<p>I was checking out The Princeton Review website and it said that BC was ranked 16th with Little Race/Class Interaction.</p>
<p>Is this true? I LOVED BC, but I can’t go to a school where people don’t mix with each other.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>P.S. I know I posted a similar post in the Syracuse forum.</p>
<p>It happens but it's not common and anyone who tells you differently, doesn't attend BC. I just finished and although, I have a diverse group of friends, it's not the standard. On the positive side, you will see people represent their culture accordingly with the abundance of cultural organizations on campus. I was apart of one and it was the best part of my entire experience. That didn't stop me from making friends from outside my culture though.</p>
<p>Okay, because I come from a school where diversity and interaction is the norm. I never have really fit in with my race, so I always make friends with others and I was wondering if people did that a lot at BC.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I was wondering this too. I've gone to really diverse and completely non-diverse schools in my life, but never somewhere were people actively segregated themselves, and that was the only thing I was worried about.</p>
<p>I'm not saying people bar other people from hanging out with them. It's just not a commonplace thing and people find more comfort in familiarity.</p>
<p>When I arrived my freshmen year, the first people to embrace me on campus and make me feel welcome were people of my own culture. It's also dependent on the individual. Although my culture embraced me and I did so in return, it's nothing for me to have friends of different backgrounds. It just so happens that alot of individuals on this campus don't seek this out. </p>
<p>People will try to tell you differently by bringing up things such as group projects which is stupid because most of the time, these are pre-determined by the professor. Or, they'll bring up service trips and volunteering in underrepresented areas as a means to console the fact they don't hang out with people of other cultures. But when it comes down to it, just how many of these kids have friends that don't look like them ON CAMPUS? I'm not knocking these people but I would prefer if folks didn't sugarcoat things for incoming students.</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong. I'm proud to be an Eagle and don't regret my decision. I've had so much fun and my experience was great, but I'm not going to be a Stepford student and paint this campus as perfect.</p>
<p>Well, the demographic is mostly caucasion, upper-middle class, catholic, but it really depends on yourself. If you're proactive in making friends and meeting new people, you'll find a diverse group of friends. However, because the student body is relatively undiverse for a major college, you might feel more of a minority if you are part of a minority group. I have seen racial segregation on occasion, but that might have to do more with interests (athletic teams, culture clubs, etc.) than with a lack of interaction between races. Just remember that it's really up to you.</p>
<p>I've been wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking the question! I come from a school that is almost 95 % Caucasian. I happen to be one of three people of color in a class of 150 students. It's sometimes sad to see that but I definetly want to see diversity in terms of race, especially since I'm used to there being no minorities around me at all! Thanks again for asking the question but after visiting it seems that there is a lack of diversity in terms of race but I know there is definetly diversity in terms of people's backgrounds and the experiences they've had with their religion, their everyday life, and everything else that makes a person an individual. Other then that, I'm sure if you want to find friends that will fit in with you; I'm definetly certain you will find some.</p>
<p>p.s. i'm not really an expert but it's just my opinion!</p>
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