Duke University - Black First Year Student Population Decreases 50%

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It’s the same as with any other race. You want in, study harder.

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Anonymous wrote:Conversely, there are increasing numbers of black families with parents that are now successful in numbers never seen. So these families have raised kids in private schools, with SAT prep, and have followed the privileged white family playbook and are sending their kids to the elite institutions with all the pumped up APs and grades and ec's etc. So there is positive news for Black families as well.

We know a family like this and their kids go to Spelman and Howard. Both parents went to top universities. Something else is going on

The writing’s on the wall. Even now that affirmative action in admissions was ended by SCOTUS, universities are still being accused of DEI because their black student populations haven’t decreased to 0. Why waste the effort to try to go to a school where other students think you don’t belong?

+1. My talented black son is attending Morehouse in the fall. Most of his friends are doing the same plus Spelman, Howard, FAMU, and a few others. Even HBCUs that aren't as highly sought after are seeing increase in applications.

NCAT is an amazing stem option where we’ve seen students really shine

Agree. Also an affordable one. It was close between the two.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the same as with any other race. You want in, study harder.

The good thing is they are studying hard, just going different places. But thanks for the chortle.

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Anonymous wrote:It may be over for Black Americans in elite schools, prob looking at 75% Africans and Caribbean and 25% Black American

At some point, they’ll opt out for hbcus. When numbers drop this low, there’s a certain power dynamic over black students that drives them away.

this is the camp im in. Went to a top lac before diversity was their wheelhouse and wow…it was socially miserable, particularly in my stem major where certain kinds of students felt they were inherently better than me, since there were so few black people. I was incredibly grateful for the faculty and education I received, but I couldn’t stand the constant isolation and the way other students tried to further minimize me.

I'm sorry you went through this. Unfortunately, I think SLACs will revert back to those days. I don't think students in the majority (white students) have any appreciation for what a negative thing it is to be in an echo chamber of a PWI to themselves, much less the minority students of color. They may have felt defensive or vulnerable when diversity was being emphasized, but it was making them better and giving them a wider perspective. Too bad they bought into the anxiety of scarcity and "losing opportunities" to diverse colleagues and got caught up in the anxiety of scarcity. Their fear and paranoia was probably used against them but they bought into that fear, and now they will also miss out.

Worth noting that “they” (“white students”) didn’t buy into the anxiety of scarcity or “losing opportunities.”

Unless of course you’re good with attributing actions and feelings to people based solely on their race.

Because the reality is that a small group of students (egged on by conservative groups) brought the case that changed the law. Oh and that small group of students? They weren’t white.

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I don't like how elite colleges try to pick who they believe will become leaders of industry and leaders of their craft as a way of deciding who gets in

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the same as with any other race. You want in, study harder.

The good thing is they are studying hard, just going different places. But thanks for the chortle.

Chortle this.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the same as with any other race. You want in, study harder.

The good thing is they are studying hard, just going different places. But thanks for the chortle.

Chortle this.

DC Urban Mom and Dads is peak

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the same as with any other race. You want in, study harder.

The good thing is they are studying hard, just going different places. But thanks for the chortle.

Chortle this.

Lmao who said I don’t like that, you regarded ass idiot

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I think people don’t see it as a high prize anymore. These private universities are so expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:It may be over for Black Americans in elite schools, prob looking at 75% Africans and Caribbean and 25% Black American

At some point, they’ll opt out for hbcus. When numbers drop this low, there’s a certain power dynamic over black students that drives them away.

I've always taken the stance that reparations should go to HBCU, take the top 25 HBCU and give 1 billion each

And where does the other $975B go?

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Anonymous wrote:It may be over for Black Americans in elite schools, prob looking at 75% Africans and Caribbean and 25% Black American

At some point, they’ll opt out for hbcus. When numbers drop this low, there’s a certain power dynamic over black students that drives them away.

My guess is that this happened with UCs

There is a study that shows that the lower numbers of black/latino students discourages others from applying so sadly it does seem to have a compounding effect.
https://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/affirmative-action-mismatch-and-economic-mobility-after-california%E2%80%99s-proposition-209

They'll go to Flagship state schools, elite schools are over-rated

This is about flagship state schools. They aren’t going. Look at peers like UT Austin too with low black populations.

Look at UMD

Sure but there’s far fewer UMDs out there. Most state flagships have single digit black populations that underrepresent the state’s black population.

Plus, why go to a state university when a private college will give you more money to attend?

Because the private college won't.

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Anonymous wrote:It may be over for Black Americans in elite schools, prob looking at 75% Africans and Caribbean and 25% Black American

At some point, they’ll opt out for hbcus. When numbers drop this low, there’s a certain power dynamic over black students that drives them away.

I've always taken the stance that reparations should go to HBCU, take the top 25 HBCU and give 1 billion each

And where does the other $975B go?

If HBCU have money, black wealth would double

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Anonymous wrote:It may be over for Black Americans in elite schools, prob looking at 75% Africans and Caribbean and 25% Black American

At some point, they’ll opt out for hbcus. When numbers drop this low, there’s a certain power dynamic over black students that drives them away.

My guess is that this happened with UCs

There is a study that shows that the lower numbers of black/latino students discourages others from applying so sadly it does seem to have a compounding effect.
https://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/affirmative-action-mismatch-and-economic-mobility-after-california%E2%80%99s-proposition-209

They'll go to Flagship state schools, elite schools are over-rated

This is about flagship state schools. They aren’t going. Look at peers like UT Austin too with low black populations.

Look at UMD

Sure but there’s far fewer UMDs out there. Most state flagships have single digit black populations that underrepresent the state’s black population.

Plus, why go to a state university when a private college will give you more money to attend?

Because the private college won't.

Well UMD means alot in the DMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s the same as with any other race. You want in, study harder.

Who says they aren’t? This is a weirdly racist post.

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I hope this thread gets locked soon.