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there is a very high percentage of upper class white people. tables- frats athletes sororities others

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Everybody really gets along. There are some stereotypes, but you'll find that anywhere. There is a lot of financial and opportunites for scholoarships. People who are very eccentric might have a hard time fitting in, but overall people find their niche. People are VERY politically active here - both wings. We had McCain, Michelle Obama, and Ron Paul here to talk.

There is a such thing as a standard Villanova student and this is what it is: a white kid from a wealthy family and good upbringing who can range from being really stuck-up or one of the nicest people who will ever meet. Obviously there are many deviations from this but that is the typical person you will find on Villanova's campus. I feel like African American students stick to their own groups and don't mingle too much with the preppy white kids but the African American students that are here are really smart kids and probably among the nicest people you will meet at nova. The majority of girl students wear dresses and cute outfits to class with their hair and makeup perfectly done. The boys are more casual with their outfits and there are some people who just don't care... I definitely wore pajamas a lot to class but I stopped doing that because I just stood out so much and felt like it really was not okay... and I got a lot of weird looks. Villanova Students are mostly from New Jersey and Connecticut. There are a lot of East coast kids although I have met quite a few people from California and other various states.

The kids at villanova are all somewhat similar, and diversity is not blatantly evident, but it exists and there is no problem with diversity. Dress code for classes is much less casual than at other colleges as i have learned from friends at other schools. Most students are well off financially, but that only plays a factor if you let it. The school is not overwhelmingly political and most students are conservative. All students are driven to be successful post-graduation.

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EVERYONE IS VERY NICE :) There may be some rich kids, I'm definitely not one of them but who am I to judge anyone for something like that? If they are rich, the stereotypes about rich people being snotty is all wrong. No one is snotty. Kids just mind their own business and there is a difference. But the parking lot is full of cars that DON'T look like they cost a million billion dollars haha. So I don't know if a lot of people are rich. But that doesn't matter. What matters is how people are on the inside. And eveyone is so nice that I can't complain at all. You'd be very surprised at the manners and kindness of everyone. Everyone is smart and considerate. I don't always feel like I fit in...I am a little weird I guess haha because I am an artsy kind of a person. But if you can be yourself and be comfortable with that then you are fine. I think if you are not comfortable, like me (but it's probably my own fault because I'm not involved enough so don't worry), people are going to notice because everyone at Nova is so calm, content and comfortable all the time... or at least that's the way it seems. 3 words that describe Villanovans: CALM, CONTENT, COMFORTABLE But people don't judge for the most part. I don't think.

Villanova is an overall attractive student body. We have a lean towards preppy clothing but what Catholic university doesn't. In the springtime the average Villanova girl is wearing a sundress while the average boy is in plaid shorts and a tee or polo. Because of how expensive Villanova is, most students come from upper middle class families however, I don't know of any students who openly discuss their economic backgrounds. Politics are not huge at Villanova, but they can be if you want. This past year we had Chelsea Clinton, Michelle Obama, and John McCain all come to campus so students could get the information they wanted or needed to vote. Villanova isn't very cliquey and because of that the students here end up making so many more friends. The only kind of student who may feel out of place is a sloppy, drug addict who slacks and never goes to class, but really, even they might find a few people who find them amusing.

The students here are awesome. While they do sometimes seem to fit the eastern stereotype, most of the time they are super friendly and want everyone to love Villanova as much as they do, because everyone seems to love it!

If you don't fit in at Villanova, you don't fit in. The student body is so limited in variation that sometimes I feel like just shaking someone next to me and yelling "What the hell is wrong with you?" I would say that 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the population here comes from an extravagantly wealthy family. Lots of very conservative Christians who come here to be with other conservative Christians, just for the sake of being with other conservative Christians. Lots of white people. Style here is preppy without taste, or glamor without any real conscious knowledge of glamorous fashion. In other words, you see a lot of Ralph Lauren, J Crew, old Chanel, white Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses, and Lilly Pulitzer. Lots of Lucky Brand, True Religion (yet only for girls), and Seven. Overall, the fashion is so self-righteous without any reason whatsoever.