<p>Is there significant segregation at Emory? Does it seem like all the white kids hang out with each other and all the black/hispanic kids hang out with each other? Or would would say there's a good "mixing?"</p>
<p>I'm wondering about the same thing, DryL553. I'd be really turned off to Emory if segregation is an issue there.</p>
<p>Me too. To be honest, the idea of Essence of Emory being ONLY african-americans and hispanics alarms me. It's like they're starting us off as being separate!</p>
<p>I've heard that minorities stick together.</p>
<p>but that's the case at most colleges anyway.</p>
<p>But I don't think they're a lot of racism. And hopefully, if you wanted to be friend who happens to be a minority, hopefully, he won't be disinclined to be yours.</p>
<p>I'm a minority, and I think hanging around with someone just because he/she is from your race to be stupid.</p>
<p>I wouldn't call it racism... but I guess there is segregation. I mean it's not mandatory nor something like where you will be insulted for hanging out with someone different from you. But people tend to look for people who are similar to them in more than one way. It's all about the food, music , and the bunch of useless stuff called culture. (sarcasm)</p>
<p>First of all, Emory is the most diverse of the top 25 universities in the US. You have to give em credit for that. The very fact that Emory heavily encourages minority matriculation should be applauded, in my opinion. Is there any doubt that having a wide range of backgrounds on campus allows a lot of new ideas? Second, if you don't go to the school, don't make a comment about how "segregated" it is. You have no first hand experience. An overnight visit doesn't count. Please, a current student, explain to us youngins how "segregated" Emory is. </p>
<p>Oh, and "segregated" is a strong word, isn't it? You're gonna **** off a lot of people with that connotation. Segregation ended with Brown v Board. Leave that in the past.</p>
<p>Basically it just depends on YOU. If you want to hang out mainly w people of your same race, so be it, that's your deal. If not, then you won't. Its as simple as that. There will be groups of same race everywhere you go, but its all up to you.</p>
<p>I'm just parlaying what I read at Studentreviews.</p>
<p>"Me too. To be honest, the idea of Essence of Emory being ONLY african-americans and hispanics alarms me. It's like they're starting us off as being separate!"</p>
<p>I agree...I don't like being treated differently because of my race.</p>
<p>people of the same race tend to stick together naturally anywhere. that being said, if you want to branch outside of that bubble, no ones gonna look at you weird or even care at all. also, with the elimination of webroomz, the school is hoping to end any sort of isolation that caused (bc when you could pick your roommate like that, it caused a lot of people to have a roommate from the same background)</p>
<p>thank u cookiemonster. that makes me feel a lot better.</p>
<p>curtisny, are you going to essence of emory?</p>
<p>well - i dont think emory is any different than any other top 25 school. in fact i think it's one of the best in terms of diversity. of course people of the same race are going to gravitate towards each other - but if you CHOOSE to only hang out with people of your race ; then that's your decision. but i dont think emory is a "blacks with blacks only" "whites with whites only" type of place. well ; that wasn't the feeling i got when i was there.</p>
<p>segregation ended with Brown v. Board? Who is doggra kidding. Segregation is alive and well, whether its at Emory is suspect, but it definitely didn't even with Brown. Let's get our facts straight before we start typing. And the '****" isn't necessary</p>
<p>i remember when i was there for the preview day a few months back there was a panel of students answering questions from the audience. one woman asked about the race relations and the response she got was an honest one. he said that there sadly is division currently but that the schools was starting new programs to attempt to change it and make the school more unified. i think that emory taking the effort to do away with the divisions is a positive step and a good sign for the school as a whole.</p>
<p>I'm not speaking from experience at Emory, but self-segregation by race is a common thing on campuses. If it was said about Emory, it is probably just that the topic came up. If asked, students at most if not all colleges would say that the minority students generally hang out with themselves.</p>
<p>Since when does alleged social segregation = segregation? Doggra is 100% right that the connotation of the word is far too harsh for whatever situation may persist. Its just a matter of comfort, every1 has to find a social circle that works. If it happens to be of all one race, how is Emory at fault?</p>
<p>I was joking with my boyfriend about how I never see more than 3 black people on campus at a time, let alone hispanics. Indians and Asians are more in the majority than white kids, in my opinion. To me, Emory tends to be a bit self-segregated. Most of my friends aren't white, so I can't say I have that exact problem. What I encourage you guys to do is to come into Emory with the goal to improve race relations. I was the only white girl in the HUGHES program--it rocked!</p>