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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is at UWmad now and is a POC. Although the school is much more white than she's used to, she has never felt uncomfortable yet (only a freshman). There are lots of programs geared for students of color and the diversity office provides many activities for students to help them have a smooth transition into university life.

DD seems to really enjoy her experience there so far. Academics seem pretty rigorous and there is a wide range of classes for every conceivable interest.

Her classes are a mix of huge lecture halls (with small discussions) and small classes. Huge lectures in auditorium don't seem to bother her as she can still get her questions answered during discussions or office hours.[/quote]

That is lovely, but DD is not black, right?  That's really the sub-thread here.  UW has 3% black students.  [/quote]

Why do you keep pointing to the fact that the school has 3% black students?  Presumably very few qualified black candidates want to spend four years in a cold, remote environment with a student body that primarily hails fro a predominately white, rural state. So what?  You'd rather drag reluctant black students to UW to check some diversity box?  I can guarantee you that UW does everything it can to attract diversity candidates as that metric seems to be in vogue in college ranking algorithms of late but your insinuation that lack of diversity is a fault of the university is infantile. [/quote]

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