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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Boston College - they had an entire stage full of students during the info session, DC leaned over and said "this many kids and they couldn't find a single black or brown student?", felt very disconnected from Boston, didn't like the separate campus (Newton) for many of the students, horrible tour guide who complained constantly

Lehigh - way too much Greek life, depressing area, felt too focused on engineering which DC wasn't planning to study

Wesleyan - looked perfect on paper and had a great tour guide but really didn't like the campus, felt more arts oriented compared to other NESCACs, wasn't as far north as DC wanted to be
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So true about Boston College.  We noticed the same thing.  No diversity at all.  [/quote]

This is also what turned us off from Boston College -- there appeared to be a lack of ethnic and socioeconomic diversity.  It came off the list.[/quote]
I went to Boston College and knew FOUR men named Patrick Walsh there if that tells you anything hahahah[/quote]

This is so different from our lives. I may send my kids to Boston College just so they can have a different experience! [/quote]

You joke - but for me this is exactly what happened. It was totally different from my very diverse (in every way) HS. I was surprised when I got there because I had never been in that sort of environment before, and it hadn't ever occurred to me.  But I actually learned a lot from that. I was also not as wealthy as many of my classmates and learned a lot from that too. 
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I'm going to get roasted for this but as I guide my kiddos through the college search process, diversity isn't something I'm focusing on. I'm telling them to look at other aspects of the college (good fit, is it good for your major, big/small, rural/not rural, big/small). I wouldn't be surprised if they choose a college that is nowhere near as diverse as their current MCPS school.[/quote]

I am on the fence about this.  I also emphasize a good fit regardless of the demographics, locale, etc - but my kid has been in diverse schools his entire life - what if a very white school (even if he himself is white) is not a good fit for that very reason?  Hard to know.

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