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For a major university, the WVU student body is not as diverse as many people may think. It's a bunch of white, protestant or catholic students from around the world. It sounds bad, but the only black students are the athletes. There is a big northeast influence at WVU, especially from New Jersey. I do have to say that almost all of Jersey's best and brightest went to other colleges. Almost everybody is friendly on campus, and you can tell that from the first time you step foot on the campus. On my first visit to WVU, random students would talk about how great this school is. A lot of poor West Virginia students that got the PROMISE scholarship are there, along with many rich northeast students. The North Face and Abercrombie are what a lot of the students wear. Everyone seems to fit the mold of everyone else.

Most WVU students are from West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. There are students from elsewhere but I would say the majority are from surrounding states. There is not one major type of WVU student - you have your hippies, your frat boys and sorority sisters, your nerds, your athletes, and hundreds of personalities somewhere in between.

the student body is full of rednecks, jersey trash and wannabes. they're not the best to be with, but if you can't beat them, then don't join them. seriously.

NONE. Everyone is looked at as equal. Except they greek life. They use to be cool and now they are all losers who think they are the coolest. Thank god, all the people that did not join (which is a large amount) realize this. They live in their own world and think everyone wants to be one of them. I know all this because I use to be in a sorority. It was fun so i can't hate too bad but it changes people into someone they are not. So i quit. Poeple where what expresses themself here. That is what I love about this place. No one cares. There is no popular anymore. just be you, and that is what people do.

Since there are so many people at WVU I can honestly say whoever you are, you will find friends just like you. I think sometimes, things like Greek life might make you feel out of place sometimes if you don't want to participate in things like that. I wouldn't want to join a sorority but if you would want to they are ok here...a little intense. The frat parties are usually fun but some of them are lame as well. Hmm, if there were 4 types of people I had to group here it would be 1. Greek life 2. party kids who don't do well in school 3. Kids who can balance school and parties (me) 4. Kids who all they think about is school.

The students aren't here to learn. That's all i have to say. it's humiliating.

The student body is not very diverse. Mostly all white, middle to upper middle class out of state students. In state students are usually lower-middle class white students from WV. Out of state are from NJ,NY, MD, VA, PA, OH, and various other random states. Most students are from a middle class background. It is generally a laid back student body and majority of students do not dress up for class.

There are a LOT of different types of people that attend WVU. There are many religious, racial, academic, and political groups at the school. I don't mean racial in a mean way either. There are different groups for african american females, I believe there is one for latinos, and so on. I'm not really affiliated with many different groups so I'm not exactly sure about all of them, but Student Organizations makes it very easy to contact anyone you're interested in. Most WVU students come from WV due to the promise scholarship. This scholarship awards a free education for those WV residents who reach a certain ACT score and a 3.0 GPA. There are many low income families in West Virginia and this scholarship is aimed at students who may not be able to afford college the ability to attend. It's a great idea in theory, but has found not to increase graduates from WV any more than before it was implemented.

The student body at WVU is made up of all kinds of people from possibly all 50 states. I do not think that anybody would feel out of place on campus. There are groups for all different kinds of people of all races, religions, LGBT, and socio-economic backgrounds. All kinds of people talk with and hang out with eachother. The students wear all kinds of things to class. Everything from pajamas to formal suits sometimes. It all depends on the time of the class, and the individals in that particular class.

As far as diversity goes, WVU doesn't have the most diverse study body but it definitely is diverse, especially for being in the state of West Virginia, a very non-diverse state. I'm fairly confident that almost any "type" of student could find a group or niche at WVU. Students here are liberal for the most part, but there are still more conversative students as well.