California State University-Northridge Top Questions

My classmates are goal-driven, they want to get things done, and they are friendly and make you feel at home.

Students at CSUN are extremely friendly and eager to learn everyday. There are definitely a vast amount of different races at CSUN, which, in my opinion, makes this campus so unique. All students interact with each other and it is very easy to make new friends on campus. Students' wardrobe to class varies, but I would say that it is not important at all. People dress as they please, not to please anyone. You will find that many students on campus commute, but I have met many people who came to study at CSUN from different parts of California, different states, even different countries.

CSUN is a very diverse campus. We also have many organizations which have as aim to keep students interested in school in an otherwise typical Los Angeles area commuter school. We also have greek organizations that are either national or cultural. Personally, I got involved in at least four organizations in my two years there.

I love how diverse CSUN is! Just the other day I was haveing a conversation with an international student from Germany and learned a lot about their culture. There are so many different kinds of people that go to CSUN and I try to learn about other student's beliefs and culture. M

As I previously said, the environment at CSUN is very social. It is almost impossible to NOT be involved on campus. With such a diverse population (many Hispanic and Asian), everyone on campus easily gets along. There is no possible way for any student to feel out of place. Since the campus community is so large, there are over 400 clubs, organizations, fraternities, and sororities. Because of the various backgrounds, discrimination and racial jokes are strongly looked down upon. At CSUN, students are also able to express themselves through peaceful protests and their clothing. As far as I am concerned, there is no dress code on campus. As for financial situation, many students on campus are either of the lower or middle class. Overall, the campus is home to all backgrounds, be they rich, poor, black, white, Democratic, Republican, or anything else.

People are pretty uptight, and can seem pretentious. Nobody really cares about political issues or even fighting spikes of tuition, the general studentship doesn't organize very well and is generally really passive. There's a lot of people (especially in the frats/sororities) who aren't that smart but are still full of themselves, but some of them get weeded out as the classes get harder up the food chain. There's not really a set type of student stereotype, it's very diverse here, and our school is very progressive. As long as you're sociable and outgoing you'll find plenty of other people to fit in with. If you're not sociable, better get some books on it and read up, or you'll be spending a lot of time by yourself. My experience has been that no one is going to approach you if you don't seem cool enough or aren't good looking, but hey, that's what the frats are for.

People are pretty uptight, and can seem pretentious. Nobody really cares about political issues or even fighting spikes of tuition, the general studentship doesn't organize very well and is generally really passive. There's a lot of people (especially in the frats/sororities) who aren't that smart but are still full of themselves, but some of them get weeded out as the classes get harder up the food chain. There's not really a set type of student stereotype, it's very diverse here, and our school is very progressive. As long as you're sociable and outgoing you'll find plenty of other people to fit in with. If you're not, better get some books on it and read up, or you'll be spending a lot of time in the library by yourself. My experience has been that no one is going to approach you if you don't seem cool enough or aren't good looking, but hey, that's what the frats are there for.

Students are friendly and we have a diverse population. Usually it is hot, so mostly shorts and T-shirts.

All of my classmates are diverse and it gives you a snse of a multi-cultural environment.

CSUN students are EXTREMELY diverse. I have met students from all over the world! I have had classmates from Macedonia, India, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, China, and Maylasia among others. There are also students from all walks of life; there are some who are first generation college students from the inner cities, and there are some who are from wealthy families in the valley! There are LGBTQ groups on campus, as well as various religious clubs. There is even a diverswity of age groups on campus, with a number of students who are older and returning to school to finish degrees they started years ago. No matter who you are, you can find a place to fit in at CSUN. As for politics, I would say that nearly everyone outside of the business school is left of center, while those from the business school are more on the right. The liberal arts students are very politically aware, and have protests and all kind of things. The business students usually roll their eyes laugh at the liberal hippies, and think about how much more successful they'll be than the liberal arts students. Since it's such a large school, though, you don't run into much confrontation or other issues that can result from varying political views.