Providence College Top Questions

Yes and no. It is true that the majority of students are white, upper-middle class kids, but that doesn't create a problem in my opinion. Diversity comes from a lot more besides race and class. While a lot of kids are very similar to eachother, obviously everybody is different in some way. When it comes to racial or social diversity, there is definitely a good representation across the board, and the school is working on improving this.

Yes- both girls and guys are concerned with their appearance and almost everyone likes to go out and drink. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays are must-go-out nights and there are plenty of other things do to the rest of the week.

For the most part.

A lot of PC's students are upper-middle class white students. Vera Bradley, Vineyard Vines, North Face, Ugg, and J.Crew gear are seen everywhere on campus. PC students know how to have a good time, but academics are rigorous and professors expect a lot out of their students, both in and out of class.

Concerning a large majority of the student body they are, but there is a group of people for almost everyone at PC.

I definitely think that PC students drink a lot and like to party. I think that PC is now becoming more diverse.

Unfortunately for the intellectual, creative individual searching for an interesting circle of friends at PC, this stereotype is generally accurate. Though there are exceptions, smart, funny and original people are hard to come by here.

yes

Unfortunately, there is a big problem with a lack of diversity but the school is making an effort to attract more students from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Many undeclared students are tentative to attend a school like PC, which has such a demanding core curriculum. However, having experienced this undeclared anxiety myself, I can say that the Career Center and your personal advisors offer plenty of guidance to help you design a schedule that allows you to both meet core requirements that interest you and help you discern what area of study you enjoy most.

yes, but thats not entirely a bad thing