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I am involved in several religious groups on campus. There are many cultural groups, rigorous and relaxed. The LGBT community on campus is very outgoing and well-known. Students come from all different socioeconomic statuses, from very affluent to many students with heavy need-based care, but that is not very important. Any student is welcomed here, but a student would be out-of-place if they were not welcoming to foreign, different ideas. Students wear casual clothes to classes, like jeans, sweatpants, sweatshirts, t-shirts, and sweaters. Students usually do not wear fancy clothes to class, but comfortable clothes. Students of different backgrounds are forced to interact through class projects or hall mates. While many students migrate towards their own heritage, students are friendly and accepting to others. If there are only four types of tables in the dining hall, there would probably be the same type of students at all four tables. They would be loud and joking about each other or discussing events from that day. The only difference would probably be chance – people become friends with those in their hall, dorm, and class, but the students at each of the tables could probably interact. Most students are from small towns in Michigan or the suburbs of Detroit. There are large draws from the east coast, the west coast, and metropolitan areas in the Midwest (like Chicago). Most students come from middle-class families. Students are very politically aware, and most lean towards the left, though there are many conservatives on campus as well. I would not, however, say that students are blindly political, and think their political views thoroughly. Students often talk about what they learned that day, because they found it exciting and interesting.

I am involved in several religious groups on campus. There are many cultural groups, rigorous and relaxed. The LGBT community on campus is very outgoing and well-known. Students come from all different socioeconomic statuses, from very affluent to many students with heavy need-based care, but that is not very important. Any student is welcomed here, but a student would be out-of-place if they were not welcoming to foreign, different ideas. Students wear casual clothes to classes, like jeans, sweatpants, sweatshirts, t-shirts, and sweaters. Students usually do not wear fancy clothes to class, but comfortable clothes. Students of different backgrounds are forced to interact through class projects or hall mates. While many students migrate towards their own heritage, students are friendly and accepting to others. If there are only four types of tables in the dining hall, there would probably be the same type of students at all four tables. They would be loud and joking about each other or discussing events from that day. The only difference would probably be chance – people become friends with those in their hall, dorm, and class, but the students at each of the tables could probably interact. Most students are from small towns in Michigan or the suburbs of Detroit. There are large draws from the east coast, the west coast, and metropolitan areas in the Midwest (like Chicago). Most students come from middle-class families. Students are very politically aware, and most lean towards the left, though there are many conservatives on campus as well. I would not, however, say that students are blindly political, and think their political views thoroughly. Students often talk about what they learned that day, because they found it exciting and interesting.

1. There is a wide variety of student organizations and resources available to different minorities. The Umich campus is a diverse environment and there is a strong support system for all kinds of people. 2. I have not heard about any students feeling "out of place" though some students may feel "overwhelmed" by rigorous academics and student life. 3. Males and Females usually wear sweats or other comfortable attire, unless at the Business School, where they dress more formally. 4. This school is very large, very diverse; it is almost impossible not to interact with different types of students. 5. Students socializing. Students studying. Students socializing. Students studying. 6. Many of the students who attend Umich for undergrad are from Michigan or the Midwest in general. 7. It is difficult to make a financial generalization about the attendees of Michigan, though I would conjecture that few come from working-class families. 8. The political scene is highly active; most students here tend to be more liberal. 9. Students love to talk about making bank. It's one of the lights at the end of the expensive tunnel of a Michigan education.

Michigan prides itself on having a really diverse student body, and for the most part its true. You'll have incredibly diverse experiences interacting with students of races, ethnicity's, and sexual orientations which you may not have connected with previously. A lot of students are from Michigan and big out of state presences include Chicago, New York/Long Island, New Jersey, D.C. Area, and California. Unfortunately, as the school becomes more and more expensive, the most popular financial background is growing to be upper middle class, however this mainly concentrates itself in the Greek scene. The place is pretty casual so most students wear (during the winter months) either jeans and a sweatshirt for guys and leggings and a top for girls.

Michigan is an extremely diverse school in terms of race, religion, socio-economic status, etc. Any student would feel comfortable at Michigan because there are such a wide array of people and there are so many different groups to become friends with and involved in. What's great about Michigan though is that despite the diversity, all types of students are friends with each other and there is a lot of interaction between various groups of people

From my perspective, some of the nicest people I have met have been in-staters and other mid-westerners. However, I also felt different here at first coming from a very middle-class, public school. The fact is, a lot of people here have money. And also, a lot of the East Coast Frat guys like to let you know they have a lot of money. So some people are snobby because they have money or they think they are the smartest person to ever grace the University. That said, everyone finds their niche, and my group of friends are some of the most down to Earth, nicest people you could meet. Lastly, U of M also has a stigma of being a politically liberal school, but, at least in my experience, I have run into many a hard-core Republican. But people are not very judgmental about that kind of stuff...it actually makes for some good, intellectual conversation.

Although college was often academically challenging, it was an honor to be surrounded by such passionate, intelligent, caring, and fun classmates and professors, who motivated me and mentored me to help me find my interests and myself.

Most students are really accepting of all types of diversity and political ideologies, with the exception that the majority have liberal leanings. Most students that are in-state are middle or upper-middle class; most students that are out of state have a little bit more money and are more likely to be involved in Greek Life.

My Classmates are a very diverse group of people; there is literally someone from every walk of life, most everyone is kind and helpful and willing to listen.

My classmate is diligent, focused on the task at hand, and eager to learn the material presented.