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UND's student body can be very closed. There are definitely groups of people that stick together, in that sense, it's kind of like high school. The thing is that it really is easy to meet people if you are willing to get involved in outside activities and you aren't too shy. If you are waiting for other people to meet you, it's not going to happen. People won't really go out of their way to be your friend. The majority of people that I have met here are from upper-middle class families, and when you grew up poor in the projects it seems like a whole different world. The thing is that most people don't care, so it has never been an issue for me. On the other side of that there is not a great deal of racial diversity on campus. I grew up in a city and attended a prodminatly minority high-school. Coming to UND was a big change from what I was used to. Although I have never heard or seen any racial discrimination on campus I don't know what the overall feelings of the minorities on campus is. The other thing surprised me when I came to UND was the wide variety of fashions. I had never before seen people wear PJ's and slippers to class before. That was different. Also, in the middle of winter you still find people wearing short skirts and heels. When it's 20 below outside, you don't look hot...you look stupid.

I think that this is another great part of UND. There is always a group that a person can join with any interests that they have. You can find friends in these groups which makes the school a very easy place to fit in.

I don't have much experience with other groups on campus. The kinds of students that might feel out of place are probably minorities. Just because it seems like the majority of students here are white. Most students wear sweatpants or jeans to class. Yes, different types of students interact. Most UND students are either from the Minneapolis or the suburbs of that. Also from Fargo or Moorhead, and really close towns in ND. There are some people who are from far away but that usually means they are aviation majors. Middle class backgrounds are prevalent. Students are politically aware and active.

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Not very diverse.

One thing I love about UND is that the student body is so laid back. Some people wear sweat pants to class, and some people dress up so you're never left out. The students are also very involved in politics. In fact, my sorority just changed its intiation date so we could all go to the North Dakota Democratic NPL State Convention. I was surprised to find out that 51{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my freshman class is actually from out of state.

UND students are an interesting group of people. I wouldn't say that everyone is the same, but I don't notice any high school like cliques here either. People wear whatever they want here. There are some students who come to class everyday in sweatpants, and then there are some people who prefer to wear more fashionable clothes. I would say that the most common is jeans, with hooded sweatshirts or other comfortable clothes like that. We aren't known for being extremely fancy, but someone who dressed that way wouldn't feel out of place either.

As an African American, I have yet to witness any racial or derogatory comment about me. However, I have experienced certain organizations performing unintended racist actions that would potentially harm our university in the future. North Dakota is a place where isn't much diversity, so not a lot of students understand how harmful certain actions can be on certain races. I feel like UND needs to educate its students more on the cultural diversity of our nation. It's hard to understand several different cultures when the population here is mainly Caucasian, but somehow we should come up with a way to inform students about the consequences of their actions.

Most students either look like they just rolled out of bed, or put on their nicest clothes. There really isn't just one thing students wear to class. Most UND students are from North Dakota and Minnesota. There are many students that are politically aware/active, and many that are not. There are people that are predominantly left, right, and center.

The Internation House and nights they host are a great way to learn something new and meet people. There are also many other organizations on campus that make a point to reach out to the student body by hosting other events themselves. I do not think that any person, student or otherwise would feel out of place at UND as there are so many diverse groups and people that there is a place for everyone, although a specific place is not needed for any one person, you can be involved in whatever you chose, no limits. The point of college in certain ways is to meet people, whether they are study abroad or from another state, you may not always like someone, but at least you have the opportunity to meet them. That's the point, you can chose who you are friends with without judgement, hopefully not letting steroptypes color your views. Everyone likes to call themselves middle-class, its the most all-encompasing social strata in the US. The democratic convention is coming up, and I know a ton of people (including me) that are going. I would say that students are politically aware, or at least have the interest and opportunity to be so.