White in Historically Black College

admissionsrep
Wed, 08 Jun 2005 22:28:31 +0000

Your racial makeup impacts your experience, which in turn impact how you see the world. One’s racial experiences, influence what they see in a text and what perspective they will contribute to the classroom, dorms, etc. The same can be said for a rural applicant, which is why non rural applicants are valued so much by city and suburban schools.

Geographic diversity is similar. Schools love to get a kid from Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, and every region where they lack representation. The same is true for International diversity.

When you are in an educational environment, you realize the power of diversity to create an intellectually stimulating and a broadening socially environment. You may want to read, “Shape of the River” by Bowen and Bok, former Presidents of Princeton and Harvard. The book makes as cogent a case for racial diversity and affirmative action as I’ve read anywhere.