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Mizzou is really encouraging of all types of people. There are so many student organizations geared toward acceptance and different groups of people. I will say though, that the Greek community is primarily made up of white kids. I don't think any student could feel out of place at Mizzou. There's a spot for everyone to fit in. Most students wear t shirts and sweat pants to class. It's very casual! Of course there some who dress up, but those people are kind of made fun of. I'd say Mizzou is very diverse. There's really no one type or kind.

I think depending on how you push yourself you can interact with people from diff backgrounds-- dorms can at times mix people up or isolate people with the same qualities.... Racially id say that it is a very white school and religiously it is mostly christian two things that could use more evening out.... I'd also say because its in the middle of the country there is a large agricultural population as well

1. They all work very hard and you always hear about their activities. They do a lot of promoting. 2. A very quiet person, not wanting to meet people or open to others ideas. 3. Mizzou shirts, and jeans or sweat pants. 4. You see many different types of students interacting, but you also see those who don't interact with anyone different. 5. 6. Mostly in Missouri, but there are a lot of out of state students as well. 7. Middle to upper class 8. This is a very liberal school and that group seems very active. 9. people don't really talk about money a lot in the sense of in the future, you basically know someone's major and can figure it out.

I have found that there really does seem to be a place for everyone on campus, there are many different religious groups, many different organizations as well as sometimes even multiple organizations for the same interest. Most students wear whatever makes them comfortable to class, most common is jeans and a t-shirt or sweatshirt and sometimes sweatpants. In the journalism school sometimes people will dress up more often if they have interviews to go on, but for the most part students dress comfortably, there's no need to really dress to impress- but my advice would be at least to shower for the first day of class!

The only way someone could feel left out is if they didn't include themselves in something from the start. Most students wear sweatpants/jeans and t-shirts to class. Anyone will pretty much interact with anyone else, veyr friendly campus. There are many groups/meetings centered around politics.

I spend a lot of my time in CAFNR enviroment because that is where my area of study is. The students with in CAFNR are almost always heterosexist in their language and actions. Being a member of the LGBTQ community it is difficult to be out amongst your peers in this environment. Most of the students I'm around have varied backgrounds, but all look foward to what they will one day be earning. Especially since student loans are so high right now.

Racism: never had a problem but there is a black community and I'm sure there is an Asian Students Association and others. Religious: some weirdness. I'm Catholic and I knew some Presbyterians. Our friendships ended poorly unfortunately solely because they only socialized amongst other Presbyterians. LGBT: tons of activists, but as a hetero I got along with some gay guys. I never knew any lesbians or trannies, though. There is a place for everyone at Mizzou unless you want to go to a small school Students wear sweats or their Greek letters or jeans. Sometimes people dress up for various reasons. Costumes on Halloween and the like. Do different types of students interact? A pretty vague question but the sororities hung out with their sisters, the frats their brothers, the emos their groupies.. I definitely remember exclusiveness (one of the reasons why I transferred). Who knows, maybe it was just me. Financial background: all kinds. You have to have some idea of how much $20,000 really is though, if you know what I mean. There are students who are politically active and aware. There are groups. And their political preferences are found in wide varieties. I only remember College Republicans and Democrats but I'm sure there are other political groups. Dining Hall: referring back to the exclusiveness, it's like a larger, more independent high school scene I guess. Most share meals with friends, there are some who eat alone, some lunch-daters, etc... Earn what, money? No.

There is a definite divide in the Mizzou student body between greek and non-greek. You will feel pressure to go greek, but a lot of people just don't fit in. Your freshman year will be really awkward because there will inevitably be those girls in your dorms that won't talk to you because you aren't greek therefore cool. They will always be going out and coming home way too drunk and you will probably feel inadequate. Boys have it easier because the Frats require that you move into the house first thing, whereas sororities live in the dorms their first year and then move into the house their second. It's considered strange to wear anything other than sweats or jeans to class. If you're dressed up, you're probably a grad student. There is a really small minority group at Mizzou. I think black people make up less than 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the population, so that can be kind of difficult for a lot of minority students. Keep in mind that you are in Missouri and that up until 1960-something or other Mizzou still had a piece of the Confederate rock on campus. Most Missourians have done a lot to move on from that place, but a lot still haven't. Just be wary, certainly not something to base you decision on, because while this is all true, Mizzou does have a really great historically African American greek life that is a lot different from traditional greek life.

From coming to Mizzou, I've learned a whole lot about cultures. My roommate, a black girl from an STL suburb in Illinois, and I became, what we like to call, roomies for life. Even though she lives on campus by herself and I live off campus by myself we always get together to do art projects or watch Oprah. I like punk rock and she likes hip hop; I've taught her about bands like IMAROBOT and she's taught me all about Kanye...but we've found common ground with Justin Timberlake. I taught her how to skank in a pit and she taught me how to walk it out in the clubs. There are a lot of sorority and fraternity members on campus, and you can usually tell who they are. The sorority girls usually wear Northface fleeces, PINK sweatpants tucked into their Ugg boots, and giant diamond or pearl earrings. The frat guys wear Northface fleeces, light-wash jeans and a baseball cap. But generally, they're all pretty nice, normal and studious. The one thing I have learned is that many of the stereotypes about the greek houses are quite true. Another piece of advice is to avoid Greek Town at all costs; very few greeks use the sidewalks or drive properly in that area...many cars will stop in the middle of the narrow roads because they want to chat with someone in the next car.