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Diversity is a big buzz word at UVA. There are kids from dozens of different backgrounds as well as dozens of different states/countries. Some people dress up for class while others roll out of bed and wear sweatpants. Whatever your background, you'll be able to find a group of students like you within 2 weeks...and you'll make friends quickly. For the most part, UVA students are very tolerant.

Students at UVA are very accepting of other people and for the most part I have not noticed any problems as such. The kind of student that may feel out of place at UVA is those from humble means. Many people dress in a way to project an image of elitism in an attempt to separate themselves from normal people. They wear odd things such as bowties from time to time. You do not have to conform that much to not feel out of place but one should conform at least a little bit. Most of the students at UVA are wealthy. The students are mostly left wing and often times pretend to be politically aware but are usually quite misinformed. A lot of the conversation that goes on between students is about how much they will make one day.

Work hard play hard kids with some that work really hard and some that don't work hard at all.

What do most students where to class? This question is intriguing because I was most surprised with the answer to this, more than anything else, when I was a first year at UVA. I assumed that most students, like myself, would prefer to wear sweats/pajamas, and tshirts to class. Boy was I wrong. Though a proud few do opt for comfort in the classroom--many of those, however, are either coming to or from the gym--most students actually dress to impress when they go to class. From skirts and dresses to khaki pants and collared shirts. Although I would say most students wear jeans to class...it's usually not jeans and a t-shirt--more like something that would be appropriate to wear out later that night. Though I don't think this is a bad thing at all, be prepared to be in the minority if you prefer to wear sweats and baggy tees to class (except during finals...when everyone does it)

UVA is stereotyped as being preppy which is not really true at all. Yes there are preppy people and girls do wear sundresses to football games, however during the week most people and in T-shirts and jeans just looking to get to class. UVA is no more preppy than most other colleges. UVA has such a large and diverse student body that everyone is able to find there own group or niche that they fit in with. I am not the preppiest girl around and I had originally that I wouldn't fit in here, which is why I didn't apply here my senior year. I then transferred in and found out that I did fit in. I found other people who were like me and it just worked. There are many students that come from wealthy families, but there are also those students that didn't and have student loans and jobs to worry about.

Everyone has a voice at UVA. Name a racial, cultural or religious group that is represented here and chances are you've been to one of their events on grounds. However, personally I would prefer to have a little more racial diversity in the student body. It's no secret that the majority of UVA students are white, and that itself isn't the problem, more that the status quo with regards to racial demographics can often lead to self segragation from the black community, as well as the white community. On the whole I find that I have fewer friends of different ethnic backgrounds to myself than I did in High School, which is a bit of a shame.

The stereotype of UVA students is that it's all southerners who wear bow ties and pearls (not the same people wearing each, mind you). There is definitely that component, but there's plenty of people who don't fit that. UVA students do tend to be dressier than most, however. Politically, religiously, racially, etc., there can be some self-segregation, but it's not hard to either reach out or find your niche, depending on what you want to do. You'll probably fall into a group of people who are relatively similar to you no matter what type of person you are.

Everyone likes to say that UVA is made up of a bunch of southern white bigots, but that really isn't the case. We are actually a pretty diverse school, getting more so every year. We have more religious and cultural groups then I can count so that everyone has somewhere they feel like they fit in. We've also got a pretty large gay/lesbian/transgender society, with numerous support groups/clubs that back them up. We are still a majority white school and the majority of the students are still from Virginia.

Uva student body is very diverse everyone can find their nitch, or can just hang out from anyone

There is every kind of person at here.

It is fairly homogenious, which is a good thing.

I already covered race, LGBT is not a huge presence on campus. Like a said already, there's is some old South kind of people around, but they can and will stick to themselves. They may be annoying, but they don't bother you if you don't bother them. UVA, for a public school, tends to be very affluent. Lots of kids have a lot of money, so expect to see Range Rover and Mercedes around grounds. I mentioned snobbiness above, but need to add a caveat; UVA students tend to be pretty good to each other, especially in a classroom setting. Everyone is usually really friendly and easy to work with. The one exception is the really bitchy rich girls (who generally join Kappa Alpha Theta) who think they are too hot of shit to hang out with anyone but guys in DKE and, occassionally, the Hall (two frats). You are best off avoiding these stuck up bitches at any cost.

I would say our student body is mostly people from upper-middle class families from northern Virginia. Honestly, UVa is not very diverse.

Intense PC mainstream overtaking good ole boy past.

Half the student body is from Northern Virginia (aka NOVA). 25 percent of students have parents with a cumulative annual income of $250,000 or more. It can get quite preppy at times. Three percent of students are international, and about 10 percent are African-American. Depending on who you talk to, people at UVa can be very racially and culturally sensitive. With these folks, you have to be careful to not even hint at any form of prejudice, whether explicitly or implicitly. They will crucify you in an uber-liberal irrational opinion column in the Cavalier Daily (which is one of the most retarded publications ever printed). On the flip side, some people find their differences hilarious. Hearing two kids from Taiwan and India make fun of each other in jest is quite hilarious. I would say most minorities at UVa fall into this category (that is, the ability to see differences and not be terrified by them).

UVA is very much about diversity but the student body for the whole is not. It groups itself into people most like themselves (which is natural in the United States). With these groups they then do philanthropies and shows to let the rest of the school body see what they are about. Since most people don't care/don't have the time to go/have better things to do, almost no one they doon't personally know goes to the events.

most uva students are from va, mostly nova. upper-middle class would be most prevalent, followed by upper class financial backgrounds. few students pay their tuition. students are politically active--there are many politically involved groups around campus, mostly liberal. yes students talk about their future income. most girls wear dresses to class in warm weather, guys wear polos. different types of students do interact; however there is a definite separtion in racial groups. there is a niche for most students, so i feel few people would indefinitely feel out of place..

most uva students are from northern virginia..then if not there, richmond, or virginia beach. its always fun to meet out-of-state students, and especially international ones. ppl assume that uva kids are rich, but i thing theres a lot of diversity in financial backgrounds. from my experience theres a lot of middle class student. students here are really athletic...on any given day you'll always see many students running. everyone is pretty skinny and its kind of rare to see heavy students walkin around. there are probably cliques with athletic teams, fraternities, sororities, u-guides, and jeff society. grou[s at UVA

Most students are from Virginia, with the largest group therein being from Northern Virginia. There are a wide variety of groups on grounds, and with the exception of a few isolated, yet highly publicised incidents (which might not have even been caused by UVa students), the groups get along well. There is a wide variety of political thought.

The student body is a beautiful bunch of beer-drinking bastards. The political slant is mildly left. Everyone interacts with everyone else in utopian fashion.