Advice from Parents of *Minority Students*

[Anonymous]

DD is entering a top liberal arts college and has joined the class instagram page and group chat. It is bewilderingly white and asian compared to past classes, and even when she looks into the instagram pages of these students, their high school environments were clearly mostly white and/or asian. She is starting to regret her choice and is worried about fitting in. It's sad because this used to be one of the most diverse schools in the country, but it is clear politics has obliterated any chance of that returning.

[Anonymous]

this is a troll post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is a troll post

can you just bug off if you are going to be useless? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

say school. Facts can easily be checked.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, there isn't much advice to give. These schools have gotten significantly less diverse, other than Williams, and they aren't expected to gain back respectable numbers of students of color (except for Asian American and Wasian students).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:say school. Facts can easily be checked.

Sure. Pomona. Check the fact that it dropped from 14% to 5% black in 1 year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is a troll post

Asian hate. See right through.

[Anonymous]

You won't see much important from parents here. They're mostly white and love making fun of black students at any moment. I'd reach out to other parents in your community who are sympathetic. People here like inequality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is a troll post

Asian hate. See right through.

Asian hate is just acknowledging asian people's existence now...

[Anonymous]

Instagram class pages are self-selecting. The majority of students do not actually post on them. Many even include hopeful applicants who were not accepted.

[Anonymous]

My advice would be to look into state schools. Seriously, liberal arts colleges weren't made for diverse student bodies.

[Anonymous]

Unless she only wants to socialize with black people for whatever reason, I’d assume it would be much easier this year than in other years to fit in and be accepted by all now that everyone knows your kid earned their spot based on merit rather than their skin color.

[Anonymous]

I'm assuming this isn't a troll post, and you need guidance. Your daughter will likely struggle a bit to relate to other students, but I am sure there are students who relate to her background or at least have some experience growing up in multicultural neighborhoods. Students at top schools tend to be sympathetic humans, and I think she will thrive once she feels comfortable. The worse thing is to start the year with the assumption that she is going to be "othered."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless she only wants to socialize with black people for whatever reason, I’d assume it would be much easier this year than in other years to fit in and be accepted by all now that everyone knows your kid earned their spot based on merit rather than their skin color.

OP said nothing about only wanting to talk to black people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless she only wants to socialize with black people for whatever reason, I’d assume it would be much easier this year than in other years to fit in and be accepted by all now that everyone knows your kid earned their spot based on merit rather than their skin color.

Thank you for your seriously racist concerns.