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If you are a part of the honors college this is less of an issue, but a lot of people at this school are far more focused on their social lives than their academic careers.

politics is a very hot topic at ole miss, always has been, always will be. ole miss hosted the first presidential debate between mccain and obama, which was a huge deal for us and everyone was very excited. the entire fall semester, everyone really showed who they were supporting, and many were very in your face about it. but now that things have calmed down since the election, things seem to have returned to normal. ole miss has managed to put the days of racism and james meredith behind it. most students are christian. there are lots of campus organizations for catholic, jewish, etc, but none of them do more than have weekly or so meetings. the student body is very diverse but believe it or not, it's not uncommon to see the homecoming queen/sorority president eating lunch with the biology club president/theatre nerd. what you wear really is a big deal... girls are always dressed their best with full make up and the southern girl "poof" (as my roommate calls it) - except for class, when little more is done after rolling out of bed. nike running shorts and oversized tshirts are usually worn and when it gets cold, it's leggings and uggs.

Some are good, and some are bad.

They are really nice.

As an art student, the peers in my classes are extremely friendly and give good critique and input on project work. Students may be more distant in larger auditorium courses, but it is not difficult to make friends up here.

They are my friends and peers.

My classmates at Ole Miss are, for the most part, pretty snotty and stuck up and only worried about hanging out with or getting to know people who are just like them and tend to stick with people from the same socio-economic class, but a lot of others try and fit in with people from a "higher" socio-economic class than they come from in order to feel like they belong here at Ole Miss.

Two extremes: responable and good or ilresponable and imature

I'm involved in several different groups on campus and I personally love every one of them. There's so much diversity that no matter what type of person you are everyone can find their certain group that they fit into.

The student body of Ole Miss is mainly white, middle-class, Christian-raised, Southern-bred. However, there are many, many exceptions, as there are to any stereotype. Ole Miss is not a very diverse place. There are a number of international students, but they are a tiny percentage of the student body. Students are either in sororities/fraternities or they are not involved in Greek life. There is a big distinction between these two options. Sorority girls are not all spoiled rich blondes, but there certainly are a fair number of these.