i do see something wrong with using race as a measure for admissions. it's almost like saying "you're going to have trouble meeting our admission standards because you're black (hispanic, native american, etc), so we're going to give you an extra 20 points to help you out." it's patronizing. also, using race/ethnicity as a factor sounds too much like a quota system for me, which is totally wrong. companies and schools all over pervert Affirmative Action with quotas. it's like corbin was saying on another thread that companies and schools may pass up a qualified purple person for a not-so-qualified plaid person because they're under their quota for plaid people. yes, it's nice to know that we have 23% green people, 10% orange people, 4% grey polka-dot people, 35% striped people, 8% clear people, and %20 red people but it's not so nice to find out you received extra points on your admissions rating JUST BECAUSE you're grey polka dot.
BUT, I would not knowingly attend a school with a low percentage of African Americans. It's like ZChi was saying, you have to have SOMEONE to relate to. And just because there are some peeps there doesn't mean you're going to 1) see them on a regular basis and 2) click with them, so you need a bunch.
It's WONDERFUL to have someone who truly appreciates the many meanings of the word "girl"...someone who knows the profound meaning of "Lord willin and the creek don't rise"....someone who TRULY understands your frustration when you try on a pair of pants that are have a gap in the waist, fit ok around your butt, and are a lil too tight in the thighs but you can't do too much about it because those are the one that fit you best....but I digress.