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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is diversity a "plus factor" when applying to a foreign university?  Which foreign universities have affirmative action programs?[/quote]

I doubt it. All schools I am familiar with look and grades and tests only.[/quote]

I find that hard to believe.  How can these schools assemble a diverse environment without some system for leveling the playing field?[/quote]

They level the playing field by being dirt cheap compared to American ones, so that anyone who wants to learn and contribute can do so.  Many top universities are free or close to free.[/quote]

But are they diverse?  The benefits of diversity are undeniable  http://ideas.time.com/2013/12/03/women-on-corporate-boards-do-they-make-men-that-uncomfortable/

I spent time at two of the top European universities and they were lily white. [/quote]

Big, fat BS. Most European universities are much more diverse socioeconomically and culturally than American ones. The "time" you spent there was probably as an arrogant tourist and, surprise surprise, you found what you deserve.[/quote]

I'd be careful to tout Europe as a big happy family of diversity….most European countries are extremely homogenous and are just beginning (in the past 20 years or so) to have a statistically relevant level of immigration. It's not easy for many of these countries and please be careful to suggest that Europe has figured out diversity better than anywhere else. Europe may be progressive in many ways and may like to "talk the talk",  but my experience with the realities on the ground with regard to acceptance of diversity are FAR different. Oh and before you accuse me of not knowing what I'm talking about I am married to a European, visit Europe regularly (several times per year) and have family/friends in several different European countries…although I have not studied there I have family members (both American and European) who have studied in a few different countries and we have actually had this conversation (due to a very diverse family with kids wanting to study in many places).

Also, there was absolutely no need to get so testy with your answer to the PP. Frankly, you sound like arrogant yourself when you go around questioning people on their experiences simply because they didn't say what you wanted to hear…[/quote]

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