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there is ZERO diversity. people are very religious. church is packed on sundays by students. students dress up for class which gets kind of annoying but not everyone does. most student from ny, nj, pa, mass and those surrounding states. everyone is richhhhh. most students are republican. most students are NOT politically aware as far as i know

I dont like that Villanova is such a homogenous community. It lacks religious diversity as well as with people. Everyone here dresses the same, and it just lacks a diversity. Since it is a catholic university, many of the students are catholic, however this prevents us from getting a more global view since many have similar viewpoints. Most students stick to their racial groups so the Indians stay together, the blacks stay together, the whites stay together as well as the latinos. There isnt much racial integration on campus. The majority of students here appear to be from middle to upper class white homes. Therefore, student that may not be able to afford Uggs and Northfaces may feel out of place to know that they cant keep up with the majority here.

The student body is not very diverse, but their is a lot of culture on the campus. Everyone has come from many different places and as a lot to offer. Many of the kids are very well off, and it can be hard for a student who does not have that kinda of money to fit in. At least with girls, it seems very important to have the most up to date clothing.

Villanova has a predominantly white, upper middle class student population. The school is working to improve its diversity--in this sense, it defines diversity as minority background. Although there are few minorities on campus, there is diversity of financial background and culture. It may seem like a very homogeneous place, but upon closer inspection, you can find people of all types on campus. Students are generally more apathetic than I would prefer. However, with the 2008 primaries, politics are becoming more talked about and students are more interested. Villanova is a Catholic school, and as such the majority of the students are Republican. There are organizations available for LGBT students; they are not very visible on campus, though. A program called Diversity Peer Educators exists. Aside from presentations at Orientation and other 'transition' events for incoming students, the DPEs do not seem to do much on campus. The multicultural student league puts on several awesome events. However, a lot of times the right people aren't in attendance. Only the minority go, and the choir gets preached to. Diversity tends to be one of the more talked about things on campus.

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Villanova is most upper class white Catholic kids from the Northeast. Many of whom went to private high schools. There are generally conservative (almost annoyingly so). Students here are not particularly interested in politics as much as fashion. Although I must commend Villanova for having Michelle O'Bama and John McCain speak on campus.

If you can't stand yuppies, then don't come here.

Wide variety of students, there is little diversity, but it's getting better. There are certainly the rich, but not everyone acts like it. You will be able to find a group of people that yo uassociate with, and there are lots of groups on campus to help that.

i absolutely love the friends that i have found here at villanova. i had close friends in high school, but after coming here, i have found friends that i have become even closer with. we've seen each other through everything from hard ass teachers and sorority/fraternity recruitments, to deaths in the family and boyfriend/girlfriend breakups. the friendships that i have made here are unparalleled. i am also not your stereotypical villanova girl. i don't own ugs (but i do have a black northface :) haha) and i don't wear designer clothes. gap, old navy, and marshalls/tj maxx are my shopping places of choice. i still feel like i fit into villanova's student body like a glove, and i feel like i couldn't be happier anywhere else.

Most people at Villanova get dressed up for class, they wear their hair straight and look like they took hours to get ready. The same pretty much goes for the majority of the guys on campus. The northeast is where the majority of Nova kids are from. I would say that probably one in four kids you meet is from NJ or NY. If you look in the school parking lot you will get a good feel of the financial backgrounds of most of the students at the school, upper-middle class/wealthy. However, that is not to say that everyone at school is wealthy. Many students do have part-time jobs around campus or off campus.