<p>I told my friend that the reason I didn't want to go to UGA was because it wasn't diverse enough, but she said that college is more about education and less about the people.</p>
<p>We go to a pretty conservative school with 85% white, 10% asian, and 5% other, and I don't want to repeat another 4 years like that... but then I remember that UGA would cost me far less money than, say, going to Emory.</p>
<p>SO YEAH i was just wondering if diversity is a genuine concern to have OR your opinion on it</p>
<p>Sure. Why not? If you want to go to a school with diversity… then that’s cool.</p>
<p>Don’t go to a college if it won’t make you happy. Pick like three things that are extremely important and strike out any college that doesn’t have all three of those things. If diversity is one of them… then that’s great. You’ve just made your list that much smaller and that much easier.</p>
<p>No, definitely not. My older sister chose a school that offered no finaid over a (damn good) school that offered her their highest scholarship because she wanted more diversity. Diversity she got. </p>
<p>Personally, I’m not really considering diversity at all. But for some it is very important.</p>
<p>I’ve heard some say the exact opposite (whether for the ‘college experience’ or the ‘networking’). And I agree with AUGirl’s post; it all depends on what you hold important personally. Not that education (or even prestige of the college) isn’t important, especially after you get out of the college. Anyways, no matter where you go to college (assuming it’s at least a semi-selective one) you’ll probably meet lot of diverse and interesting people–and almost definitely more than at your high school.</p>
<p>Something you should also consider with diversity… You’re mainly considering race… That’s only one aspect of diversity.</p>
<p>You should also consider personalities, skills, abilities, cultures, etc. You could have 50 white people… but if they all come from different states with different majors and different hobbies, then you’re not actually going to have a non-diverse group. You will in fact have an extremely diverse group of people.</p>
<p>Whereas… if you have 10 white people, 10 black people, 10 hispanic people, 10 asian people, and 10 indian people, but they all have the same major, come from the same area of a state, have about the same financial background, then you’re not going to have a diverse group of people at all.</p>
<p>Hmm, I never thought about that. Now that I think about it, I want more diversity in interests and ideas more than race (though new cultures would be cool).</p>
<p>I think Emory has more Asians and less white people, fgump</p>
<p>My perspective has definitely changed now, wooooboy</p>
<p>No it’s not a weird concern at all! It’s one of my top concerns. No way in hell am i going to, say, an all white school in the middle of nowhere. I don’t care how prestigious it is. I would not feel comfortable if i am the only “different” person there. Normally this wouldn’t be a serious matter because i like being the odd one and standing out. But this is my education, and i don’t want focus solely on my education. That kind of uncomfort would only be an unnecessary distraction. Plus, diversity is AWESOMEEE.</p>