Lafayette College Top Questions

The student body is diverse racially, ethnically, politically, geographically, and religiously. My first day of freshman year I sat down in class next to a boy from Texas and a girl from Singapore! Because classes are so small and discussion based, it is really great having such diverse students in the classes since they all bring something different to the table. It is not unusual for students at Lafayette to run from class to a club meeting then to the gym and then to choir practice. Last year one of the football players had a lead in the musical! Lafayette is just a very, very busy place and students like to be active in as many different areas as possible.

Very academically oriented.

My classmates, I would consider more of my siblings. I trust them with everything, and they help me whenever I need a shoulder, or advice, or a friend. My classmates are diverse and interesting, and I love learning from them and talking to such engaging people.

Classmates in my major (civil engineering) are quite full of themselves and seem to think that what they are doing is way more difficult than people in other majors. That really annoys me sometimes. They seem very arrogrant about what they are doing.

most classmates seem apathetic in class but perform very well and get good grades.

They are very smart and fun, typically upper middle class students.