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There is only really one group on campus - all i have to say A religious person would feel out of place , a stupid person would feel out of place, a naive person would feel out of place, a conservative erson would feel out of place students wear hippie clothing to class everyone interacts with each other - but that doesn't mean different types of students interact The tables are the same most SLC students are from US - California - Massachusetts - New England Many wealthy people go to SLC although I know many many people on financial aid Students are very politically aware and active they are very liberal - left I have not heard studnets talk aobut how they'll earn one day? (what does that mean? earn in a job or in a classroom?)

Sarah Lawrence students are best described as individuals and therefore there is no single 'Sarah Lawrence' look or student. Nearly everyone is politically liberal, the Republicans on campus can probably be counted on one hand. Socioeconomic diversity is a sore spot at the school, the financial aid department could be greatly improved.

Most SLC students are nonbelievers, in a very loose sense of the word, which may be applied to a number of realms- religions, politics, sexuality, gender, race. Students could defy the existence of any of these groupings as socially constructed and therefore nonexistent. They are therefore free to identify however they wish, constructing exactly who they are through their own definitions.

The variation on our motto of, "You are different, VERY different" has become a joke when used to describe some of the unique individuals (using the term individual to the fullest extent) who go to Sarah Lawrence. It is a school of misfits, punks, nerds, artists, losers, the impossibly hip, and any other delineation of person who doesn't fit into the term "main stream," with crazies making up a large majority. If there were a Bible on Individualism, Sarah Lawrence College would have written it and then declared it part of the White Man's Canon and taught something else.

- Overwhelmingly upper-class and White, but there are still a few solid, down-to-earth folks around.

It's just not that diverse here. I've talked to many students of color who feel marginalized on this campus. I think there is a lot of privilege here that gets in the way of learning.

Individuals. People tend to think for themselves (even if they think they are working for a greater good). there are a lot of people that are blinded by their upbringing, and sometimes don't quite get the "real world."

Students here work hard. They are also very open and love to play devil's advocate. There is a large LGBT population on campus and the rest are very accepting. Because we have so much work for our classes, most everything else is really second to our class work. That tends to create an attitude or stereotype that SLC students are only concerned about themselves, individualists who lack the ability to create community, and inactive despite their incredible political awareness. I think it's just that most of us are aware of how much we're paying to be here and know that atleast for now that should be our number one priority. There isn't much time to balance anything else.

Surprisingly, some students on this campus are not as politically aware as you might think. There seems to be a large divide between those students who get it and those who don't (i.e. there's no one in the middle).

Students wear trendy ass clothes i wouldnt be caught dead in. Rain boots when its sunny - shit like that. Students are liberal, some radical left. but it is very hard to organize on campus do to the amount of school work people have

The people here either a) have absolutely no common sense and operate in strange and eccentric ways, or b) see things more clearly than others, thus the eccentricity. You choose which you like best.

Politically, SLC students are all of pretty much the same ilk. Otherwise, I think you'll find a students with many different interests and lifestyles. There are 1200 undergrads, 65{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} female and 35{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} male. This gender ratio sometimes makes heterosexual dating a bit wonky on the campus. There is a very visible and accepted LGBT population. The majority of the students here are very intelligent, talented, and passionate about at least one area of study.

Sexuality is a huge part of SLC, above almost any other topic. In terms of other groups, I would say for the most part it's a bunch of rich white kids discussing other people's problems. Very leftist, which is fine, but rarely very committed to causes, and usually not very knowledgeable about the issues. SLC is not extremely diverse racially, but it's not really segregated.

Racial groups on campus very prevalent--there are mixed issues with that, and it seems to be a very touchy area at SLC (we can be very un-politically correct about many things, but DEFINiTELY not race and ethnicity). Students wear...normal clothing. Different people interact in different circumstances, people group together, but not in a clique-ish way, per se. It's a bit hard to describe. Sometimes at the dining hall there are tables with only guys sitting there, and that's weird. The most prevalent financial backgrounds are probably fairly poor and fairly rich (fairly middle class get poop for financial aid). Students are mostly far left.

It seems that the majority of students here are politcally involved and interested. It's very motivating to be around. I must say, however, I have yet to meet a republican. That's fine, though. I hope it stays this way. There is also a large LGBT community. It's a beautiful thing, in my opinion. Some people complain that there's too many hipsters, but it all depends where you look. I've met people from all different walks of life here. A common thread in every student here is the desire to learn, a slight quirkiness in some fashion, and a large intellectual capacity.

They suck.

Sarah Lawrence students, first and foremost, are ARTSY. Whether they are actors, writers, dancers, or visual artists, many of them are very invested in their art. While this makes for a rather dreamy or self-absorbed student body, it also means that people are extremely interesting. We are all quite determined to do well in our pursuits, and so we wind up being hard workers. Classes that are not connected to our art sometimes get bullshited, but if a student cares about a class, he or she cares A LOT. Sometimes we can be homogeneous because of our sheer, unvarying individuality, but that's a different art project. Oh yes, and it is true that there are a lot of LGBT students around. However, LBGT is still considered a MINORITY. If you are straight, you won't be alone.

I'm actually less tolerant of minority groups after having been here for a year. The groups here have an absolutely ridiculous sense of entitlement and a skewed perspective on how the world actually functions. Honestly, anyone who comes from anything but an affluent, privileged, liberal background will not like it here. Most students wear normal clothing to class. In the dining hall, there's a table full of people who want to speak Japanese really badly so that they can further their creepy anime obsession. There is a table with a bunch of obnoxious sophomores who sing and dance because, hey, they're theater students. There's a table with a loner reading a Jane Austen novel and shoveling potato chips into her face. There's another table with the kids who just want to get out. Most Sarah Lawrence students are from the Northeast, although there are large number from California. I'd say that seventy-five percent of the students here have parents who make over 200,000 dollars a year. At least. Students here make Lenin look like Rush Limbaugh. Students don't talk about how much they hope to earn, but that's because they think money is evil, even though they go to the most expensive college in the nation. Figure that one out.

I wish our campus was more politically active. During our early years, SLC students staged things like protests and sit-ins. I think we still have people who are politically active, but I wish more would get involved.

Its mostly women. They have a lot of male tour guides, don't let that fool you. The school is 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} female. And there are some guys, but straight males are few and far between on this campus. Girls often do not date much or date people off campus. Parties and dances are mostly girls with a few guys thrown in there. SLC is where you go if your parents have money and want you to go to an Ivy but you want to go to art school. People wear mostly your typical art-girl clothes, whatever they are selling at Urban Outfitters, right now its spandex and boots with vintage t-s, or vintage dresses and lots of bangs! People are pretty politically aware but NOT politically active, there are some student groups that do great work but overall I would say it is a lot of talk. Mostly people are pretty apathetic and talk a lot about politics but don't get off their butts or off campus to do anything productive. This is one of the most expensive schools in the country, because of the low student teacher ratio which is good but do note... a lot of people here have a lot of money. About half the students are not on financial aid, that means half the students are getting a $200,000 education. It can be frustrating for students who don't have money and cant go into New York all the time to shop. I think because a lot of the students don't have to worry about getting a job out of college there is not that much focus on careers or how much money they will earn.

The best advice I can give to any incoming student is to tread very carefully. The only free room you have to breathe is in politics because we're almost entirely left wing, but even then you need to watch your words. We're all the kinds of passionate people who would turn protests violent with our rage, even if we don't have the physical prowess to back it up with.

This campus is very diverse. There isn't much else to say about that.

Sarah Lawrence is a very unique place. It has a fairly strong LGBT community. Any student who styles themselves as preppy or does not like hipsters should not come to Sarah Lawrence. The student body isn't very diverse in terms of ethnicity. There are a lot of wealthy students here who have no concept of how well off they are or what other people go through in life.

race relations are difficult. i feel like much of the campus leans more towards colorblindness than accepting difficulty. some people here are closed minded, but as long as you keep to yourself if you are you'll be fine. people of color are a small minority here. they band together in solidarity because they don't have many people to identify with. but i envy their cliques. they are so close. most students wear skinny jeans or leggings. there are lots of hipsters who think looking like they are homeless is fashion. in general this campus is apathetic. most students expect to be starving artists.

The LGBT group runs the campus like a mini-mafia. The "religious" groups are a more-or-less secular Jewish identity group and the Christian Union, which has like, 5 members. I guess there are also a few Hindus. The general attitude towards religion is so hostile that I don't blame religious students for avoiding SLC like the plague. Students socio-economic backgrounds are so homogenous that talking about that kind of diversity is futile. Racial diversity is worshiped on our virtually all-white campus. That said, any student looking for a diverse campus or a robust intellectual atmosphere would feel out of place on our campus. Students wear leggings or jeans and t-shirts to class. There aren't really different types of students who could interact with each other. Most SLC students are from New York or New England and California, mostly from upper-class WASPy backgrounds. Students are politically opinionated, but often naively so, and dive on anything that is uber-liberal. Students joke about how little they plan on earning as starving artists one day.

I am not part of any groups on campus. There is a ton of gay support and a lot of feminism on campus. As a preppy person, I felt pretty out of place. People would stare at me as if I had 3 heads if I wore a polo shirt with the collar popped, so I stopped doing it. Most students wear jeans to class...everyone is pretty eclectic. At the dining hall, people really just go to dinner with their friends and sit with them. The tables are meant for like 4-6 people. I feel like there is a large population of students from LA and from NYC that think they're cooler than everyone else. Other than that, you don't really know where people are from. The school is VERY leftist. Everyone talks about how they'll be a starving artist living in Park Slope, Brooklyn when they graduate.