Knox College Top Questions

My classmates are open to new ideas, they are opinionated but allow others to express their own opinion, they are also willing and ready to learn.

Inquisitive, kind, friendly students who actively pursue their academic interests.

A lot of fun to be around, but I don't think they are as intelligent as me.

Study hard, party harder. My classmates do their work and do it well, but as soon as the minimum threshold is reached, the mask come off and the side the administration doesn't like comes out.

Knox students tend to come from really disparate backgrounds, which is great because it really does spur some great conversations. There have been some recent discussions especially about race, which is good because it means such issues are not being ignored. The one thing about Knox students is they tend to be ambitious. This doesn't mean that they will act viciously toward each other to weed out competition, but Knox is not always the best place for the less opinionated, quieter students. On the other hand, most Knox students are horrible procrastinators, generally beginning papers the night before they are due, so they are not too horribly obsessed with school work either. The last thing is that students tend to swing fairly far toward the political left. However, there are certainly some very vocal Republicans at Knox. The one thing you can be sure about is that almost all Knox students are passionately devoted to some cause or another.

Divided into cliques but theres one for everyone and most everyone is friendly when it comes down to it.

Most students at Knox are liberal, middle to upper middle class, and from urban areas (with a large percentage coming from the Chicago region). Knox has a very laid back feel and people do what they wanna do, say what they wanna say, and wear what they wanna wear. While the size of our campus definitely leads to the creation of cliques, it does not mean that groups don't crossover and there is definitely a lot of intermixing between social groups on campus. Many students don't desire a post Knox experience that includes sitting in a cubicle playing Solitaire. For the most part, we all seem to have the desire to be movers and shakers who will be able to make a difference even if it means we will be eating Ramen for the next 10 years.

The student body seems more like an extremely large family. Knox students are willing to do anything for each other as well as the college community and Galesburg community. The students that come to Knox College are from an extensive array of backgrounds, but this doesn't hinder--it enhances the experience. The Knox student body is focused on their academics, and while they know how to play, they also know how to work.

Interested in learning about different people, and integrating them into social groups.

Since coming to Knox, I've gained a circle of friends from all over the country. Admittedly, there are a number of students from the midwest due to geographic location, but there are exceptions to this rule as well. I know of two students from China. Indeed, these students grew up a couple blocks from each other and they still managed to attend the same small school with a 1300 count student body. We have a very diverse student body, both in race/ethnicity and personality. There is no such thing as an "average" Knox student. A student can do anything on any given day. It is the array of personalities that really make Knox stand out from other schools. No two people are alike and I think that is especially prevalent at Knox. Every person is an individual and has potential for great things. Knox does its best to foster that.