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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what about black kids?  I am curious what life is like for black kids at Elon and at other NC universities and colleges.  Do the police come on campus? How are black male students treated when they go into town?  As AA parents our first concern is that our son will be safe.  Our second concern is that he will not be subjected to overt racism.  We like the idea of small classes and individualized attention and the idea of a college being a learning community.  Also our son is very outgoing and socially active.  Do kids date across racial lines?[/quote]

My DD is white and is a soph. at Elon.  She loves it.  Several of her classmates in upper bio classes were just admitted to med school.  My DD has a few black students in her overall white sorority, but there are traditionally black sororities, maybe fraternities too.  I am not going to lie - it is a fairly white campus.  But still way more students of color than I was expecting based on "rumors."  Based on the socializing I see in the dining halls, student centers, common areas, all of the student hang out together - there is no (or very little) separation by race.  Just like any campus, you will see white students, black students, Indian students, etc. studying together.  It is a VERY friendly campus.  The fact that your son is "very outgoing and socially active" makes him sound like a good fit.  My DD's classes are hard, as she is a bio/chem major, but the professors are very helpful and engaged.  A lot of the staff on campus (check out the study abroad center, as just one example) are educated black professionals.  You can pull up each office (housing, residence life, study abroad, etc) online and see that.  Good luck to your son.  I hope he goes to Elon![/quote]

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