The Williams student body is mostly white, middle class and suburban. Given the location of Williams (a small, mostly white, middle class, suburban town), it makes sense that certain kinds of students are attracted to the school. However, minority groups on campus are not very visible at all. Everyone knows that there is a Black Student Union and a Queer Student Union, but people who are not in those organizations are somewhat apathetic towards them and, I think, take them for granted. I think that an Orthodox Jew, gay, non-athletic person from Los Angeles would feel really out of place at Williams, but he's there and he loves it! People manage to find their group at Williams that accepts him/her. Most students wear jeans and a T-shirt to class. Nobody underdresses for class (no pajamas and sweat pants are even rare), but they also do not overdress. Most of the International students hang out together, most black students hang out together, most white students hang out together and so on and so forth. However, through freshman orientation and the entry system you definitely meet and make friends that you never thought you would make. Most Williams students are from Massachusets or New York or white, small suburbs on the East Coast in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine etc. I have been told that everyone at Williams is pretty wealthy, but most people either don't flaunt it or just don't talk about it. I think something like 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body is on financial aid, which sort of sucks because it's not the majority, but it's something. Students are NOT politically aware or active on campus, but they might be off campus. Environmental safety is the only political issue on campus that most of the students care about and the upcoming election was kind of a big deal. Students are pretty apathetic about politics. Most people seem moderate or left-leaning, but no one really talks about it. Some students discuss how much they will earn one day, but not many. Everyone does seem pretty hopeful that the Williams education will provide a comfortable lifestyle. Williams students are excited about school, they really do work hard and party kind of hard and they know how to balance social/athletic activites and schoolwork for the most part. Williams student kick butt!