Temple University Top Questions

different racial and different country. Although I am a foreigner, I never alone. There are so many different country classmates.

My classmates are intelligent, determined, hardworking, and motivated, whether they are working alone or a part of a team; they are eager to learn while also leaving time for fun.

The weird thing about Temple is that for a school so diverse, there's a ton of self-segregation. I've met some people who are really upset about it. They claim that clubs, places to hang out, and parties are all for a certain race. I want to tell you that I've heard that a lot but I don't really experience it for myself. In my experience, even if a club is specifically designed for a specific race or ethnicity (like the Association of Back Engineers or the Vietnamese Student's Association) anyone of any ethnic background can join. Most students I've encountered are pretty friendly and there's no way to predict who'd be sitting at a certain table in a dining hall. People wear anything for class from pajamas to incredibly detailed goth/hipster getup to the mandatory suits in the Fox Business School. People at Temple come from all religious, financial, and political backgrounds and it would be impossible to generalize about which ones are most prominent. In fact, lots of people I've talked to say they went to Temple for the diversity (but they're also the ones who are most upset about the lack of overlap it entails).

My classmates motivate me to work hard and are very friendly.

There is a wide variety. There are some who are brilliant and you know it, some you wonder how they got there. There are students who come from nothing and others who come from money. You will find every type of person here.

Temple has an eclectic selection of food. You will find Vietnamese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Italian, Indian, Vegan, Korean, Greek, and Romanian food; the list goes on! The cuisines are overwhelming at first, and the aroma of our campus is delicious! Here at Temple, the reputation seems to be that we are filled with hipsters. We have a large number of art-affiliated, culturally diverse, eco-friendly and intellectual group of students. This does not necessarily mean they are all hipsters. We are just trendsetters set in a metropolitan setting, so it's inevitable that we may be art and cultural involved. Of course, in such a large university, there will be frat and sorority kids, jocks, foreigners, environmentalists, artistic, and the so on. But we seem to be known as the Diversity University because you will meet people with absolutely different cultural backgrounds, beliefs, and values.

Temple has the most variety of students I have ever seen on a college campus. My classes are never full of just one "type" or race. Temple has students of every race, religion, sexual orientation and background. I feel like people can truly be who they are here and not have to worry about being looked down upon. I cannot believe that anyone could actually feel left out, ridiculed, or out of place here. Everyone here is different and we all seem to accept that. Some girls wear heels and skirts to class, while other girls go in their pajamas. Big, muscular athletes have course with math and computer whizzes.

Very outgoing and over-acheiving.

The students are very diverse and driven

Friendly and from a variety of backgrounds.