<p>I am a junior in high school and am considering Tulane but am worried by the apparent lack of diversity. New Orleans is a beautiful city and I would love to stay there, but I also want to go to a university that has a substantial Indian population (I'm Indian). According to Forbes, Asians make up only 4% of the population. My question is: what is the diversity like at Tulane? Will I fit in?</p>
<p>While the Tulane University Class of 2017 Accepted Students Facebook group is a closed group, you can still view the members of the group and you can see that Tulane has indeed accepted multiple students of Indian and Asian descent. I am sure you would fit in just fine.</p>
<p>I don’t know a ton about Tulane, but a good friend of mine is going there and he always says its one of the most diverse colleges. From what I’ve heard, they really embrace diversity.</p>
<p>There have been several threads started about this already. Diversity takes many forms. Racial, ethnic, geographic, sexuality, etc. This is one of the issues that is being discussed a lot these days due to the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Fisher vs. University of Texas. Tulane is not the most racially diverse school, that’s true. However, I think it is safe to say the students that choose Tulane are at least as indifferent to any of these factors as any school out there (and I mean indifferent in the most positive way). Are you a good person who cares about contributing to being at Tulane? If so, then making friends and fitting in should be no issue at all.</p>
<p>But if being with a greater population of people of Indian heritage is important to you, then there are certainly schools that have a more significant representation. I am sure Tulane would love to have more students from various backgrounds, but for several possible reasons the school and the city have not been attractive to them. Unfortunately, like old habits, behavior of this type among student groups is hard to change.</p>
<p>Be a trailblazer and come to Tulane.</p>
<p>Orangeish aka OP said: what is the diversity like at Tulane? Will I fit in? </p>
<p>My answer: My Son is in the same boat, except he is not indian from South Asia but he has indian blood a bit aka native american. And basically, just like you, he will not fit in?..he is native american (not many native americans go to Tulane either), very conservative aka religious, dont party, very nerdy not outgoing, etc. </p>
<p>However, he fits right in there like “it fits like gloves” and he blends in perfectly with liberals, etc…LOL…</p>
<p>By the way, this diversity kind of stuff has been discussed (see below topics) and here is a thing for you:</p>
<p>My posting about Diversity from other similar topic:</p>
<p>I am not trying to be sarcastic or anything. However, IF there is a college in Mars (yes planet mars) and all the students are martians and I am the only earthen. THEN, I would not mind going to that college in that different planet.</p>
<p>It would expand my horizon and liberalize, open my mind to learn their martian culture, knowledge, skills, etc.</p>
<p>So, if I am not afraid of going to college with martians THEN OP should not be afraid, scared and feel awkward or out of place in studying at Tulane.</p>
<p>PS: sometimes exageration is needed to make a point? who knows…LOL </p>
<p>Lastly, if you wanna create/establish a substantial Indian population then be a pioneer and be the first one to pitch a tent at Tulane.</p>
<p>It seems like we have more than just 4% of an Asian population, tbh. I’m pretty surprised at that number.</p>
<p>I think that is definitely an old number, probably 3 or 4 years ago. Starting a couple of years ago Tulane began a relationship with at least one Chinese university, which has led to more students from there. Forbes is often behind in these things. Although the percentage is still fairly small.</p>
<p>@fallenchemist Do minority students have a better chance of being accepted? From what I’ve been reading, it seems as if Tulane wants to increase its diversity.</p>
<p>I think being an URM does help ones chances. I think it is a slight edge as opposed to a major factor, and that their academic and other factors still dominate. But I would imagine between students with similar records where one is an URM and the other is not, the URM would get the nod if they had to only take one. But I never have really asked the question as to how exactly they take it into account.</p>
<p>could someone let me know how to be added to the Tulane University Class of 2017 Accepted Students Facebook group? Thank you.</p>
<p>I think you sign up right on the page and then the admissions office, who I think administers the page, OK’s you.</p>