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Northwestern students are diverse, but an overwhelming majority of them are rich snobs. These students are overly interested in brand names and looking "cute without really trying." I've met alot of students from New Jersey, New York and California. Northwestern students like to act like they are much more politically aware then they really are by advertising the candidates they support with out knowing anything about their platforms.

There is a bit of racial separation on campus between the African-Amerians, Asians, etc. But if you are involved with a group on campus, you do spend a lot of time with your friends from that group. There are like 2 extremes of what to wear.. sweats or you look really nice and urban and cute. A lot of students are from Jersey, from around the Illinois area, California and Texas.

it seems like almost everyone is middle or upper-middle class socioeconomically. its a pretty moderate campus...not too many extreme liberals or conservatives. probably the most represented minority is Asians.

I feel like Northwestern's student body is very segregated. The Asian students hang out with the other Asian students. The black students hang out with the other black students. The Indian students hang out with the other Indian students. You get the idea. I really would like to see MIXED groups at Northwestern -- instead of such a heavy focus on ethnic cliques and clubs.

The diversity at Northwestern certainly leaves something to be desired. While the different racial and religious groups do put on programming for the entire student body, the chances that someone outside that ethnic or religious groups is actually going to come to that event are slim. I honestly think this all stems back to Northwestern's apathy problem.

NU has a hugely diverse campus. This certainly makes it interesting, but somehow NU and all of its diverse groups on campus make you feel like you're evil if you're white, republican, and christian, like I am. I was actually in the minority in that sense and was often the target of smarmy and rude comments. So if you're conservative and christian, you'll constantly have to defend your beliefs not only to other students, but to professors, who as a rule, are extremely liberal and don't hide it in the classroom. However, some of my closest friends were so different from me, and it made life more interesting. A lot of students at NU have money, but you will find plenty of students on financial aid and working jobs to support themselves. Northwestern is a very liberal campus though and tends to verbally attack those who aren't; even the school newspaper takes pride in the liberal agenda. So be aware of that as well.

I would say Northwestern has a more preppy, higher end fashion sense, although there are definitely some eclectic/average/bad dressers at Northwestern. Typical outfit for a girl is a jeans and boots, or dress and boots.

At Northwestern, I have basically integrated myself with the Asian/Asian-American community. This was out of my own pure interests. I went to a predominantly Caucasian high school in Orange County, California that offered little to no Asian-interest classes or student groups. When I first arrived at Northwestern however, there was a multitude of Asian-related courses that were offered and there were many student groups that catered to the Asian community. I never experienced this before so I was very interested in becoming involved when I arrived onto campus during freshman year. In terms of religion, I am a Christian. There are many different religious organizations on campus and you can choose the one that suits your preference. I would say that most students come from an upper middle class background or an upper class background. The student that would feel out of place at Northwestern would be the student that grew up in poverty. This is because there are a fair amount of students at Northwestern that come from private high schools (boarding schools) who never really experienced fiscal problems before. Most students wear clothes that match the seasons. When the weather is nice (fall or spring), students will wear a light jacket, t-shirts, and jeans. When the weather sucks (i.e. winter), the North Face jackets will appear. Different types of students will interact probably in the classroom setting during discussions and they will probably interact if they live in dorms. When I lived in dorms from freshman to junior year, the people that lived on my floors were always very diverse in background in race and where they grew up. If there are four tables of students in the dining hall, one of them would probably be a group of friends that live on the same floor in the same dorm, another table would be a group of athletes, another table would be a group of the same race, and another group would be a table of freshmen. Northwestern students come from various geographical locations. I believe most of them come from the Midwest and a large proportion coming from the West and East coasts. In terms of politics, I would say Northwestern is 60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Democrats and 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Republicans. This is just a ballpark estimate of my own however. Take it with discretion. I have noticed a stereotype that Econ students, in particular, like to talk about how much they'll earn in their future investment banking job or their consulting job.

There are a lot of jews, asians, and white people here. Almost no black or other raced people, at least that i see. Most people are really rich, but try to pretend they are not. most students just wear regular t-shirts and pants to class. North face is a popular brand here, which says something about how much money people have to spend to look fashionable Most students care about something passionately, it's just really hard to find someone who cares about the same thing you do and then, once you find that person, you have to convince him/her to take a break from studying and actually make the time to partake in this passion with you. Students are predominantly left-wing here, although there are a few vocal right-wing party voters.

Not really involved./I think we're pretty accepting./It ranges from expensive brand names to sweats./Not really./It's not like that - not like high school. The school in general might not be overly integrated, but a lot of individuals are./All over./Rich./Usually politically aware, especially with the election coming up. Lots of Democrats./Sometimes, but not really with seriousness or competitiveness.