Advice from Parents of *Minority Students*

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I have to agree…Trump took office AFTER most apps were in for this year already…

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Tell her to give it time. Look into organizations that interest her including the black student union. Also, check to see if there is an African American focused organization in the neighborhood close to the school that may offer connection and support like a church or community center.

I understand your concerns and think she'll find her group and things will be fine.

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I would urge the OP and her child call the school and ask for numbers. Please don't base your opinion on Instagram.

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Anonymous wrote:this is a troll post

I have to agree…Trump took office AFTER most apps were in for this year already…

Why is trump being brought up?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m also a minority and attended a liberal arts college 30 years ago, when there were fewer minorities of any kind at most LAC’s. I recommend that your daughter find a couple campus organizations/activities in addition to the ones that are affinity group-based so she’s involved in the broader or wider campus culture.

Do you think your experience would have been better with more students "of color" or are you normal and know that skin color doesn't matter?

PP above. I had a great experience and am still in touch with many friends from those years- friends from all different backgrounds. It was broadening to be living and studying and socializing with others with different backgrounds and life experiences.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell her to give it time. Look into organizations that interest her including the black student union. Also, check to see if there is an African American focused organization in the neighborhood close to the school that may offer connection and support like a church or community center.

I understand your concerns and think she'll find her group and things will be fine.

Which brings the point- is she African or black American? If black American, she should’ve never expected community in the first place.

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Sorry that now they are not supposed to ask higher standards for Asians.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m also a minority and attended a liberal arts college 30 years ago, when there were fewer minorities of any kind at most LAC’s. I recommend that your daughter find a couple campus organizations/activities in addition to the ones that are affinity group-based so she’s involved in the broader or wider campus culture.

Do you think your experience would have been better with more students "of color" or are you normal and know that skin color doesn't matter?

PP above. I had a great experience and am still in touch with many friends from those years- friends from all different backgrounds. It was broadening to be living and studying and socializing with others with different backgrounds and life experiences.

Exactly, glad to know there are still grateful people.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry that now they are not supposed to ask higher standards for Asians.

Not everything is about Asian people. A lot of these schools were reducing their white students to accommodate for Asian and students of color.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry that now they are not supposed to ask higher standards for Asians.

Not everything is about Asian people. A lot of these schools were reducing their white students to accommodate for Asian and students of color.

Thank you! When did people become so black-Asian binary? If you don’t feel comfortable at a top liberal arts college, you probably shouldn’t be going to college.

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Asian hate. See right through.

Bizarre conclusions on a pretty harmless post.

Liberal art colleges never attract many Asian students. Bring Asian in this conversation is clearly targeting Asian.

Take Williams as an example, the percentage of Asian students stay nearly unchanged over the years.
https://williamsrecord.com/467282/news/first-year-demographics-shift-slightly-following-affirmative-action-ban/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Asians are not being "targeted" by OP. The issue is the Asian and White students will not want to be friends with and share in life with the non Asian or White students, so why would a non Asian or non White student subject themselves to that? What "Asians" have to understand is that you never want people talking about you, even in a netural way, otherwise you claim "Asian hate" but at the same time all over DCUM, "Asisans" have so much to say about black people, and even white people at times.

Most absurd assertion. Not in NYC anyway.

Come to California. Berkeley is insanely racially segregated. All asian groups basically everywhere that judge white students and especially other minority students. White students flock towards the greek life for their "community." It's pretty clear when these campuses are heavily segregated, and you really get to see how this generation operates. There are many other parts of the country where people are very very race-sensitive, and California is one of them.

Yes. I don't get this generation, as a Gen Xer. It is like they are turning back time. Or, did we increase immigration too fast in the past 20 to 30 years and there is not longer a sense of cohesion in this country at all?

Part of it is immigrant students who come from cultures where homogeneity is good and they prefer to stay with their cliques of international/their race students. Another part is higher ed becoming very diverse, potentially way too quickly and expecting the northeast boarding school generationally wealthy student to hang out with the rural, conservative queer kid is very unlikely to work in your favor. Diversity is great, but students will always find infrastructure and network in a way to stick to what they are used to and what they know.

Showing your true color. Xenophobia

...nothing about that is xenophobic. I'd stick with American students too if I were to go to college abroad.

Immigrants' kids are still Americans. Are you excluding them from your circle just because they are Asian immigrants' kids?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry that now they are not supposed to ask higher standards for Asians.

Not everything is about Asian people. A lot of these schools were reducing their white students to accommodate for Asian and students of color.

Thank you! When did people become so black-Asian binary? If you don’t feel comfortable at a top liberal arts college, you probably shouldn’t be going to college.

I also noticed this change where conversations with black students get filled with discussions about Asian students and vice versa.

There’s a lot Asian and black students can relate to if they let their guard down

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is a troll post

Asian hate. See right through.

Bizarre conclusions on a pretty harmless post.

Liberal art colleges never attract many Asian students. Bring Asian in this conversation is clearly targeting Asian.

Take Williams as an example, the percentage of Asian students stay nearly unchanged over the years.
https://williamsrecord.com/467282/news/first-year-demographics-shift-slightly-following-affirmative-action-ban/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Asians are not being "targeted" by OP. The issue is the Asian and White students will not want to be friends with and share in life with the non Asian or White students, so why would a non Asian or non White student subject themselves to that? What "Asians" have to understand is that you never want people talking about you, even in a netural way, otherwise you claim "Asian hate" but at the same time all over DCUM, "Asisans" have so much to say about black people, and even white people at times.

Most absurd assertion. Not in NYC anyway.

Come to California. Berkeley is insanely racially segregated. All asian groups basically everywhere that judge white students and especially other minority students. White students flock towards the greek life for their "community." It's pretty clear when these campuses are heavily segregated, and you really get to see how this generation operates. There are many other parts of the country where people are very very race-sensitive, and California is one of them.

Yes. I don't get this generation, as a Gen Xer. It is like they are turning back time. Or, did we increase immigration too fast in the past 20 to 30 years and there is not longer a sense of cohesion in this country at all?

Part of it is immigrant students who come from cultures where homogeneity is good and they prefer to stay with their cliques of international/their race students. Another part is higher ed becoming very diverse, potentially way too quickly and expecting the northeast boarding school generationally wealthy student to hang out with the rural, conservative queer kid is very unlikely to work in your favor. Diversity is great, but students will always find infrastructure and network in a way to stick to what they are used to and what they know.

Showing your true color. Xenophobia

...nothing about that is xenophobic. I'd stick with American students too if I were to go to college abroad.

Immigrants' kids are still Americans. Are you excluding them from your circle just because they are Asian immigrants' kids?

Oh my god you’re so dense. I’m specifically talking about Asian immigrant students, who are significant block of American higher ed

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry that now they are not supposed to ask higher standards for Asians.

Not everything is about Asian people. A lot of these schools were reducing their white students to accommodate for Asian and students of color.

Thank you! When did people become so black-Asian binary? If you don’t feel comfortable at a top liberal arts college, you probably shouldn’t be going to college.

…because some Asian people constantly talk about Black Americans, claiming that Black Americans have squandered the chance to achieve the American dream (whereas Asians have not), that Black families are broken (whereas Asian families are not), that Black people do not value education (whereas Asians do), and that Black people roam the streets looking for Asians to attack, but Asians are peaceful, law-abiding citizens who are simply taking advantage of the opportunities America was founded to provide.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is a troll post

Asian hate. See right through.

Bizarre conclusions on a pretty harmless post.

Liberal art colleges never attract many Asian students. Bring Asian in this conversation is clearly targeting Asian.

Take Williams as an example, the percentage of Asian students stay nearly unchanged over the years.
https://williamsrecord.com/467282/news/first-year-demographics-shift-slightly-following-affirmative-action-ban/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Asians are not being "targeted" by OP. The issue is the Asian and White students will not want to be friends with and share in life with the non Asian or White students, so why would a non Asian or non White student subject themselves to that? What "Asians" have to understand is that you never want people talking about you, even in a netural way, otherwise you claim "Asian hate" but at the same time all over DCUM, "Asisans" have so much to say about black people, and even white people at times.

Most absurd assertion. Not in NYC anyway.

Come to California. Berkeley is insanely racially segregated. All asian groups basically everywhere that judge white students and especially other minority students. White students flock towards the greek life for their "community." It's pretty clear when these campuses are heavily segregated, and you really get to see how this generation operates. There are many other parts of the country where people are very very race-sensitive, and California is one of them.

Yes. I don't get this generation, as a Gen Xer. It is like they are turning back time. Or, did we increase immigration too fast in the past 20 to 30 years and there is not longer a sense of cohesion in this country at all?

Part of it is immigrant students who come from cultures where homogeneity is good and they prefer to stay with their cliques of international/their race students. Another part is higher ed becoming very diverse, potentially way too quickly and expecting the northeast boarding school generationally wealthy student to hang out with the rural, conservative queer kid is very unlikely to work in your favor. Diversity is great, but students will always find infrastructure and network in a way to stick to what they are used to and what they know.

Showing your true color. Xenophobia

...nothing about that is xenophobic. I'd stick with American students too if I were to go to college abroad.

Immigrants' kids are still Americans. Are you excluding them from your circle just because they are Asian immigrants' kids?

Oh my god you’re so dense. I’m specifically talking about Asian immigrant students, who are significant block of American higher ed

Can you directly answer my question?