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I think there is a good mix of different types of students at Quinnipiac. To be blunt, there are the rich kids, there are the nerds, there are the average joes, there are the althetes, etc. I think for the most part, everyone gets along; I really do not find that there are any major conflicts or confrontations within the student body. I think everyone has their certain groups that they associate with and feel comfortable with, but it doesn't mean that everyone can't get along. I feel like there is a genuine sense of community on campus and everyone is happy to be there.

Quinnipiac is very different than high school in the simple fact that there are no cliques. There are over 70 clubs and organizations for you to become involved in whatever interests you. I suggest getting involved at school because this is the best way to meet new people. I have different connections with people through various organizations. Overall, I love the people at this school and I am lucky to have connected with people who i know I will keep in touch with forever. I feel that Quinnipiac is a friendly environment, and you can make many friends as long as you are willing to reach out and become involved.

racial- its a white school. people who are not white stand like a sore thumb. Minoraties tend to aggregate together and hang out together. But majority are open to differences, very few are closed minded. I feel like minoraties make it a bigger deal than others do! Religious- we finally got a rabbi! but student religion is not a big thing. the school is predominately Catholic. This department- the school has a lot go work to do in, cuz the school doesn't keep Kosher for passover so it does put a strain on everyday life during Passover. A lot of kids are well off, but I know a lot more that have to work to pay for the school, and who have a lot of loans and such. So everyone here IS NOT rich, that is a common stereotype. What kind of a student would feel out of place? if you dont like preppy, you will feel out of place. If you don't wear a northface and uggs, you will feel out of place. Think... Abercrombie if you're not that.... you will feel out of place. Or if you're not guido, you'll feel out of place. I did! Personality, no matter what, be accepting and understanding, and you'll be fine. I felt out of place till I joined my sorority and met amazing girls who were like me. It is possible to find your group; its just hard not be affected by the majority of kids. Most girls wear (90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c})- Abercrombie, Uggs, Northface, flip-flops, so low, and PINK sweats. Some wear pj to class.... not acceptable! It seems like everyone wears the same exact things just in different colors. Do different types of student inteact? IDK, but I think so, it depends on the person. the 4 table: 1. The lacrosse or baseball (any sport) eating after practice together the rest are groups of friends/ roomies from the dorms. Greek guys tend to sit together and maybe sometime girls, but not soo much. People sit with their friends/ roomies. Where are most QU students from: Mass. Long Island, North Jersey financially you would think everyone is well off but most students have loans or workstudy. People assume but no one talk about how they are getting through school. WE are an apathetic campus! We dont care, we are too busy with out own lives and studies, I know I dont have time.

The student body at Quinnipiac is very stereotypical. You'll find alot of middle to upper class students, alot of students driving nice cars, wearing nice clothes, and yes, very good looking. I'm not sure why, but its true. There is not alot of diversity at QU and I think that is why it attracts the people it attracts. People feel comfortable in the social environment at QU. The girls like to show off their latest purchases and the guys pretend they don't care about what they wear even though most do. It is no secret that the students are good looking and I think that is why many people come here.

Very white, reasonably wealthy, very relaxed clothing to class. Most students are from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachussetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

I think that my friends and people i have meet at QU have been more racially and religiously diverse than my highschool was. I do not think a student would feel out of place at Quinnipiac unless they have never had white students in their school before. Most students wear flip-flops and uggs to class, they wear jeans or sweatpants to class mostly. A lot of people have something from The North Face from backpacks to Jackets, and girls carry Vera Bradley bags. I think that different types of students interact on campus people hang out with people that they have something in common with. Just because people look different or dress different does not mean that they can not be friends and find something in common with each other. Most QU students are from the tri-state area (CT, NY, NJ), there are also a lot from MA and PA.

Quinnipiac does not have a diverse student body. The school has actually had to deal with racial discrimination incidents this past year. Most female students wear jeans and a sweatshirt to class; others wear something nicer, a lot wear Victoria's Secret PINK clothing. Males tend to wear jeans and tee-shirts, many from Abercromie and the like. One table in the dining hall has a group of males and females, another has members of the lacrosse team, another has a boyfriend and girlfriend, and the fourth has a group of sorority girls. Most students are from the northeast, mostly New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The most prevalent financial background is well-off/ upper middle class. Quinnipiac has one of the most politically unaware and inactive student bodies you will ever come across.

Quinnipiac students protest the stereotypes that they are given by outsiders, about being rich spoiled white kids who party all the time. While obviously not every student fits that description, it is true that the school has an awful lot of Abercrombie/Hollister wearing, Bentley driving, upper middle class white kids who live within two hours of the school so they can go home about four times a semester, on average. There are a handful of people outside the New England/New York/New Jersey are (myself included), but at least 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the school lives in one of these areas, within two hours of the school, so it can feel frustrating if you come from farther away and the kids don't understand why you don't go home every three weekends like they do. Plus, while very few people flaunt their wealth, and the vast majority of kids wear regular clothes as oppsed to really fancy ones, students from lower income families will feel out of place right away. If you're from a rural area (myself included), you WILL feel out of place becayse mostly everyone comes from a big city surrounding, or at least within a half hour of a major city. If you took a walk around the quad, you would see a group of attractive girls with (i guess, im male) attractive guys playing frisbee or kicking a soccer ball. There would be a few students sitting down on benches eating and talking, and of course girls lying on blankets trying to tan. You would be hard-pressed to find any intellectual people roaming around, although there are plenty of people who fit that description if you look hard enough. On very rare occasions you might find some emo/punk/skater kids hanging around, but those kids are far outnumbered by the preppy ones. Most students are apathetic towards politics, but the large percentage are liberal for some reason. There is, however a smaller republican constituency, and the vast majority are moderates, so regardless of your political affiliation/interest, you will find someone who shares your views (even if you're libertarian like me).

Not that diverse ethinically. Most students are from CT, NY, NJ, NH, VT or MA. Students don't go to enough sporting games.

Quinnipiac is, like I mentioned before predominantly white. The financial backgrounds that I would say are most present are of the upper class, mostly because of the cost of the school. However there may be some students who do not fall into this class, and attend with the help of financial aide and campus jobs. Most Quinnipiac students are from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Long Island, New Hampshire, maybe Vermont and Rhode Island. I think that being a student that is not white will feel a little out of place here because of the overwhelming population of white students. There are however many groups that would appeal to many different ethnic and racial backgrounds on campus that one could attend.

not diverse at all-its a problem people form their groups but they are friendly towards each other and hang out together sometimes

Studets dress in one of two ways in class: preppy or sweats.

The Quinnipiac community is fairly homogenius but its diversity is growing. Everyone seems to get along and the University is becoming more selective as to who is admitted. There is a growing presence of Greek Life on campus which symbolizes stronger unity amongst the students. Most students are driven with motivation in hopes of success. However, some do not leave their dorms because of their obsessions with video games. Quinnipiac has leaders, followers, and in betweens. Because of the great opportunity the University's organizations give to the students, the campus has growing leadership.

students are a little more snobbish than they were in the past. For some reason the majority beleive its okay to walk in front of people and cut them off or just stop altogether in the hallway. Another problem is that they are always going through the wrong door in basically every entry way causing the people coming the other way to stop because the other person is too lazy to open their own door. this happens at least 5 times a day and it drives me insane because it NEVER happened before.

I think that no matter who you are at quinnipiac, if you are social, you will be okay. I transferred in my junior year and lived with five girls. Coming out to them was scary, but they made me feel very comfortable. I believe that there are a lot of gay students at QU that do not feel as comfortable with being out as I do. I think that if you are a gay student looking to come to school here, you have to have the attitude that if being gay is going to bother someone, then you don't need to be friends with them. You will definitely find people who are above and beyond accepting, and you will have to learn to ignore the people who are not. I think the key to being gay on this campus is coming out as soon as possible. The longer people stay in the closet the more scared they get that they will loose friends. If you come out early on, then the friends you make will already have accepted you from the beginning.

Student body is not as diverse as where I am from...but the school is making a great effort to increase the diversity on campus. There is however a variety of students with different backgrounds, religions, and races. Most students are from Mass, CT, NJ, NY (Long Island), RI.

The vast majority of Quinnipiac students are from Connecticut, Massachucetts, or New York. One of the topics of conversation this past year was about how QU was rated one of the most apathetic college campus's, and for the most part this is true. This campus has alot to offer for those that get involved, but few do. I don't remember the percentages, but of the people who are actually invovled in the various organizations, a large percentage of them are greek. Being a part of the greek system, I'm obviously biased, but we're very involved on campus. I forget the exact percentage, but the saying is that we're only 6{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the campus, but we're the loudest 6{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}.

I must be honest when I say Quinnipiac is lacking on its diversity value. Coming from a school in New Jersey where I was somewhat of a minority as a caucasian, I've found the transition to be a radical one. I've heard many sadly tell me that they chose to come to QU because of the lack of diversity, but I understand that comfort level that some people need.

Like I said before, I didn't feel that Quinnipiac had much diversity at all. Most students wear whatever's at the mall to class. I remember one large Psych 101 that met at 8am and some of the girls wore skirts and heels..they weren't my friends, that's for sure. I found most people to be either a) from CT b) from Long Island c) from Mass or d) from Jersey. I felt that just about everyone from QU came from middle class to upper middle class. I felt like the only kid who didn't have Mommy and Daddy paying for everything. I felt like most of my classmates were mainly apathetic politically and were middle of the road if they thought about politics at all. Basically everyone's either a Jew from Long Island or Jersey or a Catholic or Protestant from Connecticut or Mass. I rarely met a gay person, a Buddhist, or anyone different from the above described people.

couple instances of racial slurs on campus, i won't lie...but the fact that there is a small amount of minorities is like that. but the minute minority stats have led to serious on-campus, student calls for diversity. the student diversity board has played a huge role, and stirred a lot of students. we're getting there.