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Baylor is mostly, as the stereotype dictates, a body of upper class white Christians. However, that is not to say there is little diversity. There is an abundance of African Americans and Asians. There are also other religious backgrounds, such as a friend of mine who is Muslim. I have never had any experience where people have been unaccepting or judgmental toward any one's race or religion (with the exception of the Greek system, who usually want people of their same background). There are Baylor students from all fifty states and various foreign countries. However, a large percentage are from Texas, especially the Dallas Ft-Worth area.

Baylor students are very christian but not zealots. You are not beatn over the head with bibles or preached to on the side walk. I think people here show it in how they treat eachother. Guys open the door for girls, people are friendly while walking to class, people are even courteous drivers for the most part. There are a bunch of Dallas kids, but they arnt too bad.

I think Baylor has a place for everyone - no matter what your race, denomination, background, lifestyle, etc. Baylor has a niche for everyone - you just have to find that niche.

Clothing wise, Baylor is pretty stereotypical. There are a lot of sorority girls wearing polo and sperrys, and carrying monogrammed bags. But I don't feel like you need to wear those to fit in. People wear what they want ranging from sweats and tshirts to skirts and heels. It all depends on the person, and I'm not sure that anything would be considered abnormal.

Baylor's student body is basically typical of any other school. There are those who are really religious, and those who are not. The different races tend to stick together, much like everywhere else in society. Frats basically think that they rule the school and tend to only hang out with their frat brothers. Sorority girls at baylor however, are very social, and seem to get along well with everyone.

as a Christian school I dont feel like they pressure you into the religious aspect, but they do a good job of offering you groups to be apart of.

For a Christian campus, religious groups really do vary. We have a lot of Muslims along with Jews, atheists, and of course, Christians of all denominations. Christian religion courses are a requirement in all degrees, but only two basic level classes. Most students are from Texas or California, but I believe we have atleast one from every state and something like 33 countries. There are a lot of Asian organizations, but the rest of the student body seems to mix and match according to interests and majors more than backgrounds. The 3 to 1 student ration of girls to guys gives any guy his option of available females, while girls must compete, but the local TSTC is quite full of guys for the rest.

Most students wear t-shirts and shorts to class. Some dress up mor eand some dress up less, you can really wear whatever you want.

Most of the students at Baylor are from a middle/upper middle class background, though there is much variety as well. Though Baylor is a Baptist school, there are many groups on campus that reflect other belifes from religion to politics. As far as dressing for class...if you were looking forward to college because you could wear your PJs to school, Baylor is not the school for you. It's not that everyone dresses up for class...but we definitely don't wear pajamas. The one great thing about the Baylor student body is that we stick together. We support our school and our fellow students. There are many traditions at Baylor that are carried on each year because of dedicated students who love Baylor and all that it stands for.

no one feels out of place at BU