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VERY WELCOMING FOR ANYONE!!! I can't even tell you how much of a variety of people go here!! its unbelievable!! Everyone is welcome and this school is AMAZING PLEASE COME!!

The student body is pretty amazing. It is very friendly (of course you do have some people who are rude but it is very uncommon). the only way that someone would feel out of place here would be if they just didn't want to be there.

A&M's student body is so laid back. Coming from a school where I would wake up an hour and a half early to get ready for school, I was in for a wake up call when I learned that people literally roll out of bed and go to class; and I quickly jumped on acquiring that habit. I love it so much. It's so casual and care free here.

Texas A&M is viewed as a campus full of closed minded, white, Southern Baptist, farmers. While a large portion of campus is Caucasian, diversity on campus has increased so much over the years. Gradually, more and more ethnicities are coming to A&M once they see that the campus is far more accepting than the stereotypes portray. There are many organizations on campus geared towards different religious groups, the GLBT community, different ethnicities and backgrounds, which makes it very easy to find a group and create a solid group of friends.

Most students who come to A&M are from Texas. However, there are lots of students from other states as well as a large international student population. This just makes for more diversity!!

The campus is overwhelmingly white, Anglo, and protestant, and they are sure to remind you of that as often as the situation allows. I have noticed a trend toward diversity in the past few years and the idea seems to be catching on. The Gay and Lesbian crowd is still the most ostracized and put down, but it's getting better. Sadly, the wardrobe of most of the student body can be found in abercrombie and at hollister. Few seem to have the ability to choose their own style or resist the peer pressure to dress just like the person next to them. Students are very clique-oriented and seldom take the time to hang out with anyone who doesn't think, dress, and go to church the way they themselves do. Usually the groups are very unmixed, such as the corps of cadets, the racial groups, and such. There are a lot of rich white kids at the school, but there are also a growing number of minorities. Most of the students are politically active, but I don't think they know how to form their own opinions. Most seem to be conservative republicans, probably because their parents are. I haven't heard much talk about future financial successes.

Not much experience at all. Any of those might feel out of place. Most students wear whatever they want to class, ranging from business suits to pajama pants. I think there is decent interaction among different groups, but not a lot. Most students are from Texas. Middle and upper-middle class families. Most are pretty political aware, but not to the extent of protesting. Predominately right. Yes, fininances are important.

Almost everyone is white (I'd estimate 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}) so there's not any racial tension visible to me. I did meet a very beautiful Turkish girl today though. Probably any student that isn't a white conservative would feel out of place. Most students wear jeans and a t shirt. I dress formally every class because its helps me think. It seems that most students are from Texas. I have no idea what the financial backgrounds are but because they are white I'd assume middle class. They are politically active and aware (at least the ones I argue with are). They seem predominately left. I've never heard people talk about how much they'll earn.

I knew people at A&M from every walk of life. I liked them all. I do think GLBT students might feel out of place at such a conservative school. However, many of my friends who fall into this group were very happy and comfortable. Students wear a variety of things: shorts and tshirts in the summer, pajamas on exam days, jeans, business clothes if they had a function to attend. Most often students were casual. Different types of students interact. Of course, everyone has their clique or social group but I wasn't afraid to talk to someone who was different than I. Four tables of students in the dining hall: One is an all-male table. All of them live in the same dorm. These dorm dinners are very popular. The second one has corps guys and their friends. The third has a fish camp discussion group eating together. Finally the fourth table is a mix of random people, just a group of friends, mixed ethnicities. Most TAMU students come from the major cities in Texas or the small towns in Texas. There are some from out of state and the US. The financial backgrounds are varied. However, I think the majority of people at A&M are middle class to upper middle class. Yes, there are politically active students. Mostly conservative but there is a very strong liberal student group as well. Yes, people talk about how much they will earn. However, most people talk about going to grad or professional schools first.

I feel that our campus is not very diverse. I think it is positive in the following way: A&M is focused highly on traditions. When you bring people to A&M that just want to come here to learn (for example, international students) they won't carry on the traditions thus they are lost. I think that it is majority republican. Take the College Republicans for example, their membership is in the thousands but College Democrats has like 200 members.