At UW-Madison, you will be part of a diverse ethnic community whose richness is an important element of the education of all its members. Based on experiences in your specific minority community and in your high school, discuss ways in which the energy and challenges generated by diversity can create and enhance an accepting campus community. What do you see as your potential role and contribution?
Warren Township High School, at no more than 10% students, boasts a number that is extremely low to those of similar schools. What number of students is necessary to ensure that students of color do not feel socially isolated, and provides the school the enriched community we seek? The most frequent lament expressed among us the students of color is that “there are not enough of us”. To be the only one in a class, to be expected to express a point of view for your race is a burden no one enjoys
There is evidence, which indicates that, beyond special programs, the existence of diverse populations of students on college campuses has positive educational effects on both majority and minority students.