<p>I applied to UT Austin and Texas A&M as an international freshman(Indian). Some of my friends and family members discouraged me to apply to Texas universities. The reason is Racism.
Is this true?</p>
<p>No, they aren’t, University of Texas is very open to all races, and although Texas A&M has a bit of a reputation, in general, minorities have no troubles there either.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t really recommend it, either. But if you really want to go, good luck.</p>
<p>Texas is one of the more racially diverse states in the US. While there are schools in parts of Texas which a non white person may encounter serious problems, these tend to be commuter schools totally unlike either UT or TAMU.</p>
<p>Here are some stats about TAMU (click on the enrollment button to see the racial composition): <a href=“College Navigator - Texas A & M University-College Station”>College Navigator - Texas A & M University-College Station;
Here they are for UT Austin: <a href=“College Navigator - Search Results”>College Navigator - The University of Texas at Austin;
<p>The biggest issue you might encounter at both schools is an ignorance about Indian culture in general and at Texas A&M, a lack of Indian markets should you want to cook food from your region.</p>
<p>There is a joke that goes like this: Austin is not a part of Texas! (meaning that it is very unlike the rest of Texas.) Or, you are from Austin, so you are not a Texan.</p>
<p>Austin is much more liberal than the most parts in Texas.</p>
<p>Why does Texas get such a “bad” reputation in US and all over the world? (It appears it does not help when the governer Perry and the Bush are here.)</p>
<p>I’m from TX and go to a school here. Austin is a major city here. Austin, DFW area, Houston, and I’ll add San Antonio are major cities. There’s much more diversity in those places. </p>
<p>I’m not sure about UT/A&M but I do know UTA is VERY diverse. I have friends who attend UTA-Arlington. 1 is from Thailand and the other is from India-she has made many friends who are Indian and international. She’s part of a school group who supports it. I’ve also visited the campus and live about 20 minutes from it and its very diverse w/ many internationals</p>
<p>I would take what others say “w/ a grain of salt” if they’ve never actually lived in the major cities. If you go to the deep, deep country parts of not just the south but everywhere, chances are you being a minority from another country at that there would seem to be more prejudice/racism</p>
<p>I also wanted to add… </p>
<p>Visit the campuses if you can to get a true and real feel for them both so you can make up your own opinion without anyone in your ear. I will strongly suggest if your worried about UT/A&M to apply to UTA in Arlington. It’s not those 2 schools you applied to but I think you being an international would fit right in. If you want I can suggest you to my friend who I mentioned to advise you. When we were in HS someone mentioned she with her stats apply to UT but because of the cost she went w/ UTA and she’s very happy there.</p>
<p>They both cost lots of money in tuition for undergrad as an international. </p>
<p>There are also many Indian American students who are born in America and so you will just be one more if you do attend.</p>
<p>i bring racism to my university (and to the subreddit of my university) but only because my university is in san francisco which if you didn’t know is in short supply of that. there’s classism, there’s discrimination (against techies, hipsters, and more) but racism? you don’t see a lot of that (it’s there to be sure but hidden and spoken in soft whispers and on anonymous message boards). so i thought i could bring this out since im pretty fearless about making racial stereotypes.</p>
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This is true. But I am not sure whether it is OK to bring up a somewhat touchy subject.</p>
<p>I suspect (but I am not very sure) that, within the same etnic group, those who grew up here do not mingle very much with those who grew up in another country and came here later for college.</p>
<p>I sincerely hope this will not be the case. In one “practical” aspect, the dating pool will be much larger since nowadays much more international students came to US to study.</p>
<p>mcat2 - people coming from India have their own dating pool. :D</p>
<p>Racism encompasses all Indians or none. Whether they need to intermingle is a totally separate issue. I am certain they don’t mainly because they have nothing in common other than being students at the same school. They all form their own groups of friends.</p>
<p>texaspg, I am more concerned about those (Indian or other group) who grew up here and their dating pool is smaller.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about them either. It is not their parents’ top priority that they date in college as far as I know. Not a single Indian parent ever mentioned that as a concern. :p</p>
<p>Hey! That would be great! But unfortunately i would have to fly 8000 kms just to visit a campus which would be hard for me to do that. I particularly am interested in UT’s CS program as it is highly ranked and easy to get into.
Texas is ranked at number one in the most racial places in US if you google it. How about if your friend could join in the conbersation?
P.S- Sorry for replying so late- i was busy with the other college applications.</p>
<p>Also i have heard various stories of students in UT who are facing racism. I don’t know why this is such a big confusion.</p>
<p>texas is no more or less racist than anyplace else in america, just because people in LA (HOLLYWOOD producers) and hipsters in NYC say it is does not make it true.
but if you are in India a country torn by super violent hatred based on ethnic,religious, gender and a caste system. I think you have virtually nothing to worry about in texas. hopefully if you do decide to attend one of those amazing schools, you will leave your stereotypes behind and expand your horizons. texas is awesome.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
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<p>Umm, I’m not sure where you heard this, but it’s not true. It is difficult for any out-of-state student to get accepted to UT, because they let in so many in-state students automatically. You will need very good to excellent stats to get in from OOS.</p>
<p>Umm. Yeah! But admissions are on a holistic basis right? So they will not completely look on my academic record. ?</p>