<p>This question is impossible to answer, because it’s a really individualized question. Some non-white individuals will sail through college with no memorable discriminatory experiences. Some may be the targets of more minor microaggressions or singled out (e.g., being asked to give a Middle Eastern perspective in a sociology class or an African American woman getting her natural hair petted by people) but not really experience anything significantly negative. And some may have one or two (or more) very negative and memorable experiences that impact them forever. It’s really difficult to judge, and it’s not necessarily regional or stereotypical. Some non-white students will have very positive experiences in conservative southern states and some will feel very alienated at Princeton or Brown.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t think non-white students’ goal should be to completely avoid discrimination. That’s impossible, and it also leads to missing out on potentially amazing experiences because of fear.</p>
<p>I’m African American myself, by the way. I currently attend a predominantly white school (Columbia) and I don’t think I have faced any outright discrimination here. I feel very supported and treated like an individual.</p>