Is 'fit' overrated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A very few small schools may be as racially diverse as larger schools, but it is doubtful that they are as diverse when it comes to personality type, talents, viewpoint, interests, values, etc.

Exactly right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also Berkeley doesn't have that many black students. CA is not a very black state, and UC schools still can't practice AA. Their workarounds catch a lot of Hispanic kids, but not many black ones.

Being AA at Berkeley sounds miserable. They have to lose some non-consequential chunk of black applicants to better schools every year due to the lack of black people in the school.

I did not see many AAs in Colorado either but did not visit colleges there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A very few small schools may be as racially diverse as larger schools, but it is doubtful that they are as diverse when it comes to personality type, talents, viewpoint, interests, values, etc.

It may be true, however, that the diversity of *very* large schools gets lost, as people experience only their own little "islands" within the school.

There's a reason 7-9000 undergrads is considered a "Goldilocks" school.

If you can't find your place at at large school (35,000 plus) I am sad. It is a large community to find your "fit" racially, socioeconomicly or otherwise! I understand if it's too overwhelming for your kid. Let them find their path!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A very few small schools may be as racially diverse as larger schools, but it is doubtful that they are as diverse when it comes to personality type, talents, viewpoint, interests, values, etc.

It may be true, however, that the diversity of *very* large schools gets lost, as people experience only their own little "islands" within the school.

There's a reason 7-9000 undergrads is considered a "Goldilocks" school.

If you can't find your place at at large school (35,000 plus) I am sad. It is a large community to find your "fit" racially, socioeconomicly or otherwise! I understand if it's too overwhelming for your kid. Let them find their path!!!

Have people here gone to state schools, hell been young people in a new city? Just because there’s many opportunties to meet people doesn’t mean it’s actually easy to make connections with those people