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I love the people-- it's Iowa!

I believe a lot of Iowa students are from rural areas in Iowa...like smaller communities. We also have many students from Illinois and the Chicago suburbs.

Again, University of Iowa is very open to differences, so however unique you are, you will fit right in. I enjoyed the openness of everyone in this community and university.

Iowa has basically all sorts of people. It is not like high school where there are cliques. Every one is here to meet people and gain new life experiences so I feel like they are all very open to new opportunities to meet people. I joined a sorority shortly after I moved to campus and it was the best decision I have made so far. I met a very wide variety of girls right off the bat that come from all different states ranging from California to Pennsylvania and from all different financial backgrounds. As for politics, most students here are liberal because it is a college town, but as the saying goes, "you are only a liberal until you get out of college and start making your own money"

This campus is the most liberal place in Iowa. Pretty much anything goes here. I mean, I lived with a lovely drag queen for a year. Nothing surprises students here, at least not after the first year. Most students here are either from Iowa or Illinois, but a few of my friends are from Uganda, Australia, and Korea. In this past year, politics have become a pretty big thing on campus. It seems like there are more democrats here, but I'm not sure if that's because they adhere to democratic policies or because they hate GWB. The caucuses were fun to experience, and there was a huge turnout this year. There is especially a lot of support for Obama here...

U of I students are pretty activity oriented. Many students are at least working, and many are involved in on campus organizations. From student government, to sorority and fraternity life, no extracurriculars are paticularly outstanding, but all are pretty solid.

The students are amazing. There is a variety of different students and races.

Mix of student backgrounds, but with such a strong Chicago base (33{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body) there is a lot of money in the student body. Again, since we don't even have a agricultural program here our students are focused on other areas of study, so it proves our "stereotype" wrong. The students here are also incredibly nice- you'll be walking down the hall and people just love to smile and say hello. A lot of partiers in the student mix. Iowa is NOT a "suitcase" college by any means, on the weekends you will find the library empty and our 40 bars in walking distance packed with people...

Lots of diversity in Iowa City and on campus so of course I am exposed to all groups, religions, and politics. Also Iowa City has a fair amount of homeless people that walk the ped mall holding up signs for money. Students interact well here. The tables in dining halls would consist of the football players, a table full of girls who live on the same floor, international students, and misc. Backgrounds and status are all over the boards.

Iowa's student body is not very diverse. That is one of the first things that I realized when coming to Iowa. This was an adjustment for me coming from one of the most diverse high schools in the nation. I would describe an Iowa student as laidback, liberal, fairly open-minded. Most Iowa students are from towns in Iowa or suburbs of Chicago.

Iowa is very diverse. There's a lot of people w/ different religion backrounds. There's churches available for the students. LGBT exist, they contribute a lot to Iowa; they add a well rounded dynamic on campus. I don't think anyone would feel out of place at Iowa. I love Iowa because everyone wears Iowa wear. Dressing up is like wearing something that is non Iowa. People wear sweats and t-shirts to class. Everyone interacts with each other, especially after living in the dorms. You learn a lot from the people you live with. About half of the students at Iowa are from out of state. There's a ton of people from the Chicagoland area. Students are extremely politcally aware and active. At Iowa, I have found a lot of people to be Democrats. Some people discuss about their future earnings.

Iowa is predominantly made up of a white population but I haven't heard much of anyone that is uncomfortable with it mostly because this is such a liberal school. There are a lot of rich people that like to brag about their precious belongings that their mommy and daddy gave to them but whatever, you can find that just about anywhere.

Iowa has an extremely diverse student body. Any student should have no problem finding their niche here. From the various clubs and organizations to the resident halls to the downtown scene there is a place for everyone to hang out and meet some amazing people.

The student body at Iowa is ridiculously diverse. I don't know how anyone could feel out of place. I hear like 5 different languages on the way to class everyday. There are many racial and sexual orientation based groups. There are so many different kinds of people. There are your typical people who like to party -- it's Iowa. There are academics, bandies, artsy kids, pretty much every group fits in here. There is one group that you'll encounter in pretty much every class: a Chicago suburban girl. You will spot her with Uggs, North Face, and a big Coach bag any time of the year. She is more than likely in a sorority. Don't be intimidated though. I hear that a lot of Illinois kids come here and pay out of state tuition because they can't get into University of Illinois. This is probably one of the more noticeable groups on campus because of its uniform, but there are plenty of groups represented, and they don't have cliques because everyone interacts through classes and other groups.

Most of the people in Iowa I have found to be upper class white Christians from either Eastern Iowa, Chicago, or St Louis. All the girls on the campus I have found to almost exactly the same. They major in Dance, Spanish, or Elementary Education. They all wear the same clothes, have the same hair styles, the same dangerous drinking habits, talk to same way, and have the general same jerk-looking guy friends. A majority of them I have found to be not so smart and not so nice. Those are only in the mainstream courses. Once you get into more challenging courses that people generally don't consider taking, then the people get more diverse in ethnicity, religion, skin color, ect. I've found that students, though more accepting than in high school, retain that clique mentality up until at least Junior year, if they ever lose it at all. Politics are an interest for a select few. Everyone has their candidate, but few really delve in. I don't think a majority of them will even vote, except when the huge turnout happened to OK 19 and up to stay in bars rather than just the 21 and up. Priorities, you see?

Iowa boasts a lot of diversity, and we do have some, but I feel like most of the diversity is in the graduate-school population. We are a relatively homogeneous undergraduate student body. We are mostly middle and lower class and Caucasian. Not many people step too far outside of the social norms here. That said, Iowa is pretty rich in political and religious diversity although many of us are Christian and Democrat. Although not the norm, those who are not Caucasian or heterosexual are not ostracized here.

Most students from Iowa are from Illinois but I've met people from California, Colorado, CT, RH, some from Saudi Arabia, Albania. There all have their own contribution to make and not a single person I've met is boring. Most of the people here, or most of the people that I've hung around are usually some type of artist or if not an artist want to be at some point. We go the other extreme as well, where there have been people whose family has gone and lived in Iowa for generations and so have a lot to tell in terms of how much the campus has changed/the history behind the buildings/what things have remained the same..etc...

I guess thats one thing I would change here-the lack of diversity. For the most part, it is a very white campus. Most of the students here are from the suburbs of Chicago or Iowa. Since out of state tuition is so high, I feel that a lot of students here that are from out of state come from fairly wealthy families.

There are so many different things to get involved in on campus that i can't even begin to write them out. Go to uiowa.edu to look up different activities and events that the university has to offer.

Very diverse student body.