University of Portland Top Questions

I don't start there for another week so I haven't met my classmates yet.

My fellow classmates are kind and fun to navigate college with, all while pulling their own weight in group projects as well as being helpful and understanding.

Imagine everyone working together harmoneously, giving everything they've got to achieve the bigger goal of helping those in need; those are my classmates.

Hard working coffee addicts with minds set on attaining a degree, a job, and ultimately financical stability.

There is a high population of white people

University of Portland is a very unique school in that almost everyone you meet is approachable. What I mean by that is that most people at the University are always willing to answer a question, nice, and, most importantly, do not think they are too good for you. This is something you do not find at every school and I appreciate that a lot here U.P.

Students at the University of Portland are very supportative and encouraging both in and out of the classroom. They student body at the University of Portland is made up of very down to earth and compassionate people.

My classmates are outgoing, lively, introspective, intelligent, laidback, engaging and determined. They put others views into perspective and strive to be the best they can be, without giving up their freetime to be the youths they are. A day with them, is like flipping through a traveling magazine, your excited to be with them, and they with you.

My classmates come from all sorts of varied backgrounds and cultures, and most are friendly and determined to succeed. There are students from every socioeconomic class and religious background. This variety allows classrooms to be an open place for students to express themeselves and provide different opinions on various issues or topics. Class sizes are small, so it is easy to form close relationships with classmates. Study groups can often transition from classroom topics to social justice issues, and students are usually willing to have an open mind. In class relationships extend past the walls of the classroom.

The rigor that my classmates approach both their academic and social lives come in many different flavors; for example, some have their heads down in the books their entire four years, some are incredibly outgoing and maybe do not pay enough attention on their schoolwork, but the people I like to surround myself with are those that are shockingly vivacious in their studies and their interpersonal relationships.

Students are nice and welcoming!!

Ethnically, UP is not very diverse. The majority of staff and students being Caucasian. The student body population, ethnically, mirrors that of the Pacific Northwest in general. I would say more than half of the students are from out of state. You are not required to be Catholic or convert to Catholicism to attend UP! From what I see online, only about 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student population is Catholic. I have met students from many different religious backgrounds. As of last year, the university has added sexual orientation to their non-discrimination policy, which also includes race, nationality, religion, and disabilities. Students, in my opinion, seem to be pretty open minded at UP. As one does throughout life though, I have met several students with narrow minded views about poverty, race, and sexuality, but just a few. Politically, UP seems pretty mixed. I honestly cannot tell sometimes which way most students lean politically. Economically, you will find most students are well off. Not super rich, but have enough to go through school without worrying much. There are students who do struggle financially and work full time or almost full time to stay in school. I am an example of that. I am yet to meet any "snobby rich kids" here though, which seems to be a stereotype I suppose. Most people are truly down to earth and are well aware of the realities of life.

My classmates are kind, engaged, and eager to share in a learning experience while making friends along the way.

Different, smart, creative, and talented.

My classmates are awesome individuals who are talkative, kind towards everyone, and smile and say hello when seeing each other.

All of my classmates are unique in their own way, however every single one of them is intelligent and bright.

My classmates are excited to learn and competitivie towards reaching their career goals.

My classmates are friendly, willing to learn, diligent and diverse.

My classmates are often friendly, invested in class, and happy to be at the school.

Classmates are friendly and good colleagues.