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The typical Elon female student is a preppy sorority girl who is usually stuck-up and vapid. Her favorite TV show is The Hills and she drives around campus in her Lexus blasting hip-hop. Sorority rush is the most important time of her life. She spends over an hour getting ready just to go to class or to get coffee. She spends her weekends and weeknights getting wasted and hooking up with frat boys who probably don't know her name. The typical Elon guy is a frat boy whose mom shops for him at Abercrombie and Hollister. He smokes a lot of weed and drinks a lot. He's usually too cool for school, or anything else. There are also the honors program kids, who vary widely. But if you're not in a sorority or frat, or in an honors program, you're pretty much screwed when it comes to making friends. Most students are from NC, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, or Ohio. They run the gamut from middle-class to upper middle-class, but everyone acts like they're richer than they are and brag about their socioeconomic status. There are black students on campus, but students of different races rarely interact. Elon students aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree. Most of them are of average intelligence, and many aren't too informed about anything outside of the "bubble." There is some air of left-mindedness on campus, but there are plenty of Southern good old boys who are very conservative. Many students are business and communications majors who are hoping to make lots of money some day. Many of the girls here openly admit they just came to Elon to find a rich husband. If you don't have a car, it will suck. There are things around Elon to do, but only within driving distance. If you don't want to join the Greek system, be prepared to make friends who don't either. If you don't drink or smoke weed, don't even think about coming to Elon. You'll be one of 6{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}.

Elon students are very open to everyone and everyone's opinions. Most students dress up for class and it is common to see girls in dresses and guys in kakis. When it's cold most people wear jeans, but it is not typical to see people in sweats or pjs. Most students are from NC then MD, but there are so many people from everywhere else and it doesn't seem like they are the majority.

It seems that most people are from the upper middle class. Mostly white, many more girls than guys.

Most of Elon's campus is made up of white christians. There are african americans on campus as well, but almost no asians or spanish people. Most people will put on a front as if they're all upper class, but in reality they're only middle class. Students are fairly politically aware, but are very closed to new ideas. There are a fair share of people from both the right and the left.

I have minimal experiences with severely different social groups on campus; however, I did have a roommate of a different race my freshman year, and I got to know her and her friends very well, as well as what activities and organizations they were involved with. I don't think there is really any kind of student who would feel out of place at Elon; everyone feels out of place when they first get to college but they find their niche. Different types of students are certainly willing and eager to interact, although it usually happens in a classroom setting. Most students have a comfortable financial background.

Elon tries to say it is diverse, but the truth is is really isn't all that diverse. However, geographically, it is definitely diverse. My freshman year my roommate was from Mass and my suitemates were from Texas and Georgia. There are a lot of people from the north like New Jersey and Maryland. Since Elon is a small liberal arts university there are a lot of wealthier students here, but with all the scholarship students there are also those that are not from the same SES. A range of students interact, and although around 35{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the population is Greek, Greeks and non-greeks hang out often. Although Elon may not have a lot of diversity, like I said before, they try to let students travel or go into the community and meet diverse groups. There are groups on campus however for different religious and racial groups as well as a LGBT group.

Elon is a very homogenous campus...predominantly white students, not much racial difference. However, everyone is very friendly and its not hard to fit in! Most Elon students are from New England, Maryland, Virginia. There are more females than males. Some students can get caught up in money and material things b/c they are alot of well off kids.

Pretty much everyone is accepted at Elon. I have never experienced or witnessed any sort of prejudices or stereotypes. Most students are typical college students, coming to their 8 AMs in pajamas. The majority of students come from wealthier families, but money is never really important in any sort of social situation.

It appears that everyone is from an upper-middle class, except for the athletes(which is sad) The athletes are also less intellectual than the rest. The majority of people are usually of the same fortunate background.

The stereotype about Elon students is that they all come from extremely wealthy families. Many of them do, but certainly not all of them. A good number of Elon students are there on scholarship or some form of financial aid. Students wear anything from sweatpants and t-shirts to sundresses to class, just depending on what kind of person they are. I wear jeans and a t-shirt to class every day and don't feel at all out of place. Elon students are from all around the country, with many from other countries as well. I have friends from California, North Carolina, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, and Hong Kong, just to name a few. Most Elon students are very politically aware, with a slight majority right wing, although the left wings seem to be more active on campus.