<p>Hey, I’m a BC prospective, and I LOVE everything about the school except issues of diversity/self-segregation that I’ve come upon
And i know i know, this issue’s been talked about many times, but I’d like to get a current student’s opinion on it (or anyone with an appropriate perspective)</p>
<p>I’m Asian-American, but heavily Americanized and with friends of all races, and I wasn’t sure whether this self-segregation was more heavily tied to international students? That is something I would understand more
I apologize if this has offended anyone, any opinions?</p>
<p>Dear mtortilla : Rarely do I wade into these race discussions for admissions or campus life however to point out the flaw in your question, isn’t self-segregation a choice that is made by the individual? If you see yourself as “Americanized” (meaning for my purposes you likely do not identify yourself by race in social settings), why would Boston College be any different for you? Certainly, the student body itself does not filter relationships based on race. You sound like an individual with a level of personal confidence that would be an asset to the campus.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response scottj! Yes, that’s true, while I plan to surround myself with peers of all different backgrounds, races, viewpoints, etc, I would not want to be the exception to the rule, if that makes sense. I would want to live in an environment where that would be the norm, not an anomaly</p>
<p>Someone recently asked me about this on my thread actually, and you answer the question in your title. Yes, many many asians self-segregate. Keyword here is “self”. They choose for some reason or another to only make friends with other asians and I suppose that’s fine, but it’s not because it’s a standard enforced by the rest of the school by any means.</p>
<p>To add on to what bronovan said, I’ve also found that a lot of the self-segregation happens between the international students. For example, I’ve never seen the four Korean kids who live in my hall except in the bathroom. They just choose to stay to themselves, and that’s fine with me. But by no means is race a barrier, I’m friends with people of all different races and ethnicities, and we all fit in well together.</p>
<p>I’m Asian and I hung out with mostly white students during my time at BC. My cousin, who grew up in the same background and share the same interests as I do, hung out with other Asians at BC. It’s personal preference. There’s no social barrier that prevent you from being a part of the social life of any group. Only your willingness to reach out and be out of your natural comfort zone.</p>
<p>I’m a first year student, and I find that most people at BC are welcoming of people from all backgrounds. Some people who are of Asian decent choose to surround themselves with people of different backgrounds, whereas others prefer to hang out with people from a similar group to that of their own. Thus, I believe that it’s completely self-determined. For example, there are some international students on my floor who tend to spend most of their time together. On the other hand, my friend group includes people who are Italian, Mexican, Japanese, and Korean – just to name a few Good luck and hope this helps!</p>
<p>“self-segregate” or in other words, “Birds of the same feather flock together”. Fortunately we are not birds.</p>
<p>Yes, having visited five different campus in the past two weeks it is very evident to see different cultural groups congregate together. I doubt thought that if a particular student wants to integrate into the overall student body that should be an issue. Kids these days have seen enough diversity that they are less likely to shun you because of your race.</p>
Good luck and hope this helps!</p>