Connecticut College Top Questions

The student body is very clique-ish. Mostly liberals from New England looking to get rich quick Vineyard Vines and Polo all over the place.

I'm a member of Feminist Majority, Spectrum (the LGBTQQIA group), CCASA (Connecticut College Asian/Asian American Student Association), and SOAR (Society Organized Against Racism). These clubs are very active, and CCASA is the most popular student group on campus. While there are sometimes racial tensions on campus, I have not had any personal experience with them and can honestly say that my closest group of friends is diverse in all ways possible, from race to sexual orientation. I come from a public high school where not many graduates went to college, let alone a private one like Connecticut College, and while the "rich kid" factor on campus can sometimes bother me, it's not in my face or even something I really think about a lot. Students are generally upper-middle class and liberal, which I think is typical at a school like Conn, but you can basically find anybody from any background here if you look hard enough.

I believe many students at Conn feel very comfortable. Most Conn students are from Connecticut and Massachusettes, but I have a number of friends from California, as well as Turkey and Greece. There is a great deal of interaction between all the different types of students because there is such a close-knit community at this school. very student is involved in some type of extracurricular activity, although it's usually more like 2-4. The largest dorm is 128 people, which is very small for almost any college, I feel. Most are under 100, and so there is a strong sense of community and good neighborly interaction.

I really wish Conn was more diverse in all aspects. Most students wear either jeans or sweatpants. People tend to either be messy or preppy.. Most Conn students are from the east coast. Most also are pretty wealthy, but don't talk about how much they'll earn one day.

The only student who would feel out of place at Conn is a close-minded one. The students at Conn are generally very empathetic towards their peers. Being a preppy girl myself, I do see many items I recognize (by name and specific color) from J.Crew. This being said, I also do see many girls with eclectic outfits which I wish I could emulate in style and creativity. Conn's campus dresses very well! On a lazy day, students will be seen wearing Connecticut College sweatpants, moccasin slippers and a polo shirt. Most Connecticut College students are from Massachusetts. I've met more people that live in Massachusetts than anywhere else here.

Conn is a very open community. Conn may not be as diverse as some colleges, but for what it lacks its diversity it makes up for in acceptance. There is one exception, however. Conn is a very environmental campus, and as a result, you will be looked down upon if you liter, leave your lights on, and/or waste your food in the dining hall.

Most students at Conn are either from New York, Connecticut, or Outside of Boston. Be weary of this last category; Some of them are a good two hours outside of Boston. Most of the students body is relatively athletic looking and attractive. You don’t really realize how good looking are campus is until you see how relatively unattractive other campuses are. Diversity, however, is not one of our strengths. A recently issues Connecticut College calendar depicted a far too revealing scene for June: an all-white audience attending a soccer game. We are quiet a milky student body, and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. While this is disappointing, what’s more disappointing is the fact that the few minorities on campus keep to themselves. It is rare to friendship cross the racial border at Connecticut College.

Conn is an incredibly liberal school that can almost get out of hand with going out of its' way to be politically correct all the time. Though of course I am a rather liberal individual, I wish that multiple types of thought were supported on campus in order to facilitate more intellectual discussion throughout the campus. The student body would initially appear to be preppy, but really is a rather mixed bunch. There are your typically preppy bunch, but also a great deal of your typical hippy, crunchy, granola type folks as well. You also get your fair share of city kids (the wealthy ones) and there are a good number of floaters who just march to the beat of their own drum (Conn is an excellent place for dressing in extremes and not being judged). Also everyone is incredibly friendly and welcoming on the campus-I've never met so many nice people in my life.