University of South Carolina-Columbia Top Questions

USC is a large school with approximately 27,000 students. No one should feel out of place here because there are people from every ethnicity, race, financial background and social standing here. There are some cliques but I haven't really come across any that refuse to include you if you want to join them. There are many social and ethnic clubs and organizations at USC that you can join if interested. Everyone in all my classes are pretty friendly and are willing to help you out if you just ask. The majority of people that I've talked to are from South Carolina, including myself, but there are people from almost all of the fifty states as well. We also have a pretty large international program that brings in people from all around the world including China, Italy and Iceland.

There is a lot of diversity among my classmates with students from all around the United States as well as from many different countries.

Most of my classmates seem like friendly people. Generally, I meet a lot of my friends through classes. There is a wide range of diversity in regards to ethnicity, personality, etc., so it is pretty easy to find someone to fit in with.

My classmates are nice and helpful.

We are all different and unique in our own way. At the end of the day we all come together to support the mighty Gamecocks!

Most students dress very casual around campus and occasionally you see the dressed up ones. Most of the students are from up north and organization involvement is key.

We have a wide range of students from all sorts of different backgrounds. We have groups for minorities, LGBT students, and students that have whatever interests you could possibly imagine. It's hard to be alone at this school because you're bound to find someone who is either similar to you, or doesn't care if you're different. Most people wear sweats, jeans, t-shirts, or hoodies to class. Sometimes there is a visible segregation between different groups of students, but there is also quite a bit of mixing and mingling. It's natural to find comfort in surrounding yourself with people who are similar to you. It's only bad if you exclusively hang out with carbon copies of yourself. Most of the students are from South Carolina. The financial background goes from one extreme to the other. I'd say most students on campus are very open-minded, and if you averaged the political ideologies it would be slightly left leaning. More students are politically aware and active than people in general society. Future career plans and goals are brought up sometimes. We like to ponder what we will make, where we will work, and how much flexibility our jobs will allow us.

Students at my school are from different backgrounds and from around the world. One of my good friends is from overseas and about 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the people I hang out with are from out of state. USC has students with all over and with all kinds of different backgrounds. Also it doesn't matter what clubs your in if your friends with somebody in the LGBT community and your straight no one at USC judges you. Most students at USC are very politically active and stay involved. Most students don't dress up for class, unless there freshmen. Everyone knows your a freshmen if you dress cute for the first day of school and carry a pocketbook, haha. Here at USC we are laid back and we like to go to class in our legginings, sweatpants or basketball shorts.

...open, friendly, and easy to bond with. We have many different groups on religion, LGBT, and personal interests. Students here are extremely open to the LGBT community and many students have tons of friends from varying ethnic and racial groups. International students are abundant and are welcomed with enthusiasm, as many of our students are interested in studying abroad and learning languages. Sororities and Fraternities are huge and often hold events for the whole campus to join in. Carolina productions holds concerts (like Josh Turner), free movies every week, and events such as After Dark. You can wear a suit or your pjs, shorts in the winter and bikinis in the summer. Students have all different types of majors and styles, but mix with ease. Our campus is lively, with Flash mobs and the Farmers Market taking place on Greene St. At USC, students don't have to worry about whether they're rich, have the right clothing, being segregated against, or being bored.