<p>IS Oberlin diverse enough or is it just another white school? i want to go somewhere that is diverse because that means the schools itself is very open..</p>
<p>A school doesn’t have to be very diverse to be “open.” And some very diverse schools can be sharply divided by race. To me, it’s the school not the numbers. Although the numbers can be an indication of tolerance and openess, sometimes that’s not the case. </p>
<p>My D2 is half-African American (like the President of the United States 
) and will be visiting Oberlin for the second time next week. It’s her number one choice, if the money is right.</p>
<p>ahah thank you… and after the visit? can you tell me how it goes?? whether the school is open or nto???</p>
<p>Oberlin is extremely open.</p>
<p>And how is the local community?</p>
<p>It would be nice to get some current students’ opinions…I’m curious too.</p>
<p>Why not ask them?:</p>
<p>[Oberlin</a> Blogs](<a href=“http://blogs.oberlin.edu/]Oberlin”>http://blogs.oberlin.edu/)</p>
<p>Like I said, numbers don’t tell the story. There is a lot of diversity in South Carolina and Missisissippi but I wouldn’t want to live in either place. Some of the southern states have the largest black populations in the country, and except for Viriginia and North Carolina, Obama lost every one of those states. Ask yourself why.</p>
<p>I’ve lived in some of the whitest states in the country - New Hampshire, Minnesota - and never had a problem (I’m black). The worst racial problems I’ve experienced in my lifetime were in states with the most diversity. Oh yeah, Obama won many of the least diverse states in the country (Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin). I use state diversity as analogous to university/college diversity. The numbers have nothing to do with openness.</p>
<p>Oberlin’s non-white, American student population is about 18-19%, blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and Native Americans combined. Internationals of all colors make up another chunk of 6-8%.</p>
<p>so you say that it’s diverse enough for everyone??</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>That’s exactly what I’m saying, mytra<em>ob</em>Crazier. It’s very open for Lesbians, gays, and transgender too. But like Dave72 suggested, check the Oberlin blogs. I don’t know what you need to be convinced. </p>
<p>If you’re looking for a utopia, I suggest curling up with a good novel. In the real world, there is no such place. The only black mark that I could find in Oberlin’s history is that it produced Michelle Malkin, the right wing nut job who spews her hatred for Democrats, liberals and everyone more tolerant than Adolph Hitler on Fox aka “Faux” News. She must’ve been miserable at Oberlin. No surprise she’s so full of anger now.</p>
<p>If you’re really looking for a CONSERVATIVE college or university, I can recommend several that have little tolerance for anyone who is different.</p>
<p>However, if you really are looking for an open, tolerant, artsy and intellectual institution, it doesn’t get much better than Oberlin.</p>
<p>so Plainsman., do you know whether minority fits in at Oberlin or there is a race division? i know that at alot of schools, minority hang out with each other.</p>
<p>mytra-ob_Crazier: I’m Black and on my visit to Oberlin last fall, I felt very welcomed and accepted. The percent of minorities (Black, Latino, Asian) is around 7% for each. However, Obies don’t treat you different because of it. Its a very open place as far as I know it.</p>