<p>Hey guys I have some of these colleges on my wish list and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how it is there... especially from the viewpoint of a minority (I am black).</p>
<p>Thanks guys!!</p>
<p>One of my friends, who’s black, went to A&M and he wished that there were more blacks there. He thought that the school had a hard time recruiting blacks because of the prevalent conservative nature of the school and the rural location.</p>
<p>blacks are a minority? sense when? why would that matter?</p>
<p>anywho…</p>
<p>why not post this in the area’s on this site for those schools? you’d probably get better responces then from here.</p>
<p>I lived in College Station for a while as a teen. I’m sure it’s bigger now but I don’t think the climate has changed much.</p>
<p>A&M is very much an Ag school. It is very big on the whole militia/corps thing, Aggie corps marching around (I forgot what exactly that group calls itself but I’m sure a minute or two on their website would clarify it) It is extremely conservative, politically and socially.</p>
<p>It’s an excellent school, academics wise. One of the best in the country for a lot of fields and compared to private schools a pretty good bargain, as is the case with excellent public schools. Not the same experience as a private school but no doubt the name carries weight.</p>
<p>My youngest brother would have LOVED it. My daughter would rather die, or worse, stay home and go to community college, than attend someplace that conservative. Guess it depends on what you are looking for.</p>
<p>It’s a big research university and has the usual advantages and disadvantages (if you view them as such, not everyone does) as most big research schools.</p>
<p>Very very hot and humid central Texas climate. Two seasons: cool and muggy, and hot and muggy. lol. But it’s very green and pretty.</p>
<p>As far as blacks being a minority, you can look at their common data set and see just what the numbers are. Oh look here it is. :- )</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.tamu.edu/oisp/common-data-set/common-data-set-2008-2009.pdf[/url]”>http://www.tamu.edu/oisp/common-data-set/common-data-set-2008-2009.pdf</a></p>
<p>According to this which, out of a total enrollment of 38,430 students, 1215 are black. 29,363 are white non hispanic, and the rest are various others, the largest of which is Hispanic.</p>
<p>Why does that matter? That could open a big old can of worms and I’m not interested in doing that, but perhaps I can just say that some kids seek a more racially diverse campus experience, or so I am told. A&M is in the part of Texas that is more like the deep south, culturally, so it would be disingenuous not to acknowledge that might be a factor. That there are some very good historically black colleges in the area might be one reason for such low numbers of black kids at the other schools. Someone somewhere no doubt knows more than I do on the topic, this is just conjecture on my part and not an expert opinion by any means.</p>
<p>Oh. And also, FOOTBALL.</p>
<p>I go to UArizona. While there isn’t a huge population of black students, there is a very active African-American Student Association [as well as active Hispanic, Asian, and Native American versions]. Our cultural centers are pretty nice, as are the other minority centers.</p>
<p>We’re a research institution, so if you’re looking to go into sciences, there are a LOT of opportunities. For minority students, it’s especially nice since a lot of our really prestigious internships are geared towards minorities. Academics can range here; I’ve had some professors who were downright amazing and others that taught me absolutely nothing. It’s usually pretty easy to tell that the good professors are concentrated into certain departments while a few departments have most of the bad professors.</p>
<p>Social life is nice. Lots seems to happen in Greek Life, but it’s easy enough to avoid if you’re not into it. I hear about a lot of parties going on [but I’m not a partier]. Some of our clubs are fantastic [that’s what I spend most of my time with]. The campus itself is in a nice location so everything is nearby.</p>
<p>There are about a thousand things I could say, so you’ve got to be more specific if you have certain questions. :-P</p>
<p>When I spent the night at A&M, it was with the Corp, and my host had a very large confederate flag in his room. He was chewing tobacco and spitting it into an empty can of coke. He and his roommate then went on a rant about people who aren’t in the Corp, politics, etc. I was very scared! I chose not to apply, even though I’m sure most people wouldn’t have experienced that or reacted in the same way.</p>
<p>That being said, I come from a school that’s made up of 95% minorities. The top kids go mostly to A&M, if not UT. It seems that all of my black friends especially LOVE A&M and some have a history of parents and grandparents who have gone there. So obviously there’s a side to A&M that isn’t the conservativeness or Corp thing that people really enjoy. Namely, FOOTBALL.</p>
<p>I looked at all of those schools and more, and ended up choosing A&M. I’m going to be a freshman this year, so I don’t know for sure, but a lot of the corps guys seem a little weird. It seems like they think they’re the **** and seem to be on a “high horse”.</p>
<p>People are confusing the Corps at A&M with the rest of the student body. Yes, the general student body is conservative, but a large majority of the Corps are extremely right leaning… typically more so than the student body. Don’t judge the school based off your impressions of the Corps, they make up a small minority of the students at A&M.</p>
<p>^This. Although it’s a very noticeable minority.</p>
<p>ASU is a party school, but that’s not all it is. If you’re not into partying, it doesn’t have to be a party school. The school is so large that you can honestly make anything you want out of it.</p>
<p>And the few times I’ve been there when classes are in session (I’m going to be a freshman in…countdown of 14 days) there are always tons of people of just about every background. White seems to be the majority, but when isn’t it? I’d like to say that I’ve never run into anyone who even cared about race, and I personally haven’t, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.</p>
<p>ASU really is the kind of school you want it to be, you just have to make it that way for yourself.</p>
<p>Texas A&M is the best school academic-wise out of those 3. If partying is really important to you, go to UA or ASU, because it’s not like A&M totally blows them out of the water in academics. What are you majoring in?</p>
<p>Mech Engineering…</p>
<p>TAMU is an excellent school for that.</p>
<p>If you’re doing engineering, A&M is where you want to go.</p>
<p>good question, but idc about U of A, I cant decide between FSU, ASU, or TAMU.
Which ones more fun i wonder?
From looks of it ASU takes the party award, U of A and TAMU takes the educational one.</p>