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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Something that doesn't seem to be considered much is the degree to which a school draws most of its students from across the country, as opposed to from within its state or region. When most students are from somewhere else, it has a huge impact on the student experience. Why do you think this isn't something more students focus on when choosing a college?[/quote]

Some kids do - mine weren't interested in University of Vermont or University of Wisconsin because they were both too white.  The tour guide mentioned that the vast majority of students are in-state and Vermont is majority white when I asked and also mentioned that the administration was working on diversity.  I didn't ask at WI.

Every kid is different and their priorities are different. Some want warm locations others are more interested in city v suburb others looking for the best in whatever program they want to study[/quote]

DD raised the issue of racial diversity pretty late in her search, after she'd narrowed down her options to mainly rural colleges with strong environmental programs. Yeah, not the most racially diverse environments! She ended up focusing most on the best program, which was also slightly more racially diverse because it had more international students than others. I think she ended up getting a valuable experience of different kinds of diversity there. She'd already grown up in a ethnically diverse community/schools. What she got at school was different - more rural/suburban, more economic diversity (school gives a lot of need-based aid), more political diversity. It's only 4 years and she'll likely end up back in an environment like she grew up in so I'm glad she's gotten exposure to a wider range of people, even if others might look at the school's stats and think it's "too white." [Acknowledging that she is white and students of color will likely have very different perspectives on going to a mostly white school][/quote]

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