<p>I was recently accepted to UVa and William & Mary and I'm trying to decide if I want to go to school in Virginia. I think both schools are top notch academically and that's not something I'm worried about. The main reason why I'm hesitant to enroll at either school is that I'm used to going to a northern high school with a really high percentage of asians and I don't know if I'd be comfortable in the south. I would be REALLY thankful if I could hear some honest perspectives from students at UVa, from both minorities and non-minorities (: </p>
<p>At first I thought going to a southern school was out of the question. But I went to a summer program at Northwestern over the summer and I was basically one out of three asians there.. and I had a BLAST. I was friends with almost all whites and I had one of the best times of my life. I've come to realize that my fitting in isn't necessarily dependent on racial distribution. But I know some asians from my school are really unhappy at schools in Virginia, so any opinions would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>um i'm asian and hispanic and honestly, it turns me off when kids are like OMFG I NEED TO HANG OUT WITH MY OWN RACE ONLY</p>
<p>not saying you're one of those kids though or anything so chill</p>
<p>uva has a decent amount of minorities but it's still mostly white. william and mary is the same way. the only place to find lots of asians here in the south is honestly emory.</p>
<p>UVA is about 10-13% Asian, and I believe W&M has that same number. Asians are frequently seen hanging out together (particularly East Asians). If you just want to hang around Asians all the time you probably have or should have applied to Cal Tech. </p>
<p>If I had to guess your school I'd say JP Stevens, but maybe I'm wrong.</p>
<p>No offense but consider the true definition of the word "minorities". No question there will be smaller numbers of "minorities" at most schools. Minority statistics are very easy to find out at each individual school. It large numbers of asians are very important to you, you could have easily obtained the numbers for each school you were interested in. The south really has very little to do with it. Good Luck!</p>
<p>No, dearkonstantine, you won't be. While self-segregation happens at most schools, it isn't the rule. There are plenty of people with close friends of all races. </p>
<p>ANY top school will have more than its fair share of asian students. Last time I checked, the US had ~3% asians. Top schools tend to have 10+%.</p>
<p>Hey, you're talking to the person who tried to bring legal action against asian people who congregate in groups and refuse to speak in anything but their native languages. Okay, that was a lie but you know what I mean.</p>
<p>But really, my best friend is Jewish and I'm friends with minorities and non-minorities. I simply wanted perspectives on the treatment and presence of minorities in southern schools, especially in Virginia. I've never been to the South except to attend information sessions and tours so I really don't know much.</p>
<p>sv3a, I've never heard of JP Stevens actually, lol. I guess I exaggerated a bit.. my school is about 15-20% asian.</p>
<p>yeah, what's with asian kids only hanging out with asian kids and speaking asian languages. no offense to the OP but i think it's kind of weird/bad/funny that she's like oh man i went to a summer program and hung out with white kids it was such a step omfg.</p>
<p>on the flip side though, i went to penn summer program and hung out with 3 asian kids a lot haha but they were all whitewashed like me (one was from the OC and knows stephen from laguna beach haha) so i guess they were real asians. besides, i'm flilpino and spanish and korean with a russian jew/german girlfriend. i got the whole multicultural thing down to a science haha</p>
<p>Actally Superchica, you have asked this question with regards to asians in the "south" once before.....................please reread the answers again, especially mine! The caliber of students who attend William and Mary and UVA pride themselves on acceptance of diversity. Get real.................</p>
<p>The South could be a new, great experience for you. Don't be worried about any overbearing racism at either w&m or uva. I'm from SE VA, which is probably the most stereotypical "southern" part of VA, and all of the asians I know have no problem either making friends with other races, or staying with others of their culture. I go to a predominately white school, but none of the asians have any problem making friends; there are Asians in every clique and every group. I'm sure at UVA and W&M where diversity is much greater you could fit in just fine.</p>
<p>also keep in mind that a lot of UVA students come from northern VA which is not very "southern" in culture and has a lot of asians. in the NoVa schools I've attended, there have always been groups of Asians who hang out together but are also friends with people of other races.</p>
<p>Are you considering other schools besides UVa or W&M? If the low Asian percentage is a big concern for you, how about the other schools? </p>
<p>I can only speak about UVa's atmosphere. </p>
<p>I went to a HS in Maryland that had >33% Asian students. But actually, it really depends on your major in college. Since I'm a science/math person, I see a lot of Asian students in my classes and have Asian TAs. So in the end, I didn't really feel segregated or discriminated against. </p>
<p>My Middle Eastern friend who decided to major in Art History told me about one of his classes in which he was the only dark skinned guy wearing a turban amongst 16 other blond sorority girls. But he had a lot of fun in the class. </p>
<p>At UVa, everyone is polite (at least on the surface). You might not feel the effects of the overwhelmingly homogeneous student body unless you're interested in traditional activities on campus.</p>