<p>according to collegeboard.com, UC Berkeley is 44% asian. that is definitely NOT representative of the population. the US is about 4% asian, CA is about 10%.</p>
<p>UCLA and UCBerk have a TON O' ASIANS!!!!</p>
<p><em>gasp</em> he said it again!</p>
<p>wrathletik, did you consider attending Howard, Morehouse, or Fisk?</p>
<p>I don't agree with the connotation that a large number of one race or another is a pro or a con. You all seem to disagree with me, so be it. To each his/her own. Let's end this right now. The OP posted questions about the pros & cons of these schools and it turned into this. I don't believe that is what the OP wanted. He/she is trying to gather information about 2 great public institutions to decide whether to attend or apply there. To bring up the fact that at these schools the dominant minority in regards to numbers is Asians as a factor for deciding just saddens me. How ridiculous does this sound, "I decided against Cal because of all those Asians there." or " I commited to UCLA because everywhere I turn I can be sure I'll run onto an Asian." Yeeeeaaaaaah, that makes sense... However, I do recognize the fact that for some people, a large number of Asians seems to really be a factor, whether it's a large factor or small. Back when I was deciding on which college to attend, I would sometimes hear people not consider UCIrvine because of the large # of Asians there, from Asians and non-Asians, alike. Which IMO is a backwards mentality. Now if he/she was interested in HBCs or religiously affiliated colleges like BYU, specifically, then that is a different story. CAL and UCLA don't fall into those categories, so race should be irrelevant.</p>
<p>Fighting with girls on the internet is not my objective Taffy, so let's just stop okay.</p>
<p>i agree w/ wrathletik, saying that having a "ton of asians" at a school is a con is gross. maybe he just meant that there were a lot of asians at the school period.</p>
<p>but whatever. disagreement ended</p>
<p>...oh and about that comment about me considering Howard, Morehouse, or Fisk. What are you trying to say? WHY would you make such an irrelevant comment? Did i say somewhere that I had an interest in HBCs? Or are you trying to say that since those HBCs have a "ton o'" (LOL) African-Americans, that Cal and UCLA are like the Asian-American equivalent? To me that's just a lame, thinly-guised attempt at an insult.</p>
<p>I never said having a ton o' asians was a con. i said its a pro to some and a con to others. It's definitely something the OP should know, in case it is a pro/con to him and he isnt a politically-correct race-blind diplomat like yourselves.</p>
<p>and i brought up the HBCs because their student body is definitely something any sane person would want to consider before deciding to go there.</p>
<p>i didnt apply to howard because im not black.... wow im so racist!</p>