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Really, almost anyone can feel at home at UVM. There is a mini version of any scene you can imagine, and because the school is small, if you have an interest, you will find friends. It is very white. There are a lot of people who's parents support them financially for the 4 years, but always pretend they are broke. There are also the people who have a part time job all 4 years. It pays better and is more fun to get a real job in town instead of do the work study thing, especially once you move off campus.

The student body is very accepting and friendly. Everyone seams to interact with people who are not like them. Most people dress casually for class, no one really over does it. there are rich kids, there are poor kids and there are lots of people in between. People are very liberal, but I do know some conservatives here at Groovy UV.

UVM is very diverse and supports all kinds of things. I love that about this school. There is no student that would feel out of place because everybody is nice and everybody finds a way to fit in.

Outspoken, Intelligent, Active, Liberal, somewhat Homogeneous.

In terms of diversity, UVM is pretty solidly white. However, as Burlington is becoming more diverse as a city, so is UVM as a University. Racially there are more and more minorities on campus, which is nice to see. In terms of religious, LGBT and socioeconomic diversity, UVM is filled with it.

UVM's student body is very accommodating of almost all beliefs; the more controversial your views, the better. It's not cool to be Christian or far-right wing. For the most part, people stick with the kids that are most like them. The Greek population is pretty homogeneous, but outside of that it's pretty easy to get to know a lot of different kinds of people. While mostly everyone comes from financial stability or actual wealth, it's not cool to bring attention to your own socioeconomic status. You'd be surprised to learn that kid with the dreads sitting next to you at the dining hall lives in a sprawling mansion in CT.

While the pamphlets have minorities plastered all over them, the truth is UVM is NOT diverse at all. In fact, during my freshman year, I was honest to god asked by someone "Aren't your people supposed to respect their elders?" That is how ignorant the white kids can be sometimes. There is strong support for the LGBT student population, so in general they do not run into many problems. While literally almost everyone here is a liberal, the fabled liberal "tolerance" is not here. As one of the few conservative students here, I have no political voice on campus, and the negative reactions one gets when they reveal their political views is absolutely ridiculous. Most students are from other states, and because of the high tuition costs, they tend to be in upper income levels. The Vermonters tend to be the opposite, which tends to cause some resentment from what I have experienced.

Although we are very white, everyone here is very open to all sorts of people. There are a lot of LGBT students here that are accepted by the community as a whole. There are still a bunch of those really preppy, rich kids, but I'd say everyone here gets along pretty well. Someone that would feel out of place here would be a conservative, traditional person that isn't open to diverse people. I wear a sweatsuit to class everyday since I'm a varsity athlete, and I don't feel out of place at all. There's a minority of people that dress up for class, but I say most people either wear jeans, athletic clothes, or whatever....people don't judge here. And the people that do judge aren't typical students here. People are very politically active, definitely to the left. There's a lot of anti-war marches, and even a strong movement that had a hunger strike last year to fight for a livable wage for all UVM workers.`

UVM is very active with making minorities feel comfortable. A race class is even required.

The student body at UVM is not diverse visually. Most people are white. But I think the minds at UVM are diverse. Talking with people about any topic you find many conflicting views on Politics(Shocking we arn't all Howard Dean liberals), religion and if you talk to some of my science friends you can talk for hours about chemistry..... At UVM everyone mingles no matter what your major is or where you are from or how you dress because their is just and insatiable desire to become friends with and expand your social network.