<p>boneh3ad, don’t worry, I didn’t take it as an attack. I just felt that I owed some extra explanations because I made some bold statements. My friend is actually white, but our high school was extremely diverse (50% non-white), and I think he wasn’t used to an environment where everyone flocked to their own race, culture, or religion. I think it’s also an issue because most of my friends are extremely social and like to go out and drink a lot. I’m not saying that you or most engineering students aren’t like that, but I think they’ve found that people definitely form social cliques, and that a lot of the people who party together are kind of the same. For people coming from the Chicagoland area, it can make for a dull experience when you’ve already been living that life through your high school years. To be honest, most of the engineering students I know don’t go out and party much. They’re pretty much focused on academics, so they care less about the homogenous environment, and more about the course rigor and quality of professors.</p>