<p>Hey–
I’m writing on the quote about diversity: “For me, ‘diversity’ is not a political slogan or a theoretical goal; it is an absolute necessity. … It is impossible for students from any particular background to engage fully the radical and ethnic dimensions of American culture in a setting that does not approximate the racial composition of the society as a whole.”</p>
<p>Basically, my essay is about my English class right now. It’s an AP class that focuses on ethnic literature, and our class, which is full of very opinionated, talkative people, has had a lot of trouble getting real discussions going. While our class is diverse, what I believe the problem is is that all of us have come from very similar backgrounds and, as a result, have very similar opinions. The point of the essay is that what’s important in education about the “racial and ethnic dimensions of American culture” is diversity of experience, be that through racial diversity, ideological diversity, or otherwise.</p>
<p>Amherst would give you much more contact with professors than Yale, is a nicer town than New Haven, isn't as isolated as Williams, and is more intellectual than possibly both schools.</p>
<p>It really depends on how well you write it. The essay has the potential to be good, given the topic, but any essay will be a disaster if it's written poorly. At this point, I'd focus my attention on making it as good as possible, instead of worrying what we think about your topic.</p>
<p>i love love LOVE the residential college thing at yale. also, at both yale and williams, i would be able to major in astronomy and take all my classes without having to go to another school. i talked to the astronomy department at amherst and they said i would have to take a lot of my classes at the other schools in the area, which i'm not sure i'd want to do...</p>
<p>basically, it ends up that i love all three school exactly the same. ::sigh::</p>