that you'll be judged if you go to class in pajamas, but it's certainly not usual. Most students are from the tri-state so it's always funny to see two people from the same area discussing life. Californians are starting to make an impact in terms of the demographics. Politics on campus is really weird. One is either super left or super right, and they make their feelings known. There are very few middle of the road people. My favorite time of year is when "Respect for Life" week comes around because Women's Empowerment always does "Complicate the Issue," and the arguments get awkward and hilarious.

Being a New York school, the student body is fairly diverse and accepting. Probably 5 - 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students are international, and the rest do tend to come from the northeast, although there are a large number of students from Texas, California, and the areas around Chicago. The campus is fairly moderate from a political standpoint. As for what students wear to class, it varies. Some dress preppy, some wear athletic clothes. Overall, students tend to be pretty bright, but these aren't the nerds from high school. Everyone goes out to the tri-bar scene on the weekends, and the usually by sophomore year, students are heading downtown on Friday nights.

On LC campus LGBT issues and Racial issues are on the forefront of attention for the student body. There are so many clubs and events that support multicultural activities, an the LGBT community is wonderful and always hosting great events.

My classmates are mostly caucasian and are super fun to be with.

They are part of this new wave of learned book smarts; they read and retain lots of information.

I have met the greatest people ever. I will be friends with the friends I've made at school for the rest of my life and beyond.

I guess I kind of beat up the student body already, but you should know that they’re awful. Really. There are three types of crappy people you’ll meet at Fordham. One: The “I’m Super Religious and I’m all about God, but I’m Actually a Terrible Person.” Don’t get me wrong. Religion is your choice and I respect it. I will never push my views on you, and I will respect yours completely. But like, let me give you an example of an actual person that I’ve encounter here at Fordham Lincoln center that is, let me remind you, not atypical of the rest of the people in this group. A girl who preaches constantly about how much she loves the Lord and Jesus’ ways. That she’s a ‘good’ Christian and will slam you if you even mention the words pro and choice in the same sentence. However, it was not below this ‘good’ Christian to videotape her roommate masturbating and show it all over the Fordham campus, and then tell people about it. I sure wonder where Jesus was then. Certainly not with her. Two: The Victim. There are many Victims here. And they will cry and whine at you to get you on their side, because the whole world has treated them poorly. If you have anything contrary to say, they will scream and burst into tears and run to tell anyone that will listen how awful you are. This is the same person who will defriend you on Facebook because they feel it’s the ultimate insult. And it sure is, for a person who’s not yet left the playground. But this a twenty year old human being. Twenty. I feel sorry for them, and for you, especially for you, when you encounter a Victim. Three: The Trendy Follower. This person has no personality of their own, will do whatever magazines, the internet and their friends tell them. They will be a nasty and catty and talk about everything and everyone. They will sleep with every straight male on the campus at least once, and with one of the guy guys, “ Just ‘cause!” . They’re annoying, but they’re the easiest to deal with. There are a few other types of good people scattered in the student body. But they’re hard to find. So, just avoid the hassle by not coming here.

I couldn't have asked for better classmates coming out of high school than I received at Fordham.

I can describe my classmates in one word: diverse.

My classmates were extremely diverse and hardworking.