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Most the students at the College of Charleston are from out of state. I don't think any student at the College of Charleston would feel out of place - there's such a diverse group. One characteristic I can vouch for everyone at the college is that every CofC student wears flip flops year round.

The student body is trying to be diverse, but with so many students from small towns in South Carolina, it is difficult opening everyone up to diversity. There are a myriad of racial, religious, LGBT and political groups on campus that work hard to educate students on issues facing our generation. Many students are open to it, but again, for the students who got dropped off by mom and dad from small towns in South Carolina, its culture shock. There is a large population of out of state students, all of whom come from wealthy families. But students don't feel pressure from these groups, and no one gets dressed up too much for class to show off. CofC is super laid back, and pretty much a come-as-you-are campus.

No student should ever feel out of place at C of C. Maybe someone who is not very social. Most students dress very casual for class. There are a lot of C of C students from South Carolina but a lot from the North as well. Financial backgrounds are middle - upper class for the most part. Students are very politically aware and are predominantly left.

Your "typical" CofC student is white, has a good amount of money, and is from some small town in South Carolina. As an out of state student, I've noticed many of the um.."typical CofC girls" are from the great state of South Carolina. Let's just say the requirements to get in here in-state are..well, sad. Out of state is not a s easy!!

I havent' really noticed any of this.

Our school is not racially diverse, at all, hardly any interaction with non-white students. We have a huge Jewish population. We have people who are struggling to put themselves through school and on scholarships and loans, while some, and probably the majority are middle class or upper middle class, and while others are Upper upper class. I think there is a group for everyone. Jeans are the most common type of clothes, or jean skirts for girls when it gets hot, guys are t-shirt and jeans too. Most are from the south, white, middle class.There are defiantly people who are politically active, OBama was here the other week and a huge crowd was out there supporting him. THere are extremes here with political sides, because after all it is South Carolina, but with an influx of younger minds and ideals, so strong positions held on both sides.

I am involved in a campus ministry on campus, so as for religion, I am highly involved with ministry. College of Charleston is an extremely diverse group of students. I feel as though any person could find their place at the College because of so many different types of people and organizations at CofC.

I'm involved in a religious organization and love it. A minor student that is very reserved and does not get involved or go out of there way to make friends and meet people. Nice clothes- jeans, t- shirt or north face and flip flops, most cofc students are from south carolina or georgia. Most students have wealthy financial situations. Students are politically involved and active and I belive students are ambitious.

There is next to no diversity. It is really hard to meet people who are not white. Also, the large majority of the school is christian. A lot of them are also very wealthy. I think northern kids would feel out of place here. To class, guys where khakis and nice button downs or polos, and Sperrys. Girls where jeans and cute flats with cute tops or polos. or dresses and skirts. you rarely see people looking like slobs down there. For being in the south, charleston is pretty liberal. Obama came to speak at our school early in the semester.

Most everyone is VERY friendly on campus no matter what race, background, or w/e. The few that aren’t are so far overwhelmed by the rest that it doesn't even matter. Like I said before, the school is mostly white, but there are different racial backgrounds presented. Most students don't go to class in sweats and stuff like that. They dress casual, but cute and in style (w/e your might be). There are lots of instate students, but just as many out of state. Financial backgrounds vary (I am from an avg. middle class fam.) but there are a lot of upper middle class to lower upper class students here. Politically, it is everywhere from far left to far right.

I can't think of any student that would feel left out at C of C. Yet, within my two years here, I have noticed that there is a type of student "perfect"for C of C. The majority of our students are out-going and independent. Since over 11,000 students applied to C of C this past year, and only some 2500 students were accepted, we, students at C of C, do tend to be the students that were leaders and presidents at our previous schools. We are a generally outspoken campus. Students are assuredly politically aware. With the campaigns running rampid, we've had John McCain, Barack Obama, John Edwards, and Ron Paul visit our campus. The majority of students are predominantly left, with a conservative background.

My freshmen year, I lived with three randomly assigned girls, and we were all very different. My roommate was an african american who was a junior, and one of my suitemates was a "hippie" from Asheville NC, and the other was a girl who loved to party from NJ, and I was the quiet southern girl who ended up going greek. Oddly enough though, we all lived together wonderfully even though we were all VERY different, and are still close friends to this day. We have a huge number of organizations representing almost every religious/racial/political group you could think of on campus. I would say there is a good bit of student interaction from different groups on campus, and I don't feel that there is any one student who would feel out of place at CofC. Most students either wears jeans and a polo/t-shirt or sweatpants/comfy shorts and a t-shirt/sweatshirt to class, it is very casual. Most CofC students are from SC, but we also have a large portion from all over the country, especially from up north. I would say the upper middle class/rich students are mostly represented here, especially since this isn't the cheapest out of state school to go to. Students are very politically aware on campus, and I would say we have more liberals than conservatives here.