<p>bigdirs: I didn’t say that UVA needs more diversity. And I guess I should have included more background info, including the fact that all except one girl came from the same area in NoVa where their schools had more minorities combined than whites. They all also live in Old Dorms. They were just mentioning that minorities were fewer and more far in between that they knew before.</p>
<p>Also, when looking at percentages, it’s important to remember that UVA’s population of 20,000 (total) is less than a percent of Virginia’s total population of 7.5 million (<a href=“http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51000.html)%5B/url%5D”>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51000.html)</a>. So while a large number of minorities in VA may make up that percentage, when UVA’s minority population matches that percentage it’s a very small number of students. Which explains my friends’ comments.</p>
<p>This wasn’t for or against minorities. The post was not designed to do anything other than show the OP two sides to his conflict.</p>