[dirty_mongrel]

I'm really interested in learning about other cultures and such and this is a big factor for me regarding which university to apply to. Could somebody give me an estimate regarding racial composition.

Thanks.

[Einheri]

95% white, 3% south asian, 2% east asian, >0.1% black. Just from my own observations, I don't know if there is any kind of official record on race. Why does it matter?

[jessiainscough]

It depends on what course/accommodation you are in - last year in raleigh park there were a lot more foreign people than there had been when I was in cripps the year before, and there are quite a lot of foreign people doing mechanical engineering, but imagine it'd be different for every course. But in general I think Nottingham is quite ethnically diverse, but then again I haven't attended or even really visited many other universities, so I don't have much to compare it to!

[gunners r us]

judging by when i visited... the uni no, the city yes

[cunningstunt87]

(Original post by Einheri)
95% white, 3% south asian, 2% east asian, >0.1% black. Just from my own observations.

(Original post by Daniel Cooper)
Not particularly diverse. Lots of Tory Boy public school types

Both pretty much spot on.

[ourkizuna]

Yeah... that being said, they do have a lot of societies in relation to other cultures, if that helps at all?

And I'm one Asian chick. I can totally teach you all about Asia... except I lack a lot of culture =/ Hm... well that happens when you're born and brought up out of Asia :P

Edit -- But if you did want something more diverse, I'd say somewhere closer to London. or Leicester/ Birmingham. Total asianfests in some places. (To be honest though, it wouldn't REALLY be diverse since there would be a huge population of asians/black in some of those and a huge lack of white....)

[DarkWhite]

Well, last year 26% of students were EU or International students. That's the only concrete statistic I really have.

Having said that, in the past year, I've seen more many wouldn't describe as "Tory Boy public school type" than I have those many would. This is in terms of both UP and Jubilee; can't really see for any other campuses.

It's also worth noting that the SU has over 230 societies, and a number of these are for people from particular races, religions, and backgrounds. There's bound to be people with the same background, and bound to be those with different. Maybe this is partly due to having a campus in China and another in Malaysia. You shouldn't have any problem at all getting invovled with other cultures

[cunningstunt87]

(Original post by DarkWhite)
Well, last year 26% of students were EU or International students. That's the only concrete statistic I really have.

There are three types of lie - Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics!

[DarkWhite]

(Original post by cunningstunt87)
There are three types of lie - Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics!

I dunno mate.. I saw and spoke to loads of people who would fall into ethnic minority categories for example. It's bound to vary between courses, so I can't speak for politics, but computer science, business, mathematics, have quite a diverse class.

[cunningstunt87]

(Original post by DarkWhite)
I dunno mate.. I saw and spoke to loads of people who would fall into ethnic minority categories for example. It's bound to vary between courses, so I can't speak for politics, but computer science, business, mathematics, have quite a diverse class.

Politics is incredibly white, middle class kids to be honest. And my experience of Rutland was that there was very few people of an ethnic background, maybe 10% tops?

[DarkWhite]

(Original post by cunningstunt87)
Politics is incredibly white, middle class kids to be honest. And my experience of Rutland was that there was very few people of an ethnic background, maybe 10% tops?

Aye this is quite true for Rutland tbh, although that might be something to do with Insurance choice people being shoved in Rutland, with people who get in through Clearing, where international students are less likely to get in through. I know a load of first years thst lived off-campus just for the price tbh.

[innerpartysystem]

I've always been of the understanding that self catered accommodation has quite a lot more internationals in than on campus halls. My hall was certainly very white and British.

[cunningstunt87]

(Original post by DarkWhite)
Aye this is quite true for Rutland tbh, although that might be something to do with Insurance choice people being shoved in Rutland, with people who get in through Clearing, where international students are less likely to get in through. I know a load of first years thst lived off-campus just for the price tbh.

Nottingham was my first choice uni and Rutland was my first choice accommodation!

[Brotherhood]

(Original post by cunningstunt87)
Both pretty much spot on.

Nope. Highly doubt it. Trends I'd say are spot on but figures way off. There are loads of non-white British students at Notts. Or are you saying there are only thirty or so black people at the university?

[JayAyy]

Looks like I will be outnumbered then. It seems to be East London in reverse

[BrenLee]

(Original post by DarkWhite)
although that might be something to do with Insurance choice people being shoved in Rutland, with people who get in through Clearing

This is absolutely untrue.

We do not put all clearing or insurance students in one place.

[cunningstunt87]

(Original post by Brotherhood)
Nope. Highly doubt it. Trends I'd say are spot on but figures way off. There are loads of non-white British students at Notts. Or are you saying there are only thirty or so black people at the university?

In Rutland last year, a hall of 270 people, there were 4 black people as far as I was aware of. On my course, I don't remember there being any black people in any of my seminars, and I only know 2 black people doing politics.

I'm sure, law of averages, that isn't representative of the uni as a whole, I'm just giving my experience of it.

[JayAyy]

Actually makes me wonder how many black people will be in BGP then

[Tha_Black_Shinobi]

(Original post by JayAyy)
Actually makes me wonder how many black people will be in BGP then

I hope we aren't the only ones. I was banking that there would be a Nigerian girl nearby in my halls who would cook for me

[JayAyy]

(Original post by Tha_Black_Shinobi)
I hope we aren't the only ones. I was banking that there would be a Nigerian girl nearby in my halls who would cook for me

I know one from Ghana, but I know how you two will be around each other