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Most of the students that live on campus are from the tri-state area and caucasian. The commuters are way more diverse in terms of race but from my experience don't interact much with the resident students. People wear pretty much anything to class. Lots of people are running to internships in the city after class so they might be pretty dressed up while other people are running to sports practice. A lot of people are very stylish and wear nice, trendy clothes while other people are more basic. Sweats aren't as common as they are at other schools but plenty of people wear them. Pretty much anything goes when it comes to clothes.

Well we are a religious school; two mandatory theology classes. The student body is very professional and academically steered, rather then the campus of frats and such. It is not the kind of school I'd attend if I were looking for that dorm life/ go greek sort of school. Yet, commuting and living in the city is not only an amazing experience, it is quite consuming.

There is a diverse group of students at Fordham. My favorite thing about Fordham was that there wasn''t any fraternities or sororities. This made it easy for all different groups of people to hang out with each other. Everyone pretty much gets along. There is only slight tension between commuter students and residents though I am not exactly sure why. Fordham students are very involved in extracurricular activities. All of my friends at school wither worked on campus, volunteered nearby, were involved with student groups or student government, or particpated in global outreach-- going on trips to other countries to build homes or do other community service. Not everything we learned at Fordham is theoretical but rather very hands-on.

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Fordham LC is a pretty diverse school - racially, and in terms of religion and sexuality. If you have issues with diversity, don't come here. Very few people wear sweatpants to class - and you won't want to either. Just being in New York City and with half of the school commuting from the burroughs and NJ, everyone looks decent for class. Fordham is a little divided between commuters and residents, and let's face it, the commuters are mostly black, latino, west indian, etc. and the residents are motly white. It is possible to interact with different types of people, though. I can't speak for the commuters, but most of the residents are pretty well off financially. Students are predominantly liberal, but I have met my fair share of moderate and even conservative students. As for political activity, the city is a great place to be for rallies and there are outside groups to join, but on campus activity at Lincoln Center is pretty dead in general.

There isn't anyone who would feel out of place at Fordham. There is something and someone for everyone else and if you can't find something that interests you than you aren't looking hard enough. Most of the students are from within a five hour drive, but I have a lot of friends from the midwest, california and even out of the country. Its really diverse here as you can see.

Probably the most out of place students would be racial minorities, but they would not feel unwelcome, maybe just uncomfortable. Still, there are certainly strong clubs for all of those minority groups.-- People dress kind of preppy, but it's extremely casual, generally, people don't care what you were. Still, preppy is probably the best way of putting it if you need to classify it somehow.--Different students certainly interact, and peacefully.--Probably the most distinct groups would be by grade, also athletes sit alone a lot, so do honors students. Generally, people make good friends in their dorms.--Most students are from the NE, but there are students from everywhere.--Most students are fairly well off, but not extremely. Many students are on financially aid.-- Most students are pretty moderate, with a very prominent Republicans Group and a less strong Democratic one (probably more due to lack of good leadership than anything else). Many are aware, fewer are active, but you can find active people if you want to.--As a business student, I have certainly talked about how much I'll earn, but people still are globally aware and want to help people.

FOrdham's student body is a good size and from all over.

Students here are pretty basic. Very "high school" not every person loves it here.

Very diverse both among students and the residents of the Bronx, in terms of race.. I interact with a lot of different people. However, it seems like a good 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the school is from Long Island, New Jersey or Connecticut