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They are focused, ready for most discussions and are usually willing to help me if I need it.

Most of the students I go to school with have rich parents, and they do not let you forget it. There is a great deal of partying and not a lot of studying. Everyone wants to have fun, but they do not worry about what comes next. They are spoiled , and most have no idea what the real world is like.

My classmates come in a variety of packages: very intelligent-average, American-international, women-men with a smattering of character qualities, but most are friendly, cooperative, and helpful.

Tech is mostly a conservative, white school which I love. There is plents of diversity if you want to find it at a large school like Tech, but there was a reason I didn't want to go to a school where I would be the minority. I was at a greek party last year and players from the basketball team were there, so obviously the different social groups can mix. You can generally pick out the greek students with the polo and fishing shirts, kahki shorts or jeans with boots, and costa del mar sunglasses. This doesn't bother me because I like to fish, most of us will be wearing nicer clothes in 20 years anyway, and I am from Texas so you need to at least own a pair of boots. I feel like most "normal" people would fit in at Tech, but you will see more white kids here than at most big schools. It's nice because most people at Tech live several hours away from Lubbock, so you can get away from high school life and learn to meet different people. Most of my friends who went to college closer to my hometown end up back home every other weekend, and unless your from Lubbock this isn't an option at Tech. This is a great opportunity to get winged off your old high school friends and meet new people. It's also nice they make you live in the doorms as a freshman because you will meet so many people who are all looking for friends too.

Everyone is just different at Tech. You can be different and no one cares.

Texas Tech's student body is mainly composed of White or Caucasian students. However, there are many Latino, Asian and African American students on campus too. Though Texas Tech is not vastly diverse, there is still diversity on campus. All different types of students interact, and most students would feel in place at Texas Tech. Most students at Texas Tech are conservative, though some are liberal.

I bet almost everyone up at Tech get along with each other well. People who are very outgoing and easy to get along with are going to enjoy their time at Tech. Most of us are from Texas "the greatest state in the U.S".

I would say the student body is divided in three groups: The athletes, the Greek students and the non-Greek students. A student who is quiet and a homebody would feel out of place here. The students are outgoing, super friendly and very active. The REC Center is a pretty popular place to gather and it has every type of sport you can imagine. There is a rock climbing wall in the middle, an indoor track, about ten basketball courts, a couple weight rooms, Pilates classes, a place to rent skis, tents, kayaks and snowboards, and even a place to get a massage. Like I said earlier, Greek life is huge at Tech. I’ve known a couple friends who came to Tech and didn’t pledge a fraternity or sorority and ended up transferring schools because they felt out of place. Most Tech students are from cities in Texas. We have a lot of people from Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. There is also a large number of people from really small towns and a bunch that are from Lubbock. Students dress pretty casual when going to class. Flip flops and t-shirts on a warm day. The North Face jackets and Ugg boots is the popular winter look. Campus is right across from Broadway Street, which is the street most of the bars are on, and a lot of people walk there after class is done to get drinks or eat on the patio when it’s nice outside.

The Texas Tech student body has everything, every type of group or stereotype so no matter what you should be able to find someone that you click with as long as you are willing to give it the effort. Most of the student body tends to dress more casual for classes and not many dress up. Students have come from all over to attend tech, but the most common that I heard personally was from the Dallas area.

I feel like tech is a typically white school.