<p>Is there any racism (more specifically against Asians) at WashU? I'm from an environment where there are many Asians and I'm worried I'd feel "left out" at a university that is prominently white. </p>
<p>Do not misunderstand this. I'm not trying to say that I'm unwilling to make friends from other nationalities. (My best friend is from Russia). Nor am I saying that WashU is any less welcoming than other universities. I'm just worried about the culture shock I might get if I chose to attend, and how Asians are generally received.</p>
<p>Against Asians? I think you will find that WashU is also "an environment where there are many Asians" ... my floor is about 50% asian, although most floors aren't split that way... I haven't seen or heard of any bad examples during the year I've been here, although I'm sure the WashU community isn't perfect or anything. I doubt it'll be culture shock though. What area are you from?</p>
<p>Wash U students are very racist, especially towards Asians!!! I suggest you enroll somewhere else, not because I am a Wash U waitlisted applicant lying about racism at Wash U in order to slightly increase my chances for admissions, but because I care about your college experience :).</p>
<p>^ Some elements of the Asian community is particularly clique-y. The Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Asian Americans, Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, Vietnamese, Thai, etc. each have their own student group. Co-progging between these groups is uncommon, although it has gotten better over the years. Some groups in particular are notorious for being absolutely unwilling to work with other Asian groups, but most are friendly towards one another. However, for a lot of Asian students, the group of friends that they associate with are often linked to which of the Asian student groups they associate with most often.</p>
<p>I can't tell if Waitn184 is being sarcastic?</p>
<p>In terms of "rascism", Asians aren't a minority in higher education. Especially at top tier schools like WUSTL. They're the second largest group at most colleges behind whites. </p>
<p>As xiv21 said, a lot of Asians tend to associate with their own culture and student group. Some do have a reputation of being cliquey. But that's still a pretty small percentage of the overall WUSTL population.</p>
<p>Every spring all of the asian groups get together and put on Asian Night Market, which has performances, food, and other activites. Its a really cool event. That's a great example of how groups do work together. </p>
<p>I don't think attitudes towards any racial group is different at Wash U than it would be at any other similar school. Especially since Wash U is generally known for having a very laid-back campus, that's friendly and supportive.</p>