Trinity College Top Questions

A blend of political mindsets, ethnic backgrounds, and fields of study; but predominantly white. Depending on the class, may or may not be social, but again, a seminar class would lend itself more to sociality than a big lecture class would.

A preppy, rich girl who calls her mom every day to complain about her professors and who gets so drunk on "thirsty Thursdays" that she doesn't remember what she did.... but she lands an internship in investment banking due to her dad's contacts.

Bright, energetic, and friendly.

Preppy alcoholics mostly.

There is a divide on campus; there are a great deal of awesome students who are involved in the cultural houses, community service, arts, etc. and then there are those apathetic waste of space people that sleep through class and party the majority of their time.

At first glance they may all seem to fit this super preppy mold, but it's really not true; there are many different types of students here and I find you can find a great group of friends no matter what, everyone is pretty nice. Trinity students are fun loving, hard working (most of them), social, sports loving, and generally good people, doesn't hurt that we are also really really good looking.

There is actually a pretty good mix of people at Trinity, at least in my opinion, but sometimes you have to put in a lot of effort to find a group of people that you can fit in with. As soon as the first few weeks of freshman year are over, groups begin to be set, and it takes a strong person to break out of their mold and create and maintain relationships with people outside of their social circle. Some people aren't interested in stretching themselves, but others are. As for groups of people, there is a strong liberal group, and a strong conservative group. There are plenty of kids who come from a wealthy or extremely wealthy background, but there is also a notable group of students who are on scholarship or who hold jobs on campus. Most students are from the Northeast, the East coast, and there are many from California. Groups interact to an extent. Sometimes I feel that at Trinity, you need to make it very obvious what you stand for, why people should pay attention to you, and what you have to offer in general. It's tough to be a shy person here, because although people are kind when you get to know them, very people would go out on a limb to include someone who is having trouble socially. You need to be aggressive and find an area, activity or group that you can thrive in and branch out from.

it has to be improved more, or people need to know what is going on around campus. there should be a plan to promote more diversity, not just announce it

Trinity had race relation issues last year, but the administration has done a lot to alleviate that. The most recent class has the highest percentage of minorities. A lot of my friends are minorities who never feel out of place. There are a lot of preppy people at Trinity and that is part of its reputation, but there is also a growing number of students who don't subscribe to that and most people are fine with them.

The student body is not all that diverse at Trinity. There has been a lot of tension between different groups for a long time. Trinity is also one of the least accepting campus in many ways. Trinity is a school where students find is necessary to flaunt their designed fashion to class (or their attempted designer fashion). There is a definite feel of money in the air. The student body is really something you have to experience to have an idea about it.