Student culture at UM?

kidfromthebeach
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:26:29 +0000

I think that the superficial image can by and large be true of international students, Who usually attend from wealthy, full-tuition-paying families in developing countries and focus more on having lavish parties in Brickell than going to class and being part of campus culture.
The domestic students are much more diverse, and by and large seem more easygoing and accessible. Even a lot of the guys I know in greek life are more chill than snobbish. The larger point would be that if you want to find a group of kids who are at your style or level, take classes and join clubs that you will enjoy, and the students around you will probably become great friends. I was very solitary first semester of freshman year and found it hard to find students beyond the electronic music/clubs/substance abuse culture, but put more effort on getting around and now have a solid circle of friends who enjoy museums and block parties and beach days and scuba diving and musical theatre and indie punk rock shows and taco nights and metrorail adventures and nights stuck in the library and writing for the school paper and being involved in student government and singing a capella and going on road trips. So I doubt that’s what you would expect when you envisage a Miami Hurricane, but take it from my experience that there are those people out there.

although yes, rokr is right that there is a need on campus space for intellectual discussion…