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Cornell has a very heterogeneous student body. There are certainly clicks, but most students will have friends from all socio-economic and racial backgrounds. That being said, a large number of the students are quite wealthy.

Pretty much every type of person can be found at Cornell. While we have predominantly leftist politics, there is a thriving community of right-wing students. Coming from an extreme-left community, this has made me much more open to accept conservatives, and I feel I've grown from the kind of political mixing I've encountered at Cornell. We have practically every race and religion represented and people come from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. That said, there are a lot of people from the white upper-middle class.

wide range of racial- white, hispanic, black lots of Jewish people more upper class than lower class most students dress nicely many different types of students interact, most groups are mixed backrounds the group that stays the most secluded are asians

Cornell represents diversity of every type. I love that. I do not know many gay students but I know they exist. Someone who does not care about grades or their success would feel out of place at Cornell. Different types of students do interact to an extent. It depends on the person. For the most part, Cornell students are open to other types of people. I think upper-middle-class financial backgrounds are most prevalent. I think there is a great variety of political views. I there are more democrats than republicans. Students do not really talk about how much they will earn in the future.

Most students are very welcoming to different people and their backgrounds.

There are people from a lot of different backgrounds here, but it is definitely a more liberal school. Although there is a lot of diversity, people tend to segregate themselves.

I don't see any problmes with racial/religious/socio-economic issues at cornell. But, it is very true that people from similar backgrounds and races seem to get along better. There are also certain types of clothing that sorority/fraterity students would wear. Four tables of students in the dining hall would be occupied by a group of sorority girls, male/female athletes, male/female students, and mixed people. Most cornell students are from NJ and NY, from middle class families or above. A lot of people are politically awar, but only quite a few of them are very active. Students talk about how much they will earn one day and their future jobs/families a lot of times.

The student body is very diverse. The type of student who would feel out of place at Cornell is an individual who likes to keep to him/herself and isn't accepting of diversity. Everywhere you look, you meet people of different races and cultures.

I have not had an opportunity to become involved with the Cornell student body.

The majority of people at Cornell are from either Long Island or Westchester and tend to be wealthy. Group divisions are similar to high school, as people of similar interests befriend one another.

Being a dairy science student, joining the dairy science club has been so rewarding. Through this program, students with a slight interest in dairy get to travel all over to look at dairy operations for example some of us went to Italy, or Spain this winter break and the year before we went to California. Not only do we go see dairy operations but we also get to do the whole site seeing thing. These trips really bring together the students outside of the classroom. Every fall we host a harvest sale where we set up the pavilion and basically take care of the animals and prep the animals for the auction that takes place at the end of the week. We also do philanthropy events, etc to help raise money for these trips. This club has been extremely beneficial for me because we get to work hands on with animals for a week which is not something I get to do everyday, and we get to know some of the most amazing people there are on this campus.

Whatever kind of person you are, you'll be able to find those people at Cornell. Most people are very open-minded. There is a lot of clique-like behavior, but there are surprisingly diverse groups of people. Most are liberal. Nobody will feel out of place if they make the effort to make friends.

Cornell's main divisions among the student body are religious - you're either Jewish, or you're not. Someone who is shy and introverted might not feel at home here, becuase you have to step out of your comfort zone to really make the experience here all that it can be. Cornell students are mostly middle to upper class. Class is a fashion show - I've seen more trends start here than in New York City.

I don't know of any type of student that would feel out of place at Cornell. There's a group for just about every area of interest and if someone can't find a group that they could fit into, there might be a problem.

If you label yourself something, there is a group for it on campus. You just have to find it, or you can readily estabilsh your own organization. A student who needs a small, close knit community might feel out of place. Your department can create this environement, but the larger student body (with the exception of the hotel school) doesn't foster this sort of experience.

There are a lot of leftist groups on campus, and it's nice. There are too many sorority girls who'll wear pearls to class, but there are a fair amount of normal people. There's also a good number of people from all political inclinations, so it makes for good discussions.

Ridiculously diverse. A lot of supernerds, and a lot of party animals, and people in the middle.

I feel like it would be hard to feel out of place at Cornell, becasue there are so many people! A lot of Cornell students are form New York state; the major groups are somewhere in NewYork (lots of Westchester, upstate, and Long Island), New Jersey, and California. I feel like a large majority of students going to Cornell come form families that are well off. I'd like to think that different types of students interact, but I think people get into their niche and stay in that pretty strongly. Cornell has lots of "bubbles": a Cornell bubble, then there bubbles of race, of majors, of greek life and of what house you're in, sports bubbles, it goes on and on.

Any type of student of any background can find a home at Cornell, even the minority of minority groups! However, this doesn't mean that minorities are well represented at Cornell. In fact, they are far from well represented. The University is still largely Caucasion, so unless a minority student associates with other minorities, they feel isolated. It seems that the groups seen in high school are still seen at the college level, only larger. There are the jocks, the black kids, the rich white girls (usually carrying Sorority bags), the Asian kids, and so on. These groups are usually seperated by race and socioeconomic differences, although you will rarely find a more diverse table of students and have to question how they all met. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as minority students are able to navigate through groups and find where they will be most comfortable (usually a group of individuals most similiar to them, ie. race or socioeconimic status). So Cornell is "diverse", but it is segregated diversity that probably helps many students find their comfort zone within this dominantly white institution.

Cornell claims to be diverse, but a lot of the time groups just stick together. There are organizations for every group on campus and housing for a few. Different types of students will interact in class but not as much as they should outside.

The student body is huge, yet small. Once, you find your place, you will feel like you know EVERYONE... which will get annoying.

Cornell's student body is pretty homogeneous. Students are mainly white and of stable economic backgrounds. However, we do have an eclectic mix of student groups and organizations on campus.

Cornell is very well segregated. this is done through a combination of administration policies and student self segregation. Thus, even though there are a good deal of types of people, they don't really ever have to meet each other or learn how to deal with others. most students are rich and from NYC, westchester, long island, or new jersey. They are generally on the political left, but many are also highly uninformed, and they don't care because they just want to do really well, hopefully without working too hard, so they can get good jobs.

Very diverse. I love it! Everyones very friendly too!

I think that Cornell is a very tolerant place. It is a little segregated, but I have not heard of any major conflicts between groups on campus.

Diverse, but same groups tend to stick together

Can you say homogeneous, and self segregating? Yeah, thats Cornell.

We were recently named hottest ivy. I enjoy walking across campus and being able to overhear conversations in 5 different languages. I think that any type of student can find a group so he or she wont feel out of place. Greek life is pretty big here and there a ton of rich preppy kids but there are enough people so that you can avoid them if you want to

Cornell is very accepting of all races, religions, etc. and they are all very prominent through a variety of clubs and evens. Most people are from the NY area so in that respect the population is not diverse, but as Cornell has a few state schools, that is to be expected.

Student body is somewhat diverse - most people are from NY or NJ though.

I think that Cornell stresses diversity and a large variety of racial groups, which is in theory a good thing, but I don't think many things are being done to create this diversity within the student body. The groups of students who hang out with each other are generally the same race and I don't think the black living residence on north does anything to mediate this.

Asians tend to hang out with other Asians. Most students dress casually to class. When it's winter though, everyone wears the same thing every day: a North Face jacket and snow boots. I've met Cornell students from all over the nation. However, most are from NYC, Westchester, and Long Island.

Cornell is moderately diverse. Most of the students come from the tri-state area. There are many Asian students, but there are few students of other minorities. There is also little socioeconomic differences, in my opinion. The majority of people are middle class or wealthy. However, I don't think that parents income makes somebody stand out or feel out of place. There is, however, a considerable amount of gay slang, and I fear that a gay student may not feel completely confortable coming out at Cornell, unless, of course, he had a very supportive and fair group of friends.

there are a lot of rich kids here, especially in the greek system there is every type of person on campus studnets are very politically aware and mostly democratic different types of students interact, especially in the greek system and in classs there are a lot of jewish and asians kids kids in their own major tend to stick together and interact more, and people in the greek system tend to interact more with each other

probably about half the students get dressed up and look cute for class cornell students are from everywhere, a lot from new york most people are wealthy

I think Cornell's student body is fairly diverse. At the same time, however, I went to a pretty normal, big, public school and I feel like a lot of people who go here haven't had that type of experience and are shocked when I tell stories. There are definitely a large portion of people who are very wealthy and went to private schools, but I guess for a school of Cornell's caliber, that's understandable because it's easier to get into Ivy league schools from the

cornell's students are so open it is wonderful. there is a active and open LGBT community, and lots of middle class people here actually also

Other than hanging around at my fraternity, I don't really poke my head outside of the engineering body. I don't get to see many of the groups that go on at Cornell. There is definitely something for everyone though because of Cornell's size and diverse student body. It never ceases to amaze me how many different kinds of people I see here on a day to day basis. Most kids are very liberal. They like to blame others for the worlds problems and assume that making everything peachy is easy and that it's outrageous that it isn't working out that way in our country. Most of the students here only think about what they will be making one day. Most kids are too focused on school work and the future to live in the present, which can make for a dull week while everyone has their face in a book. Most kids are from New York or New Jersey and have a ton of money. I don't think anyone would feel out of place here because there are so many different kinds of people. As long as they aren't engineers, they should have a great time here.

I don't think any student would feel out of place at Cornell, as long as you find your niche. Most students wear regular clothes to class--not too dressy, but not rolled out of bed either. Most Cornell students are from the tri-state area and California. But I've met people from all over. Most students are financially comfortable (from what I understand).

i recommend greek life! there is a place for everyone here. everyone is really motivated so as long as you are motivated, youll fit in.

more diverse than expected, however i dont feel like my friends are all that diverse. seems like most people are wealthy, motivated, driven people.

The Cornell student body is extremely diverse, with many people from different backgrounds, religions, interests, and political beliefs. From my time at Cornell, I would say that the campus is predominantly liberal.

Not very diverse

There is a lot of diversity (a lot of Asians and people from other countries). Students wear anything and everything to class (from dresses to sweatpants, shorts in the snow, fashionable, those who don't care about fashion, suits and ties to class in the hotel school, etc.). Students do talk about the fact that they will leave Cornell with high starting salaries.

There are all sorts of different groups of students on campus. Often, they're pretty segregated.

I love the student body--everyone definitely finds their niche, and there are always more new people to meet. People are deifnitely segregated to some extent, mostly self-segregated of course. Pretty much everyone is from New York or New Jersey.

Because of the state schools it is fairly Jappy, but you can find others. I am not from New York, and neither are 3 of my 5 best friends. It is mostly Jewish and Asian. Pretty liberal -- very into sustainability and helping the environment.

Some people come to Cornell and criticize the fact that it advertises itself as "diverse", saying that it's really just a place for rich white students with some Asians thrown in. I disagree completely. One of the things that struck me as a freshman was in fact, the diversity at Cornell - I'd never before seen so many people of so many different backgrounds all in one place. And honestly, I've learned so much about other cultures through this daily interaction with people who are different than I am. Also, a notable aspect of this "diversity" - this is actually a really controversial, emotional topic on campus, by the way - is the candor with which people address it. Honestly, I believe that people's differences are discussed here with an openness that is extremely hard to find anywhere else in the country. And about people's political views . . . Cornell is definitely left-leaning. Actually, I've become much more liberal since I came to Cornell, partly because of the political tendencies of my surroundings. Still, Cornell has a very visible Republican student group on campus, and all aspects of politics and political biases are constantly addressed, so I'd characterize our campus as a very open-minded one, not necessarily "liberal" per se.

Rich and white

I don't think any kind of student would feel out of place at Cornell. People mingle all the time. There is, however, a higher prevalence of students from upper-middleclass backgrounds.