Is there really a lot of racism at non HBCU

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<p>Id rather not go to a hbcu because its far away and I've always lived with diversity&love it but my area has all races equally depending on what time of the day your out and what stores you're at..I've had a lot of racial profiling outside of school(car doors being locked,dirty looks,coughing..ect)but not really in\at school except a couple of teachers I've only been mostly bullied by black girls and like 1 guy...I want to go to college and I wana have a great time but I'm worried about racism and I don't wana run from it by going to a hbcu b\c I'll have to face it eventually since that's the real world..I live in california so I was going to go to a local UC I live in the bay and Berkeley is closest but I want a new expierence so maybe riverside or something in southern cal? Alothough I've had more racial profiling there..So would a UC be as equal racist as the real world I've expierenced or worse since people will be around my age group? I don't want to live on a campus where I feel unwelcomed I already experienced that in band class for like 5 yrs until I discontinued it this school yr..I get along with asians more than whites but I've heard colleges that's aren't hbcu are mostly asian or white but I still hate being the only black or only black girl in class(usually honors or ap)..I'm getting use to it but I don't think id like to have college life like that even though I've gotten picked on by mostly black girls for various reasons. </p>

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<p>You may want to inquire about minority student groups on campus in schools you’re interested in. You may also want to ask students about how the race-relations atmosphere is on campus.</p>

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<p>There are not a lot of black people percentage-wise in California overall, and a smaller percentage at UC due to what you observed regarding your honors and AP courses.</p>

<p>Not all non-HBCU have very low percentages of black people, although this is mainly dependent on the location. For example, undergraduates at University of Alabama, Birmingham are about 26% black, and undergraduates at Mississippi State University are about 22% black.</p>

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<p>Most college students are aggressively anti-racist, so you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Thanks…I hope so</p>

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