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Yale is large enough that no one should have a problem finding a group to hang out with. Being discriminatory in any sense is frowned upon by the Yale community - for example, homophobic comments are largely just not tolerated. Of course, there is a large amount of ethnic diversity, but the more important diversity here is socio-economic. The University's administration hasn't done a fantastic job of addressing this sort of diversity, largely because it's a newer kind. There are definite differences between these socio-economic classes, but by no means do they divide the student body - students just seem to be very aware of socio-economic standings and issues. The student body is incredibly well-informed, and people make a large effort to take care of themselves in every way. Going to the gym is expected, as is making an effort to look decent in class. There is a somewhat large divide between those students who go out and those who don't.

Fantastic.

They are always trying to beat each other in everything competitive they can get their hands on so much to the point that any friendships among them would last only when they provide incentives in the form of future profitable cooperation and mutual assistance.

They were talented, ambitious, fun-loving, and intense.

Extremely smart and hardworking

My classmates live by the phrase, "work hard, party hard... work harder, black out."

I love the students at Yale. They are the reason I am here. Dartmouth was my dream school throughout the application process. But then, upon my acceptance to Yale, I was introduced to BulldogChat, where accepted prefrosh can chat online with other prefrosh and a couple of Yalies that have the same interests. I got in that chatroom, and it was all over for me. The conversation was so witty and quick! They lol-ed my dry humor that had, more often than not, been met with blank stares in high school. They were amazing, wanted to help people all over the world-- and had done it! They were so inspiring that I made my decision then and there-- Yale was the school for me.

Yale draws the best and brightest from all over the world, but also focuses on finding people who are personable and passionate. There is a lot of diversity on campus in all senses of the words: different geographic origins, different ethnicities and religions, different socioeconomic backgrounds, different majors, different interests, and different goals. No two Yalies are alike, but what they all share is a love of Yale and a desire to change the world in some way.

The student body is very diverse. New York, New Jersey and southern California have the biggest contingents, but people come from all over the place and 1 in 12 (or something like that) are international students. There have been a few incidents this year (one sexist, one racial), but these do not represent the student body as a whole at all. People are very accepting, welcoming and interested to talk with others about what's important to them. There is a huge gay population. It is a pretty liberal campus. It is awesome to be able to have passionate conversations at 4 in the morning about political or religious issues. Whether organized by the administration or spontaneously over a meal, there are always interesting conversations going on. I feel like I've learned just as much (if not more) from my friends as from my classes.

has an enormous amount of diversity