<p>I'm not trying to be racist, but i just have a hard time trying to make friends with people that aren't white. I just can't relate. I was wondering are there white people there at ucr? My friend said that there practically isn't any.</p>
<p>Yes, there are white people there, but there are also about an equal amount of other nationalities/ethnic groups. My son is a freshman there and loves it. He came from a very homogeneous area, and is having a great time meeting people from all over the world. </p>
<p>If this is difficult for you, it might not be the best college for you, as UCR is known as the most diverse campus in the UC, as well as one of the most diverse in the country.</p>
<p>If you don’t like diversity, don’t go to any UC school. Here are the demographics at UCR:</p>
<p>African American 7.9%
Asian/Asian American 39.9%
Chicano and Latino 28.9%
Native American 0.4%
White/Caucasian 17.0%
other ethnic/unknown 4.5%
international 1.5%</p>
<p>Where did you get those %'s from? Collegeboard says something different.</p>
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<p>Why do you think that is? Where are you from? I have friends of many nationality with the exception of American Indians (never really knew one). Give us an example of how you “can’t relate” to us non-whites.</p>
<p>I’m really not sure if you’re classified as racist (despite your claim), confused, ignorant or maybe you are just have social phobia (yes, this is real) do you “fear” getting to know other races because you don’t want to learn something about their culture? or have your experience with them been negative or was every non-Caucasian person you met just that “odd” to you that you can’t accept them? Just because you don’t have commonality in your past it doesn’t mean you can BUILD a future friendship.</p>
<p>Everyone is different. I met most of my friends because we share the same major, interests and activities, not by race. Are you from a small town or city and the old other races you meet are the stereotypical ones (such as American Indian casino employee, Asian dry cleaner, Hispanic day laborer, black rapper, indian telemarketer, etc?)? You do realize that many if not most non-white college students here are either born in the US or are Americanized. If you tell them to “go back to your country” they would just give you a confused look. Personally I don’t think it’s a great idea to make “surrounding yourself with nothing but white people” your #1 priority in choosing a college. College should also be where you learn and accept diversity.</p>
<p>I don’t know if you’re trolling but LOLOL at this topic, and no you’re not racist for having a preference, I totally understand why Alexandra Wallace acted the way she did, she’s not 100% at fault I’ve seen the same things on campus that she mentioned. Hope you feel better :)</p>
<p>Mods: Don’t ban me.</p>
<p>opps typo, meant to say “Just because you don’t have commonality in your past it doesn’t mean you CAN’T build a future friendship.”</p>
<p>I do wish you the best of luck. Not all non-Whites are the stereotypical ones you’ve heard of…their parents might be, but probably not the students.</p>
<p>You’re not being racist, you’ve simply been placed in a bubble and you’re not willing to step out and learn about other cultures, that’s all.</p>
<p>Could you explain why you don’t like other ethnicities besides Caucasians? Have you had bad experiences with other races? Do you not like that they look different from you and you want to be with people who are the same as you? Not trying to make you uncomfortable, I’m just curious.</p>
<p>I want to say that you really need to start getting to know other ethnicities. Constantly being in a bubble is only going to make you an ignorant person. Regardless of color or race, we’re all human beings. We all have interests, hates, wants, needs, etc. Why would you judge others based on race alone? I have met many great friends of all races who share my interest, or just simply are friendly people, in fact, none of my friends in high school are the same race as me (Chinese).</p>
<p>I encourage you to get to know other races and learn to accept others for who they are, not how people look or appear to be at first glance. That being said, UC Santa Cruz and UC Santa Barbara probably have the most Caucasians, but all UC’s are pretty diverse, so you’re going to have meet non-caucasians eventually.</p>