Pitzer College Top Questions

Students at Pitzer don't really like to wear shoes! Our norm-defying moments aside, Pitzer students are, I think, some of the friendliest and most open on the 5C's. While you do find the occasional 'dirty hippie' stereotype, Pitzer students are mostly your every day college students. I will say that conservative PZ students would have a hard time fitting in with the mostly liberal-skewed student body.

Pitzer students are focused on success, but not in the sense of trying to make the most money or get the best jobs. Most students I talk to have big aspirations, many to change the world. Therefore, their goal is to make a difference, whether that be through the non-profit or government sector or through success in the business world. I think one thing that shifts the conversation away from salary is the way in which being at Pitzer helps to develop your conscience. Students aren't just interesting in making money; they want to do it in a socially responsible way.

My classmates are dynamic, engaging, inquisitive, and everything else under the sun.

Friendly, alcoholic, stoned, brilliant, driven, well traveled, and filthy rich.

INSANE.

The pitzer student body is very diverse, and everyone is very friendly and open-minded with each other. The only person who would feel out of place at Pitzer would be an ultra-conservative, wealthy elite who hates having fun. In general, Pitzer students are from fairly well-off families, but there are many exceptions, and no one feels excluded because of socio-economic background. Pitzer students are predominately left, and many are politically active. Ive never heard a Pitzer student talk about how much they'll earn one day.

Determined, friendly, and enthusiastic.

Pitzer is very diverse, and there are many active students on campus. It's a predominantly liberal campus, and people are more concerned about global issues and having a satisfying life helping others rather than their eventual annual earnings.

Basically any type of open minded person can fit in at Pitzer. It not that hard, and almost everyone is accepted. The people who don't fit in, dont want to.

Filled with hippies and potheads. Most of them are pretty rich and very liberal. I'm a pretty liberal person, but I seem very conservative at Pitzer. A lot of the students are from California, which I see as a handicap. Yet they are very accepting of alternative lifestyles, almost to the point of excessive political correctness.