<p>I know the percentage of Asians at Dartmouth is about 14 %, but what about just Indians? Does anyone know?</p>
<p>When I think of Indians at Dartmouth, I think of this person: </p>
<p>Dinesh</a> D'Souza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>At least you won't be alone. :) I'll be there.</p>
<p>My friend and I just counted the number of South Asian 09s (we're very active in Milan, the South Asian Association at Dartmouth). We came up with about 25 09s, so assuming we missed a couple of people I'd say there are about 30 South Asian students in each class. That means about 3% of each class identifies as South Asian.</p>
<p>Although the number seems low, South Asian students have a large voice on campus. Each term culminates in a cultural performance event like the Diwali/Eid Show or South Asian Spice Show. These events showcase traditional and modern South Asian dance and music. They also include skits about South Asian politics or culture and a yummy Indian dinner. These events are always well-attended.</p>
<p>If you have more questions please feel free to ask.</p>
<p>An Indian high school friend of my son's hesitated at first to come to Dartmouth because of the low numbers of Indians. He decided to attend anyway and I think he's been happy there. What there seem to be a lot of is Chinese girls!</p>
<p>If Dartmouth had admitted me, there would be one more Indian -_-</p>
<p>There are probably 150-200 Indians on campus. I know you're choosing between Dart and Duke. My sense has been that the Duke Indian community is more tightknit than Dartmouth's, I'm not sure if its bigger however.</p>
<p>Yeah, the Duke Indian community is extremely large and tight-knit, probably a lot more so than Dartmouth at any rate. That's not neccessarily a good thing though. I'm an Indian at Duke and I have more white friends than I do Indian friends, although that's not the case back home. The OP should definitely embrace the opportunity to interact with students of all races regardless of where he/she goes to college. I know that it has greatly enhanced my educational and social experience.</p>
<p>Yea, I noticed that at Dartmouth Indians tend to all know each other and many are good friends, but overall they are very mixed in with everyone else. Dartmouth tends to have less ethnic segregation than other schools. I personally think this is a great thing, but on the flip side I know people who really find comfort in having a strong social circle based on a common cultural experiences.</p>
<p>the pretty indian girl kelly from the office went to dartmouth lol</p>
<p>so are indians more accepted into the mainstream social scene at Dartmouth? What about the frat scene?</p>
<p>How about at Duke?</p>
<p>Yeah indians tend to be very much a mainstream part of Dartmouth. Exceptionally so.</p>
<p>I agree with slipper. Much of the South Asian community at Dartmouth is involved in Milan (the South Asian cultural group), Vandana (the South Asian dance group), or the new South Asian Business Association. The South Asian community is very close-knit. </p>
<p>However, there is very little ethnic segregation. Although South Asian students enjoy Milan meetings and Milan social events, they are also a part of many other social circles and campus clubs. I don't know any South Asians who are only friends with other South Asians or who aren't involved in any other groups outside of Milan.</p>