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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter loved Wisconsin, but was very aware of how white it was. Like, in an entire auditorium full of prospective students, there were maybe 1-2 Black people? She said it felt really weird.

We live in Silver Spring -- so it was very noticeable! She jokes all the time about how her friend group looks like a diversity stock photo (Korean-Ashkenazi Jewish, Habesha, Salvadoran, and self-described "pink-haired generic white girl.")  That's just what she's used to. The contrast was striking.

She would be thrilled to go to Wisconsin! She loved the people she met and she'd be happy to meet people of whatever background. And also, the lack of ethnic and racial diversity at the school and on the tour was realllly unusual for her, and definitely threw her off for a moment.

Also, she's mentioned a few times that UMD was the only school she toured where the tour group seemed to be about as diverse as the actual student body. Like, we went on a lot of tours of schools where the freshman class is very diverse -- and the tour group seemed very white. Made her feel at ease at UMD, which makes sense, since it's close to home and felt familiar. [/quote]

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