<p>Maybe its just because I'm from one of the most racial diverse states/regions in the country. At my college, people just hangout with people they knew in highschool. Sure, you'll see a few groups that self-segregate. But nothing major.</p>
<p>It was much more evident in highschool, but now - no one really cares.</p>
<p>Im scared on getting to college shoul i be or not what is all this about, please give me advise.</p>
<p>No. There's nothing to be scared of. Just go with the flow.</p>
<p>Speaking of the type of people you'll meet in college, you're bound to run into people like "oasis":</p>
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<p>Pretentious bastards who are WAY to arrogant and enjoy throwing around their school's names for the simple sake of getting attention.</p>
<p>I really think free time depends on course load and major...</p>
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<p>Well, I'm sorry if it offended you. I'm just speaking the truth. If you don't like it, it's not my problem.</p>
<p>If I really wanted to get attention, I wouldn't be posting on an online forum. Is it gratifying to boast to strangers? Think before you speak.</p>
<p>"You see severe racial mixing at every school. My school is no different than any others. Indians with Indian, Koreans with Koreans, Mexicans with Mexicans, its like that on every college campus."</p>
<p>My daughter is an engineering major, and so far her experience has been that she is mixing mostly with other engineering majors (most of whom are white, Asian, or Indian guys) because of group projects and similar class schedules. </p>
<p>I hope she gets the opportunity to mix with a lot of different kinds of people as time goes on and she is not so overwhelmed by the newness of it all. </p>
<p>I know she loves having the freedom to come and go as she pleases--and I love not having to stay up and wait for her to come home! :)</p>
<p>I just want to contribute about this racial segregation for I am taking a bit of offense for I feel like I'm doing a great injustice or something. I hang out with several circles of friends. One group I hang out a lot with is a group of Asians, I cannot help but see that I could be seen as "racially segregating" myself. However, I like them, they are my friends, it's not like I'm consiously avoiding people of other races... I doubt most are consiously doing that either. Still in the end, we like each other, we are friends to each other. </p>
<p>To also note, I do have friends with other races too, but the cliques which you can say I'm fulfilling too is just, I find myself gravitating to my fellow Asians. I like them, I'm cool with them. I'm not counsiously avoiding other races.I dislike the idea that when I sit with my friends who happens to be all asians during lunch, that it is something wrong to do.</p>
<p>Well I'm in my second week (or is it third?) and my thoughts so far are that the people here are much more mature, and way, way less judgemental. Academically, I'm not taking a difficult schedule, so I can't really comment there. And there is freedom, not so much in the fact that you'll have all the time in the world to do what you want, but the fact that no one tells you what you should be doing, when to be home, what to eat, etc etc.</p>
<p>edit: In terms of racial issues, I can see where you're coming from. I'm asian, but I could really careless about what race my friends are, as we are pretty mixed (although my dating preferences are different). But, there are many, many groups of certain races that choose to hang out with their own race.</p>
<p>yeah high can be a joke, immature stuck ups snobs who are very judgmental</p>
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<p>To also note, I do have friends with other races too, but the cliques which you can say I'm fulfilling too is just, I find myself gravitating to my fellow Asians. I like them, I'm cool with them. I'm not counsiously avoiding other races.I dislike the idea that when I sit with my friends who happens to be all asians during lunch, that it is something wrong to do.
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<p>No one is saying your doing anything wrong, or that your friendships are superficial or anything like that. I am just saying that it is almost impossible for you to be in a strong racial clique if you "gravitate" towards friends that have the same interests and personalities as you rather than the same race.</p>
<p>Thats just how I feel that friends should be made. I just feel the latter should have no part whatsoever in how your friends are made. Its a lot more fun that way. And I am certain that I have conversations and experiences with my friends from many different backgrounds that you can and never will have with an all asian, hispanic or black clique. If thats good or bad, you decide.</p>
<p>Well, then, Kenshin, since you said friends should gravitate based on interests and personalities, you have to remember that sometimes being in the same race (and means similar culture) does help bring a closer sync in interests or being able to relate to. Having similar culture can bring similar backgrounds and etc. too, making things easier for friendships to form (or be closer with that one group). I guess that can also argue that sometimes a clique of the same race can also bring its own conversations that a mixed group can't. Of course I can imagine (and experienced) a mixed group can bring many great conversations too.</p>
<p>Just to note again, to prevent any misunderstandings from any readers, I don't advocate having only same race friends, it is just I contest the if that group is any more superficial than a mixed group.</p>
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<p>What I don't get is why students who speak both a foreign language AND English and who are all of the same race choose to speak that language instead of English. (A lot of Koreans do that at my school.) Is there any surer way to segregate yourself?</p>
<p>How was the whole meeting new people process? Seems pretty interesting to me, I cant wait!</p>
<p>Personally, I have alot of white friends mainly because my campus is about 85-90% white. But I also have black friends, Indian friends, and some international friends that are from all over. Unfortunately, many of my international friends have moved or gone back home (anywhere from Honduras to Indonesia). I don't look at people's race when I decide if I want to be friends with them. I look at their personality, interests, and if they are interested in being friends with ME. I do notice that alot of people self-segregate though, which is kinda sad.</p>
<p>College is waay better than high school. In college, everyone actually likes judges your for your PERSONALITY and not based on your status or shall I say "popularity" status. I also like the fact that everyone is very friendly and for once being out going actually is appreciated. <-- This is how I feel, and I also like the fact that you do have somewhat of a lot freedom meaning choosing to go to class. Finally, being able to wear sweats without being judged!</p>
<p>People are very nice, but it's difficult to make close friends and have a good social life if you're substance free (like me)...</p>
<p>College>>>High school</p>
<p>My favorite part is the increased amount of free time. Even though I have a 20 hour schedule, a varsity sport, write for the newspaper, am starting to volunteer at the local hospital, and regularly attend Bible study meetings, I still have time almost every afternoon to lie down and take a nap. Taking the nap though usually means I might be staying up a little bit later that night to finish homework, but I enjoy this sleep schedule better and I wasn't ever to do it effectively in high school.</p>
<p>Also, I never had too much restraints my senior year from my parents, but college is still much, much different. I would have never considered drinking in high school but now it is a readily available option. Of course, you have to balance it well which I have watched some of my floormates struggle with that when they drink during the middle of the week. Also, you spend basically every minute with your peers unless you go hole up in your room or in the library or something. This forms much deeper relationships.</p>
<p>The workload is much different. You're in class less time, but since you don't get spoon-fed everything like you may have in early high school or there are no AP review books to skim over instead of reading the actual book you will have a lot more homework. I've actually been reading textbooks, a first for me, but it has been managable. Also, the amount of writing is a lot more, and you get less grades, so that means that every little test or paper counts so you have to make sure you're working hard on every assignment. The material is much more daunting, so even if you're the magnet school valedictorian with 2400 SAT's, you may still find yourself in tutoring for certain subjects.</p>
<p>Also another great thing is that you get to pick your classes so most likely you will end up in courses that you ENJOY.</p>