Truman State University Top Questions

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The students are pretty much from Missouri. Many of them are white science majors as well. Students are very casual and the average student is probably a little nerdier than most, but everyone can find a group they feel like the can run with. Most students are smart and have scholarships. If you're here on sports scholarship you could in theory feel out of place, but you'd always have teammates to fall back on, as I see happen all the time. The students tend to be your classic liberals, but there is a definite social conservative streak running around. Religion is important to many students, and many are practicing Christians. The LG population seems to be rather large, but that may just be coming from my high school. I have yet to see a transsexual or bisexual. Financial backgrounds vary widely, and there is diversity, you just have to look.

Ah, just like any college, there is a place for everyone on campus. I would say that most students seem to reflect that Mid-western born-and-raised background. And just to be aware (or should it be rephrased "beware?"): EVERYONE is from Missouri. After the first couple days of Truman Week I could guess where my new aqquintances were from: "St. Louis, right?" And if that failed I had KC to back me up. Ok, so maybe not everyone is from Missouri: I break the mold by being from Chicago. And I'm not going to lie: I liked the impressed looks I consistently got around the table when I revealed my roots. Because everyone is from Missouri. Truman could use more out of state-ers. Come join me.

I came from a very conservative town so Trumans atmosphere and diversity was a litlle bit of a shock for me. I was surprised by the vast amount of LGBT students. I loved meeting many different ethnic groups. I don't think any student would feel out of place here if they sought others with their same interests. You can find people to share in your faith, for me that was Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU). Greeks usually dress up but most college students can be found going to class in sweatpants. I never believed how common sweatpants would be. Students interact with a wide range of people types on the whole. In the dining halls you will notice that the sport teams will usually sit together, greeks will sit together, dorm people will sit together, and some ethnic groups will sit together. It isn't uncommon to see people sitting by themselves and reading the newpaper though. Most Truman students are from St. Louis- it kind of is a running joke. Students seem to be fairly politically aware and active because they want to express their opinions. Truman students seem very liberal. Students fairly often talk about their wages once they obtain their desired job.

Everyone is from st louise kansas city or nepaul, it really blows

There are a lot of culturally diverse groups on campus. There are cultural fraternities and sororities, cultural clubs like the Hispanic American Leadership Organization and Society for Sino-American studies. Prism and Stonewall support LGBT students, and they are very active not only in the Truman community, but in the Kirksville community as well. There are also an abundance of service organizations on campus and annual service events. Students wear a variety of things to class, but no one really dresses up unless required by their Greek organizations or if they have to give a presentation. It gets really cold in Kirksville, so students wear a lot of layers and warm clothes in the winter. Most students at Truman are from the St. Louis area. People from STL are a nice blend of private and public school alumni, but there certainly is room for students from other places across the country; I never felt left out of anything because I wasn't from St. Louis. Most students' financial backgrounds are middle class, and I've never seen or experienced discrimination for being a part of another race or class. The focus on Truman isn't about how much money we'll be making in the future. It's more about how much we'll enjoy what we're going to be doing for the rest of our lives.

Truman students can be a bit intense at times, but they all are very bright and have great ideas. They talk about more than the latest celebrity gossip, but also like to have a lot of fun.

The student body is of moderate size (~6000). There is a decent variety of the races & such. Students dress casually, some in PJS & Sweats and others in "Pin" Attire or dressed up. I believe that the school is diverse in culture, although the foreign students tend to pack together. I was my roommates only American friend. Most Truman students are from Missouri, especially St. Louis and Kansas City. The financial backgrounds vary as well from full financial aid to none at all. Most of campus is left-wing but it doesnt show to bad. Many students today will base future jobs on the pay available, so its not just specific to Truman State.

There are a lot of foreign students on campus. They pretty much stay with people similar to them, perhaps because of a language barrier? Truman isn't like high school, where there were the jocks, the nerds, the popular people. Here everyone is a nerd, in a way. Sure there's partiers and non-partiers, but really people have a lot in common. When you go to a challenging school in Kirksville, that's going to weed out a lot of people who can't take the academics or the small town atmosphere. On the other hand, there is a lot of different view points, races, religions, etc. I know hardcore liberals and conservatives, as well as gay people and people from tons of different backgrounds. And there's people from all kinds of different socioeconomic status'. I have friends who have to work part time to send money back to their families, and I have friends whose parents are paying for their college tuition, their car, their food.

It's pretty white. Black students for the most part hang out with other black students... foreign exchange students pretty much do the same. I think there is a healthy GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender) community. I think lower, middle class, average intelligence students will feel uncomfortable here, because they will really have to bust their butts to survive here. Most of the students are from the middle, upper middle classes and do not have to work. Most students wear jeans, shorts, t-shirts to class. There are the few who dress up or dress down for whatever reasons, but most people go for comfort. I'd say Truman is more liberal than conservative, but most of us have roots in conservative families. Generally, the more educated a person is, the more liberal they tend to lean. You'll have teachers who are politically biased, but for the most part it's pretty laid back and balanced here.