tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post1290999372605610523..comments2024-03-19T18:51:58.496-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: Overestimating a Black Presence Pt. 2H. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-78748541408176595682010-03-09T12:39:53.981-06:002010-03-09T12:39:53.981-06:00Yes, those schools that have the higher graduation...Yes, those schools that have the higher graduation rates tend to attract black students from higher economic backgrounds, a group that on average does better with regards to graduation rates. The black students at Harvard and Yale, for example, graduate at almost the same rates as white students at those schools. <br /><br />And yep, the schools with better results on black graduation rates are far more expensive as well. More elite. Harder to get in.H. Rambsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-20105597536918882882010-03-09T11:58:57.226-06:002010-03-09T11:58:57.226-06:00Interesting. I wonder why the SIUC attendance per...Interesting. I wonder why the SIUC attendance percentage is "high." For me, I wouldn't call Carbondale a mecca of multiculturalism...but maybe I'm missing something in Carbondale. Also, when I consider the graduation gap question re. Wash U, SLU and U of I, my first reaction to those schools is that they're more academically serious...again, this being my impression...and maybe more serious students are possibly attending these universities and that is why their graduation rates are better? Or, perhaps, based again on my impression, these three insitutions have higher tuition...is the graduation rate higher because of a class/money issue? Whereas, my impression of Carbondale is that it's more of a party/sports oriented school...but, again, that's just my impression whether right or wrong. Just some quick first impressions of the figures you presented...again, it's interesting to consider the whys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com