<p>Most of the top schools have already started this initiative to recruit more African-American scholars. NYU only has 4% of African-American students. I was wondering, does anybody know if NYU recruiting more black students, notably males? Another thing, do you think its the financial aid package that's detracting black students? And what is NYU's take on black students? This could potentially be helpful :)</p>
<p>I know that NYU is trying to admit all different Race and Ethnic groups. However, NYU is still mostly Caucasian, and Asian school that make me harder to get in than African American Students.</p>
<p>As one of the incredibly few African-American students here, I wouldn’t say that there’s a push to recruit more. The school is predominantly Asian. I know it’s 40+%, and there’s a heavy Indian/Arab-American population too so I’m fairly confident Asian is the predominant demographic here. Regardless, Hispanic- and African-American students are both represented by less than 10%.</p>
<p>The financial package definitely affects everyone, not just black kids. For it’s position, NYU has a pitifully small endowment. No other Tier 1 program has one as small, and no other Tier 1 school offers as little aid to its kids as does NYU. It’s laughably small, actually. They gave me about 40% between merit and need-based aid, so I paid for freshman year from savings and am doing loans/external scholarships for the rest.</p>
<p>I’ll say this in general: there aren’t many black kids here, most that are here are very unwelcoming, not many people here have even the ‘token’ black friend, and you’ll find overall that race is hyper-politicized here. I’m actually a bit sick of it.</p>
<p>Is the predominantly Indian/Arab-American population statement true to Stern?</p>
<p>An Asian and Indian/Arab majority is definitely true for Stern. I noticed it after my first day of classes. Although all of my black friends in Stern do really well, and have been extremely successful in their internships etc.</p>
<p>Stern is 69% Asian and the remainder is split pretty fairly between Indian/Arab and Caucasian. There’s less than 20 black kids in each year, and a few more Hispanic kids than that. I’d agree with the guy above me, I get the impression that most of us who are here are very aware of how disproportionately we’re represented and are really motivated to do well with the opportunities we have.</p>
<p>No, NYU is not “predominantly Asian.” Asian students are certainly the most well-represented minority, but obviously NYU is mostly white.</p>
<p>American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.34%
Asian: 19.85%
African-American: 4.23%
Hispanic: 7.55%
Caucasian: 45.29%
Race/ Ethnicity Unknown: 15.26%</p>
<p>mannieee, NYU should be recruiting more black students, but I doubt anyone here can tell you for certain whether they are actively trying to get more black students represented.</p>
<p>ALL universities are looking for more black students.</p>
<p>Not just NYU. lol.</p>
<p>If you’re black and you have above a 2000 on your SATs, I’d advise you to apply to ivy leagues and the like, not just NYU. Trust me you’ll have a fair shot at all of them just because of your skin color, and I’m not trying to be insulting, I am frankly jealous of your advantage.</p>
<p>Again, being from South Africa. I freakin wish I was black. Sigh.</p>
<p>Being black is not what everyone thinks it’s all cracked up to be as far as college admissions is concerned. Believe me, it was true for my daughter and it was true for me when I went to college back in the 70’s. Most colleges are looking for diversity in ideology, ethnicity, income, viewpoints, wealth, etc. Not just skin color. My daughter had to work hard for her grades and put in 110% into everything. We we treated like everyone else. She got into her schools on her own merits, not her ethnicity or skin color.
I do resent the notion that someone gets into a school based on race. That not only is insulting, but wrong on so many levels. It is dismissive and arrogant.</p>
<p>@ cordeliagray No one said that NYU is predominantly Asian. It’s only been tagged to Stern.</p>
<p>boramk - me too buddy, i wish my passport were south african, i don’t care about my skin color, it’s just the passport that i wish was different</p>
<p>Does passport matter? Thought it was skin colour/ethnicity
I’ve got a passport :D</p>
<p>I think you applied to Stern ED? If I remember your stats correctly, think you have a great chance</p>
<p>From what I’ve been told, passport matters more than ethnicity - I am supremely jealous of your passport haha 
You will definitely have an advantage (at least over me) with that.</p>
<p>Yep, ED to Stern but I’m already over it… def not happening. Did you ED to Stern too?</p>
<p>No, NYU isn’t my first choice …</p>
<p>Hmm, I was told ethnicity is the thing they looked at. And some even say they don’t look at passport/ethncicity at all. I donno what to beleive in</p>
<p>And I still think you have a shot</p>
<p>Cordelia, no one said anything about NYU in general. I’m talking about Stern specifically, which I’d be willing to vouch for since a) I’m in it now, b) I can look up actual statistics within the current students’ portal, and c) I have empirical evidence on my side.</p>
<p>All my gen-ed classes would back up the figures you posted. It’s very white in CAS, Gallatin, LSP, and Tisch. VERY white. Stern? The opposite. And black and Hispanic kids just aren’t to be found at all.</p>
<p>As for passport vs. ethnicity, it’s more ethnicity. Passports aren’t hard to obtain from another country, and they don’t reflect or predict your ethnicity, so logically, it makes sense for them to actually look at something substantive rather than a piece of paper.</p>
<p>@ hellodocks I wouldn’t say that you can make an argument of passport vs ethnicity. Regardless of how you look at it you can’t really control either trait so there isn’t really any point in worrying about it. However diversity is more than skin color. Students that are from other nations although they may not be a minority, bring a cultural diversity with them.</p>
<p>“I do resent the notion that someone gets into a school based on race. That not only is insulting, but wrong on so many levels. It is dismissive and arrogant.”</p>
<p>Nonetheless, some schools try to increase the representation of URMs to closer match the overall population, even if it’s done to make themselves generally more attractive to students.</p>
<p>Definitely. However, I’m simply stating what I overheard within the advising office here. The topic came up while a mixed group of advisers and students were informally discussing studyabroad.</p>
<p>@vossron
True, but so many people get hung up on the idea of ‘hard policies’ and affirmative action. No one does that anymore, and it’s been so overblown out of proportion that now it carries a very, very negative connotation. Most schools, firms, and think tanks now advocate a soft policy approach, where the attitude is encouraged yet nothing at all is ever forced. In that light then, no one will accept a candidate unqualified for the institution. If it came to it though, perhaps they might take someone who they felt offered a different perspective instead of someone who mirrored everything they already have.</p>
<p>Well said, and race can still be the reason for admittance.</p>
<p>Given two similarly-qualified candidates, there are numerous possible tipping factors: ethnicity, geographic origin, legacy, race, socioeconomics, etc., but we’ll never know the reason for an individual admittance or rejection.</p>