University of Connecticut Top Questions

Because UConn is such a large school, you will run into every type of person. People come here from all around the world, from different cultures and lifestyles. This all has lead to UConn to being an incredibly accepting school. There are multiple cultural centers at UConn to reach out to the various cultures and minorities here. These centers include the African American Cultural Center, the Asian American Cultural Center, the International Center, the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center, the Rainbow Center (LGBTQ Center), and the Women's Center. These centers are open to absolutely anyone, and have a multitude of both social and academic programs within them. With all the clubs and organizations on campus, students can easily get involved with things they are passionate about. This leads to various types of people joining the same club, which connects people across the board. No matter your race, gender, sexual orientation, etc, you can feel comfortable with the other students here at UConn. It's impossible to pin-point what the common student is like here at UConn. Students are from all over, and have very different life experiences. There are students who are financially well-off, while others are here through scholarships and financial aid. Some students are heavily involved in politics, whether as a Republican, Independent, Democrat, or other party, while other students have no involvement in politics. Some students' second-language is English. Some students are apart of Greek-life, while others are involved in the newspaper. It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, or who you want to be - there is a place for you here, and students here are incredibly accepting.

Because UConn is such a large school, you will run into every type of person. People come here from all around the world, from different cultures and lifestyles. This all has lead to UConn to being an incredibly accepting school. There are multiple cultural centers at UConn to reach out to the various cultures and minorities here. These centers include the African American Cultural Center, the Asian American Cultural Center, the International Center, the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center, the Rainbow Center (LGBTQ Center), and the Women's Center. These centers are open to absolutely anyone, and have a multitude of both social and academic programs within them. With all the clubs and organizations on campus, students can easily get involved with things they are passionate about. This leads to various types of people joining the same club, which connects people across the board. No matter your race, gender, sexual orientation, etc, you can feel comfortable with the other students here at UConn. It's impossible to pin-point what the common student is like here at UConn. Students are from all over, and have very different life experiences. There are students who are financially well-off, while others are here through scholarships and financial aid. Some students are heavily involved in politics, whether as a Republican, Independent, Democrat, or other party, while other students have no involvement in politics. Some students' second-language is English. Some students are apart of Greek-life, while others are involved in the newspaper. It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, or who you want to be - there is a place for you here, and students here are incredibly accepting.

Friendly and helpful, willing to study together.

My classmates are all very friendly. Everyone is trying to make friends and are very nice towards each other. They each try to help you adjust to the college life in anyway that they can. They help you with questions that you may have about the school and how things work, because they too were freshmen at some point. Although not everyone may be like this, the vast majority of my classmates are.

My classmates are extremely kind, helpful and accepting of others' differences.

Very diverse

Classmates are very helpful and it is easy to get along while you work on group projects. Furthermore, they tend to express their opinion and experiencies.

My classmates are easy to be friends with.

Diverse. Motivated. Capable.

My classmates are friendly and helpful, all willing to learn and excited to be at UConn.