<p>I go here and I’m NOT a minority, so it would be unfair for me to make any judgements on how people feel. However, I do know that Bowdoin isn’t a very diverse place, but I think most people are really wishing that would change. I’ve been struck by just how many wealthy new england prep school kids go here and that is definitely something you should know about Bowdoin if you do decide to come here. It’s easy to feel excluded from that group if you’re not part of it; I’m not and I know I’ve gotten frustrated with the girls that wear $300 shoes to class when the ground is covered in salt and ickiness, but I think that you can easily avoid that kind of thing depending on what groups you get involved in. There are a bunch of opportunities here to start things, get involved in things, and bring up different viewpoints but I think that a lot of people get frustrated that they aren’t part of the “norm” and don’t work at change. I’ve been reading on this board about a couple of students who have encountered some pretty disgusting racism lately and I would say that though that is not the norm, if you hang out with a certain group of people I wouldn’t expect to be accepted regardless of social status, wealth, skin color, weight, etc. I’m assuming the issue of white wealth is a problem at other schools that attract the prep schoolers but I don’t know for sure. If you do end up considering Bowdoin, though, it would probably be wise to prepare to work a little bit harder at some things if you are different for any reason. I don’t mean to sound pessimistic because I do like Bowdoin, but even I was surprised at the amount of wealth and the homogeneity at this school and I’m a white girl that went to private school. I guess it really will depend on where you come from and what you’re expecting. I don’t think there is any out-right hostility or even much race-clique-y-ness but I would be aware that Brunswick is no big city and the stats don’t lie</p>