Indiana University-Bloomington Top Questions

You could spin a globe 100 times landing your finger on one spot randomly, and you'd have a general makeup of my peers.

A mixed bag--there are the jocks, the party animals, the intellectuals, the artists, the indies, and anything in between.

Everyone in class wants to interact and learn together while also getting great grades.

diverse

The student body is friendly, helpful, and academically oriented. People know how to have fun and relax, but when the time comes for them to mean business, they are up for the challenge.

My classmates are people I feel proud to work with and excited to be apart of a great learning experience with.

My classmates are very open to discussing their opinions on anything was well as listening and considering others' opinions.

Most of my classmates outwardly appear that they want to do well but don't care that much about their work.

Creative, talented individuals who are interested in a career in fine arts.

Usually nice and helpful.

Each and every one of them is striving to be the best at whatever they do.

my classmates are fun, friendly, and easy to work with.

My class mates are very motivated.

We, the students, are extremely social; the environment Indiana University presents and our natural demeanors makes every classmate friendly, down to earth, and well rounded.

I consider myself pretty politically aware, it kind of goes with my major.

IU tends to pride itself on the acceptance of various elements of diversity, including race and sexuality. The student body and the faculty tend to take a liberal view. War protests and anti-Bush sentiment are commonplace on campus. Students wear pretty much anything imaginable to class. Anything "skimpy" is perfectly acceptable for the most part. Halloween is particularly interesting on and off campus. I've seen students attend class dressed in the "Ghost Buster" attire and as a giant condom. There are a lot of students who dress in the most popular and expensive brands. Abercrombie, The North Face, and Aeropostale are a few of the most widely seen brand names of clothing. There are also a lot of hippies. IU merchandise is also widely worn around campus.

IUB has a wide variety of mostly middle to upper class students of a variety of race and religious backgrounds. Most students have an open, progressive attitude towards people of different races, religious and social backgrounds and sexualities. Many are from Indiana, but there are a lot of people from the East Coast and Midwest. There are also many other people from many other places all around the world. There is a slight conflict between Indiana residents and East Coasters, mainly of a Jewish background.

We have a very diverse student body at IUB, and there are all kinds of social activities around campus that brings everyone together. I have many friends from out of state, such as Illinois, Minnesota, Alabama, New Jersey, Georgia, Maryland...I don't think anyone could feel out of place at IUB, there seems to be something for everyone. Most students I have met are into their academics and preparing for the future, but we do know how to have fun. IUB is a place where it is easy to balance your study time with your free time.

There are a fair amount of Jews, which is really awesome for me since I'm Jewish.

IUB seems to be a very accepting campus. There is a large support group for LGBT. Any student should feel comfortable at IU, at least the music school. I can say about the rest of IU, because I wouldn't know.