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My classmates are diverse, unique, driven, and passionate students that have a variety of interests and a multitude of ideas on improving the community and changing the future of our country.

The students at Providence College are friendly and generally happy to be there. There isn't a lot of diversity, but everyone treats one another like equals. There are groups, such as SOAR (Students Organized Against Racism) which strive to make a difference on campus and beyond. Students are mostly from the Northeast of America. The prevalent financial backgrounds are middle to upper class. Students wear anything from sweats to skirts to class. The types of students that may feel out of place are people who are goth or very hipster, since PC doesn't have many students like that. Even though it is a Catholic school, however, there are many LGBT students. People don't often talk about how much money they'll earn one day.

There is definitely a place for everyone here. I was actually surprised at the level of minority group involvement; I expected it to be a lot less. When it comes down to it, though, the majority of students still are white, upper-middle class. I know a lot of kids from private schools--prep or catholic--and a lot from public. There are a ton of kids from Long Island, Boston suburbs, Upstate NY, NJ. Everyone looks good all the time. Some people wear sweats to class, but a lot of people do dress up, or at least look nice. Its kind of your typical northeast style: Northface, Sperrys, Uggs. But everyone is really accepted. You won't be ostracized if you don't own a pair of Uggs. There is no huge sense of competition around campus. No one really knows everybody else's grades. I've actually been surprised by a lot of people who seem dumb but are actually smart, and vice-versa. Overall, it seems like everybody can find a place to fit in and a way to enjoy PC.

My classmates are very friendly, outgoing, smart, academically motivated, and willing to help others whenever needed.

they were ok

They are big drinkers.

Some are sheltered private schooled kids, others are wise public school kids.

once you find the group you fit in with, you're golden

Friendly

Providence College's student body is approximately 94{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} white and about 2{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} black and 2{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Asian (2{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} other). Most students are from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York and come from similar economic situations. When it comes to class, a lot of people where PC gear from the book store, from sweatshirts to sweatpants. A great thing about the student body is the lack of cliques and drama.

Most of the students all look the same, upper-middle class whites. Some students dress nice all the time, but others eventually realize its college and all you need is sweatpants and a T shirt for class.

PC students can be very similar to each other in appearance, but after graduating from PC I can say that they are all very different in personality. Most students wear the typical jeans and t-shirt to class, though some do dress up and others show up in their penguin pj pants and pj t-shirt, complete with slippers. Students tend to be from upper-middle class backgrounds. Political awareness groups have sprouted on campus due to the recent campaigns- PC Dems and PC Republicans both exist and host a plethora of activities. PC has a ton of clubs and organizations, so there really is something for everyone.

The PC student body is as a whole very connected to one another in some way. Everyone looks very similar in dress and ethnicity (mostly white middle to upper middle class). There are varying ends of the spectrum but the majority of the students come from families that support them financially for the four years that they are at PC. People tend to be very trendy in dress at PC, but it always leans towards a preppy flare. JCrew flip flops adn Ugg boots are essentials in the PC female wardrobe. Different types of students interact all the time at PC. While everyone is more comfortable with people that they have things in common with, there is no animosity towards fellow members of the student body because of any type of difference. At PC, there is a mixture of political views. Since it is a Catholic school a lot of students are more right winged, and the students who claim to be left winged are fairly moderate. No one at PC talks about potential earnings after college. Money is a very taboo topic at PC, everyone pretends to be a poor college student even if their clothing and spending habits say otherwise. Money does not effect who you are friends with at PC, and even if people do have it, they are very humble about it.

Most students are from upper to middle class backgrounds. Majority of students are from NY or MA. There is a big rivalry between the Red Sox and the Yankees. Students are nice and are outgoing and looking to have a good time.

Unwelcoming. Racist. Judgmental. Generally stupid. All PC students have one thing in common: they are all bitter about being rejected from Boston College, and everyone will try very, very hard to pretend that PC is BC.

not too many difference, there is a very low population of racially diverse students and religiously diverse. Around St. Patrick's day, everyone is Irish and Catholic- as many are during the entire year as well. There are many groups on campus for students to get involved in, and most people find a group of friends they stick with for all four years of college.

PC is preppy. Popped collars, plaid shorts, the occasional whale print belt are not rare on campus. As the school works on diversity...hopefully this invisible dress code will vanish. Every student is incredibly involved which makes it difficult to become part of popular clubs such as PC Friars Key Club, Board of Programmers, and Student Government. They're popular groups for a reason- they're a ton of fun.

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PC is exactly what everyone says it is, homogenous and clone-like. A student that was not white and preppy with disposable money will feel left out. Most students wear anything that looks like it was taken out of a J.Crew magazine to class. Polos, sweaters, designer jeans are found on boys and girls alike. There is a section of minority students and athletes that stick together, and are rarely found at the bars and sit in their own section in the library. Most PC students are from the East Coast/New England area with a significant amount also from the South. PC is a very conservative school and many of the students come from very wealthy backgrounds, which lends the school and student body to lean conservatively but liberal students and organizations are also equally prevelant.

90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}+ white student body mostly from MA, CT, Long Island, and Jersey