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Conn student body is predomintely white, over-tanned, and skinny as hell. Well thats the females anyway. There are pockets of diversity nestled in sparringly which do give the college a bit more flavor. But remember that Conn is a high-income private liberal arts school in New England. That having been said, I have met some incredibly interesting people during my three years at Conn and there are people from all walks of life if you look for them. I play soccer with a few kids from Nepal. The Co-Captain of the tennis team is from Maui. One of my best friends' father is the Secretary of State in Uganda. You can make some real cool (and potentially lucrative) connections at school, but you have to be willing to throw yourself into the mix. If you sit back and and stick to what you know, then you will probaly sit with the same table, drink in the same room, and go to the same classes with kids pretty much the same as you.

Conn College is disappointingly homogeneous, being mostly upper-class whites. Most are democrats or at least liberal, but there is a small, active republican community. Students of racial minorities tend to stick together, as do the sports teams. Students are not particularly competitive, but most are driven.

Conn has a very active student body. There are constantly student run events occurring on campus. It is hard to walk from your dorm to the dining hall without seeing several posters for upcoming meetings, marches, awareness events, or volunteer opportunities. No matter what your interests, there is most likely a club to match them.

Everyone is pretty accepting. There are exceptions (especially among the "Bro" contingent), but there is a fairly decent level of interaction amongst different ethnicities. Four tables in the dining hall: 1) the biggest table in the best location, occupied by bros, all eating hamburgers and steak, with girls eating dainty salads 2) The hipster table; around five or six people, some vegetarian, all wearing colorful clothes- the conversation tends towards music and film 3) sports teams- they usually eat together after practice- all seem pretty tired and drink about 3 cups of water per meal 4) the nerds- eat in small groups of 3 or 4- keep to themselves- unostentatious. Most Conn students are from New England- probably about 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}- the rest are international, from below the Mason Dixon line, or are from California.

Many Connecticut College students are "OSBs" (outside of Bostoners) and come from upper-middle class families. Students are generally socially liberal and otherwise liberal-moderate. Conn prides itself on diversity; there are a fair number of international students on-campus. Students generally dress up for class, although you wouldn't get looked at strangely if you wore sweatpants and a t-shirt to class once in a while. People often comment on the segregation of the Harris dining hall, where students of color (mainly African Americans and Latinos) tend to sit on the left-hand side and jocks on the far right.

If you're someone who wishes to meet people within a specific community, chances are there is a designated space or club to find. The students of color have what are called ALANA sisters and brothers who help them adjust to CC upon arrival. There is also Unity House, a building dedicated to the exploration and discussion of race and racial issues facing CC students. The LGBTQ community has their own safe space on campus where discussion groups and workshops take place to educate the community. There is a women's center to accommodate those in need. Knowlten, the mulit-cultural and language house, has a very diverse student environment based on countries of origin and languages spoken there. There are many events that take place there that deal with national identity, race and religion.

Conn. is definitely a wealthy campus. Not to say everyone has such a background, but overall that has been my experience.

Conn may not have the most racially diverse campus, but we certainly have a huge variety of people here. I'd say about two-thirds of the students are upper-middle class, white, slighty preppy Democrats from New England. The remaining third is a mixure of international students, students from across the United States, black, latino, asian, Hindu, students with disabilities, and everything in between. Even if someone's demographic fits the stereotypical Conn student, their personality doesn't always fit the norm. People have all different types of interests, tastes, and preferrences. No matter who you are or what type of background you come from, you'll find people you get along with on campus.

I have not been very involved in many groups on campus but I do attend some speakers or special seminars that they may hold. All of these groups though are very active on campus and work really hard to raise awareness of their cause. Most students are very similar so it is easy to make friends and find people with similar interests. Most students are form new england, NY or NJ and come from middle to upper middle class. A larger majority of the student are politically liberal and are politically involved/aware.

The students at Conn are diverse in the sense that they have many different interests. One area that has gained popularity recently is the LGBTQ community at school. They have a new center and lots of organizations on campus. There is still divisions to a certain extent in Harris, our dining hall. It seems very highschool but the jocks and their friends sit on one side of the room, there is a middle where anybody sits, and then on the other side is where the black students and hispanic students usually sit. Of course there are exceptions to this rule, but that is how it was during my four years at Conn. However, saying that, most of the groups at conn, whether ethnic or social, intermingle a lot. That is one thing that I loved about Conn, is that the social and ethnic groups all could intermingle and hang out with one another.