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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To each their own but maybe focus on quality of education first?[/quote]

OP is asking cuz it’s very difficult being one of few black students/females in an all white/Asian environment. It’s like being one of few Asians in a white/black environment - or being one of few whites in an all Asian/black environment. It’s a mental health issue. [/quote]

If OP's daughter doesn't handle being one of the few black female computer programmers in college, how will she cope in the real world afterwards?

IT / computer programming is actually a very diverse field but I suppose it's the wrong sort of diversity. But it does underscore that when people talk about wanting diversity, what they really mean is wanting people who look just like them, not a genuine diversity. [/quote]

Quality of education isn't mutually exclusive from being in an environment where you are not simply tolerated, but welcomed. And when you are a minority in terms of gender, race, and/or ethnicity, you are well served to be in a space that is welcoming because not all spaces are. When you are young and away from home for the first time, confidence and support is key. OP - I don't have an answer to your specific questions but I am a black female at Meta (was Facebook). I went to FAMU, an HBCU. I now oversee graduates of many of the top CS schools in the country, MIT, Stanford, and Cornell. It was extremely important to me to be able to focus on my studies and not have to worry about racism and microaggressions during undergrad. The field is not diverse at all, when it comes to women, African-Americans, or Hispanic Americans, but to the poster above, I had no problem "coping" in the real world afterwards. This is because I built the skills without distraction and knew my worth. I graduated with the confidence that is needed to be a double minority in this field. Good luck. I think people here have given you great advice about how to figure out the answer to your question. This thread, with the exception of a few posts, was way more respectful than I would have imagined. Every now and then DCUM surprises me. [/quote]

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