Providence College Top Questions

My classmates are diverse, unique, driven, and passionate students that have a variety of interests and a multitude of ideas on improving the community and changing the future of our country.

The students at Providence College are friendly and generally happy to be there. There isn't a lot of diversity, but everyone treats one another like equals. There are groups, such as SOAR (Students Organized Against Racism) which strive to make a difference on campus and beyond. Students are mostly from the Northeast of America. The prevalent financial backgrounds are middle to upper class. Students wear anything from sweats to skirts to class. The types of students that may feel out of place are people who are goth or very hipster, since PC doesn't have many students like that. Even though it is a Catholic school, however, there are many LGBT students. People don't often talk about how much money they'll earn one day.

There is definitely a place for everyone here. I was actually surprised at the level of minority group involvement; I expected it to be a lot less. When it comes down to it, though, the majority of students still are white, upper-middle class. I know a lot of kids from private schools--prep or catholic--and a lot from public. There are a ton of kids from Long Island, Boston suburbs, Upstate NY, NJ. Everyone looks good all the time. Some people wear sweats to class, but a lot of people do dress up, or at least look nice. Its kind of your typical northeast style: Northface, Sperrys, Uggs. But everyone is really accepted. You won't be ostracized if you don't own a pair of Uggs. There is no huge sense of competition around campus. No one really knows everybody else's grades. I've actually been surprised by a lot of people who seem dumb but are actually smart, and vice-versa. Overall, it seems like everybody can find a place to fit in and a way to enjoy PC.

My classmates are very friendly, outgoing, smart, academically motivated, and willing to help others whenever needed.

they were ok

They are big drinkers.

Some are sheltered private schooled kids, others are wise public school kids.

once you find the group you fit in with, you're golden

Friendly

Providence College's student body is approximately 94{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} white and about 2{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} black and 2{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Asian (2{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} other). Most students are from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York and come from similar economic situations. When it comes to class, a lot of people where PC gear from the book store, from sweatshirts to sweatpants. A great thing about the student body is the lack of cliques and drama.