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IUP's student body is awesome! You definitely do not have to impress anyone. You can go to your 8am class in your pajamas and no one would even give you a second look. Sweat pants, jeans, hoodies, and t-shirts are what most students wear everyday. I think every new student may feel out of place at first because it can be hard to get to know people, but if you just talk to your classmates you may very well find a few new friends. Most students here are from middle income families and a lot of students have to juggle taking classes and having a job. Speaking from experience, juggling both is not easy, but because so many students do it, its really easy to find someone to talk about your frustrations with. Many students on campus are politically active. When Bill Clinton came to visit campus in Spring 2008, an overwhelming number of students attended the event to show support for Hillary. On the day of the primaries, many sidewalks were full of chalk-written messages about who you should vote for.

There are some religious advocates on campus. One time, they sat down with my friend and me at dinner and tried to persuade us from believing in the Big Bang Theory or evolution. That was unwelcome. Like any college, church's hand out flyer and pamphlets about how we are all sinners. The other groups on campus mean well and act respectfully. There are groups that anyone will fit into on campus. Barack Obama won by 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}+ at the polling stations in IUP during the primary election.

I haven't noticed any kind of racial discrimination at IUP, but most people I see tend to form cliques with their own race, which I suppose is normal. Also, IUP seems to get a wide variety of students from different geographical areas compared to some other state schools. While I attended Kutztown I noticed most kids were from the Reading/Allentown area and New Jersey. At IUP I've been in classes with kids from African countries, the Middle East, China, etc.

IUP has a lot of diversity and I am constantly seeing people from all walks of life roaming the campus.

There is a wide range of students at IUP. No matter who you are or where you come from, I have no doubt that you will find your place at this school.

most of the students seem like they come from pittsburgh or philly. the community is mostly white and black.

IUP has a very diverse student body. I met people from all over the world. As well as cultural diversity IUP has a lot of different...personalities hahah! Some are very intelligent and well spoken, some have a lot of fun, some are very outgoing, and then there are the ones you only see in the library, but everyone is very friendly willing to help new students along. If you want to do some really funny people watching, sit in the Oak Grove for a few hours!

IUP is definately a mixed bag. There are a lot of kids from local high schools in rural communities, a lot of kids from inner city Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, a lot of foreign exchange students, and everything in between. I would say that just about every social group is represented adequately, and with extracurricular clubs, sports, and activities, it isn't hard to find a group or groups you fit into.

I don't think anyone could feel out of place at IUP. There are so many different groups of people and always a place to fit in. Students wear all kinds of clothing to class. You can roll out of bed and go in your pajamas, the clothes you wore the night before, sweatpants, anything really. No one really cares what you wear.

Really, IUP is just an average college. We have a mix of people from many different racial, religious, socioeconomic, etc backgrounds, and even people from other countries studying abroad here. Actually, a lot of IUP students are from Philadelphia, as well as from Pittsburgh. Most people have been easy to get along with, or at least are polite to each other. Actually, I have no problem leaving my bag and textbooks on a table at the cafeteria and walking away to grab my food, because I'm really confident that no one would take anything. That's something that really surprised me considering the size of the school.