<p>Col**** Pro**** rates Georgetown as a B for diversity and rates Boston College as a C+.</p>
<p>Is Boston College noticably that much less diverse (race, economic level, political)?</p>
<p>is the difference between a B and a C+ really that big of a deal? who cares about diversity any way? your going to get a good education at BC if its 90% white or 75% white it really does not matter.</p>
<p>I wonder if those ratings are based on the distribution of races or students’ surveys? If the rating is purely based on distribution, then it almost means nothing. Since quantitvely diverse doesnt always mean culturally diverse and vice versa.</p>
<p>I asked this question because I have never been to BC, but it sounds like what you’re saying is that BC is indeed decently diverse.</p>
<p>i really didn’t notice anything unusual about the campus. same racial breakdown as my high school if not more diverse.</p>
<p>This is a silly question. The percentages between B and C+ are hardly even worth commenting on, and it shouldn’t matter the race of the students around you.</p>
<p>I’m friends with the a lot of the '13 black community at BC.
At least 3 of them are transferring to other schools because they feel uncomfortable around other students there. They think that there aren’t enough black people, and I agree. People are generally more comfortable being around people of their own race.</p>
<p>If you’re Asian, the Asian community is pretty big. Same with the Latino community.</p>
<p>Student body, IMO, is pretty segregated by race.</p>
<p>Dear Undclrd Stdnt : Just the slightest amount of effort in researching racial diversity via the college board web site would have yielded the following information describing the entering freshman student body at Boston College:</p>
<p>24% In-state students, 76% Out-of-state students </p>
<p>50% Women, 50% Men </p>
<p><1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, 11% Asian/Pacific Islander
4% Black/Non-Hispanic, 10% Hispanic
53% White/Non-Hispanic, 4% Non-Resident Alien
17% Race/ethnicity unreported</p>
<p>80% in top 10th of graduating class
96% in top quarter of graduating class
99% in top half of graduating class </p>
<p>Does this define diversity? Is this sufficient in number in any direction to say “yes, this is diverse” or “no, this is not diverse”? Is this a “B” profile or a “C+” profile? How does one answer the question about diversity that extends more to how people think and not characterize them by the color of their skin?</p>
<p>On economic diversity, think about Georgetown versus Boston College for just a second : you have two schools in the $50,000+ per year range where there are extremely limited scholarship opportunities so that you will typically have those that can pay full freight and those that have reasonably substantial aid packages. Does that charaterize diversity? Will you know by looking at someone how their payment methods will impact their thinking or their desire to succeed?</p>
<p>Visit both schools and draw your own conclusion. If your views on diversity of race and economics outweigh your need for diversity of thought, attending schools like either Georgetown or Boston College might not be a rewarding experience.</p>
<p>Dear Eyri : You offered the following.
Your very quote provides the premise that people are more comfortable around those of their own race thereby guaranteeing a segregated community. </p>
<p>While you might have found that in your first year experience, many at BC who have managed to transcend the racial discussion would argue that diversity in thought is substantially more important. Ask yourself whether you are getting the level of diversity of thought if you travel in the same confort circle all the time. </p>
<p>Expanding your circle of “interesting conversation partners” from orientation means more than what you have depicted here.</p>
<p>I guess a better question would be, instead of “how much diversity”, rather “how freely is the race mixing”. I would never expect it to be huge, because people are generally insecure and move towards things that make them feel more comfortable, but there must be come colleges where the races mix more freely and others were they don’t. It would make sense that the more common you see other races in each one of your classes, in your dorm, etc., the more comfortable you feel mixing. Being of mixed race myself, I’m doing it 24/7 :)</p>
<p>according to IPEDS, GU is 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% Hispanic. BC’s numbers are 9%, 6%, & 7%, respectively. BC is 67% Caucasian, non-Hispanic. Georgetown is 65%. Probably the largest difference is international enrollment, which is 4% for BC and 9% for GU. </p>
<p>Outside of the internationals, hardly much difference at the undergrad level.</p>
<p><a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/[/url]”>http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/</a></p>
<p>I would guess, and this is just a guess, that GU’s grad programs are more diverse, particularly with internationals, but also geography. GU has a “top 14” law school, and a top-ranked programs in Foreign Relations and Languages, for example.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>I had to smile at that line. Out in these parts, the local high schools are ~40% Asian.</p>
<p>I was thinking. The term Caucasian comes from the mountains which run through Armenia and Georgia, which are both countries in Asia. So Armenians and Georgians should be able to mark “Asian” on their forms. But of course, they should also be able to mark “Caucasian”, because if THEY are not, no one else should be either. So they are basically biracial without even blinking their eyes.</p>
<p>And of course, now that Charlize Theron is a naturalized citizen, she is African American.</p>
<p>Yes, I agree that diversity of opinions is what we really need the most, because all of our great-great grandchildren will be one race that looks like the people in Brazil, Hawaii and Tiger Woods. Then, I’m sure, we will have to rely on our opinions alone to divide ourselves from one another.</p>