It’s a messy chart but does it really say Latine instead of Latino? 🙄 |
My son is half Hispanic and looks like a white kid with dark hair. You cannot tell who is Hispanic just by their appearance. |
According to College Navigator, Hopkins is 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Native/ Indigenous, 26% Asian, 22% White and 14% international. Both the Hispanic and Asian group (and even the Black/ African American group) are likely to include students who are not only disadvantaged but students who are the children of very successful people - whether in the U.S. or abroad. DC Asians trend wealthy - but there are plenty of poor Asians in NYC and California, for example. And DC Hispanics include many poorer Central Americans, but Hispanics also include the children of educated migrants who fled their countries for political reasons or the children of engineers, doctors, etc in their native countries or who came to the U.S. to work. Oh, and there are plenty of poor whites. As a matter of fact, I suspect that most people who benefit from geographic diversity (hello Nebraska student) are white, non-Hispanic. You just need to look at the actual statistics of the incoming class at Hopkins (gpa, test scores, class rank), to see that the kids are qualified. |
. Or even by their name. Lots of non-Spanish surnames in Latin America and lots of kids who are Hispanic on their mom’s side but carry their dad’s non-Hispanic surname. |
You can’t be half Hispanic, either you are or you’re not. |
+1 |
Tell that to the census folks. Also, plenty of scholarships allow 1/4 Hispanic students to apply. |
My white kid just graduated from Hopkins. They appeared, from just casual observation, to very much be a minority on campus. I don't have stats, just my kid and my feel. Oh well, kid got an awesome education that landed them a great job. Next. |
Did he like his time there ? What does he say about the social aspect, general day-to-day environment? |
Absolutely loved it and made friends for life. Don't they would have traded the experience for any other. |
Good to hear. |
Did he feel dating options were limited? |
It is an interesting question. Is it DEI racism or something else? Two points to aid the discussion: 1. UC Berkeley, with its race-blind admissions, is now less than 30 percent white. Importantly it is the top destination in the state for top kids and top white kids (in addition to Stanford and UCLA). So everyone applies 2. White kids with the stats to get into JHU are generally able to get into other top schools, too. And, to a greater extent, MAY go elsewhere (only suggesting this as a possibility, with no proof to back it up). |
Send your kid to BYU. |
Why would dating options be limited? There are plenty of young, single, SMART, ambitious people. Does their differing race or ethnicity limit his options? |