<p>I wanted to share a quick, funny story that I thought was relevant to this topic.</p>
<p>My son was at his ARML practice last week and he and a friend were talking. The friend asked him, “Have you ever seen a minority at math circle?” My son said, “Uh, yeah. Me.” He then told his friend he was Puerto Rican. His friends said, “I always assumed you were (subcontinent) Indian!” :-)</p>
<p>It’s true, though. At the math circle, my son is the only minority. The majority are Asian and Indian with a smaller percentage of whites.</p>
<p>perazziman, I think you’re right; MIT should be just fine for my son. He’s totally apolitical; he doesn’t like to discuss issues of race, if possible. He just wants to embrace learning, people, and life.</p>