<p>OK, so i understand that Gtown is one of the most internationally diverse colleges in the nation. but i've heard some talk of how students hang out & socialize with their own race only? so like asians with asians, caucasians with caucasians, etc. </p>
<p>considering that i'm asian but a large majority of my friends are other races, it just got me a little concerned. obviously, i dont choose my friends based on race or skin color, but i guess i just mesh better with some more than others, and i was wondering if it's true that gtown is racially divided in terms of social life and such.</p>
<p>[Full disclosure, just so you know where I'm coming from: I am a white heterosexual male. Not exactly a disenfranchised group.]</p>
<p>Now some of the other Hoyas on this board might disagree with me, but in my personal opinion, self-segregation is at times a problem for Georgetown. You can see the specific demographics [url=<a href="http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3736%5Dhere%5B/url">http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3736]here[/url</a>]. Georgetown is fairly diverse, "only" about 70% white. But it's often remarked that compared to other universities, Georgetown is a bit behind. GW, UVa: 60% white. NYU 50% white. Harvard, Chicago about 45% white. Stanford 40%. (Disclaimer:I know simply listing the %white isn't a complete picture, I'm simply trying to find a statistic that can do not horribly standing in for diversity as a whole).</p>
<p>From a subjective standpoint, Georgetown as a whole certainly feels very diverse. I have people from 5 of the 6 inhabitable continents living on my, rather small, floor (Australia being the exception in case you're curious). There's not really a lack of diverse viewpoints on campus. In cases like your dorm, or class, where selection is random, there is a good degree of diversity, and I think Georgetown does especially well in terms of bringing internationals onboard. I'm not going to lie however. In my opinion, among groups that are not random, self-segregation is a bi of a problem. To be sure, there is still plenty of diversity in a lot of clubs and groups of friends. There is not however, the same degree of integration you would get from random selection. Religious groups seem especially guilty of this. I honestly feel as though my high school had a better degree of integration than Georgetown. I'm not going to try to speculate as to cause of any of this, and remember that this is only my observations, I'm sure some other Hoyas will respond below with the opposite view. If you want a diversity of viewpoints, Georgetown certainly can offer you that. And I wouldn't exclude the school solely on that criteria, but if it really is very important to you, perhaps you should take it into account, at least relative to other peer schools.</p>
<p>In short, yes, a lot of black students sit together in the cafeteria. But if any of them wanted to sit at a different table (or vice versa) it wouldnt be a problem</p>