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Though people claim that there is no diversity on campus, anyone can find their group here. Some are just smaller and less represented than others. There has recently been some cases of homophobic remarks at weekend parties, but this disrespect is usually fueled by alcohol. It's a little sad. Overall, the student body is preppy. People don't dress up for class ALL the time, but when warmer weather roles around, the seersucker and sundresses make a well-represented appearance. There are people in class in sweatpants, but most make an effort to look presentable, even if they were up partying the night before.

The student body is growing more and more diverse by the year and the honor code creates an atmosphere of comfort and trust among students even if you don't know someone you trust them on that level.

Davidson has a very diverse student body and becomes more and more diverse every year. For this reason, you will many different type groups on campus. However, this is not a problem at all because the whole Davidson community is acceptable of everyone. Although certain races or racial groups might seem to hang out together, it is not because they feel like they have to. They do this by choice. Students wear a wide range of clothes to class. Some people wear gym clothes while others tend to dress up. It definitely depends on the day and the time of the class. In the dining hall, usually the tables are mixed. There is not a certain table for a specific group. Students can sit anywhere and feel very comfortable doing so at the same time. Davidson students are from all over. There are lots of foreign students from all over the world. In addition, there are students from California, Texas, Midwest,and the north. However, there are also lots of students from North Carolina and the south in general, but it is not an overwhelming southern school. Some of my best friends are from all over the country. Students come from different financial backgrounds. Davidson has established a No Loan policy and is committed to helping students attend college debt free. Students are generally politically aware and some are very active as well. Some students are left, other tend to fall on the right side and some in the middle. There is not a predominate side. Although students do talk about and worry about their future, they do not seem to be obsessed with money.

There is a strong international presence on campus at Davidson. One of my best friends is from Hungary. Another is from the Dominican Republic. I've met people from exotic, far away places like Ecuador, China, Ethiopia, and South Dakota (just kidding!). Almost everyone studies abroad and the college is dedicated to bring international awareness on campus through speakers, cultural events, discussions, etc.

Racial lines are pretty rigid here- there is diversity but it's not very integrated. The gay community is growing as the years pass. Students are very preppy- lots of polo shirts and pearls, but there's also a contigent who do not fit that stereotype. Davidson students are from all over the country and really all over the world.

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Although Davidson tries to make its student body diverse, this is not really the case. Like my high school (a small private school in Charlotte), Davidson's student body is largely white middle/upper class and could use some diversification.

Davidson students come from all over the place. There are probably more from around this area, the Southeast US, but I have two girls from Ecuador and one girl from Ghana living on my hall and my boyfriend is from Greece. So diversity isn't as great as it could be, but we are working on it and there are definitely lots of different people if you pay attention. There are definitely some defined groups on campus like the varsity athletes, but everyone is generally very accepting and has lots of friends outside of that established group.

most people think that we are all the same or that there is not enough diversity. but i think that is only racial diversity because the majority of the student body is white. Obviously everyone comes from different backgrounds and different experiences. So, i think that we should focus less on the lack of different appearances and more on seeing the major differences that we all have.

A lot of students seem to be from the eastern portion of the US, from NY down through FL.