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gttx · #**2081** Posted **Jan 8, 2010, 11:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by atl2phx

and georgia tech demographics are pretty basic too: white, southern and male.

am i right?

hmmmm

atl2phx · #**2082** Posted **Jan 8, 2010, 11:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by L41A

I suppose your response was in jest. But when it comes to Georgia Tech demographics you may be right with the male part. However,the white and southern is less true especially when compared to other state universities in the South. Georgia Tech is lot less southern and white than most.

Nonetheless, I mostly agree and like all that you post. You seem to like diversity and I'm very much with you on that.

my comment was not to be taken seriously.

GT is no melting pot, but it's striking to see the difference 40 years makes. in the 1960's GT was virtually 100% white male. today roughly 40% of graduate students and 25% undergrad are asian, roughly 10% of both undergrad and graduate classes are now black or hispanic. roughly 1 in 6 are now female.

L41A · #**2083** Posted **Jan 8, 2010, 11:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by atl2phx

my comment was not to be taken seriously.

GT is no melting pot, but it's striking to see the difference 40 years makes. in the 1960's GT was virtually 100% white male. today roughly 40% of graduate students and 25% undergrad are asian, roughly 10% of both undergrad and graduate classes are now black or hispanic. roughly 1 in 6 are now female.

I didn't suggest it was a melting pot. And I'm not sure why Georgia Tech was interjected into the thread.

Of course, it's a public university in Georgia which is in the South - so its not astonishing that students are mostly "southern". Almost all major public universities in the US are predominately "white" so that basically goes without saying. My point was that "southern" and "white" stereotype you provided was less true about Tech when compared to almost any other major public university in the South.

I have to admit its amazing how you pull those numbers so quick. I do know there seem to be a lot more girls there now than when I attended.

atl2phx · #**2084** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 12:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by L41A

I didn't suggest it was a melting pot. And I'm not sure why Georgia Tech was interjected into the thread.

Of course, it's a public university in Georgia which is in the South - so its not astonishing that students are mostly "southern". Almost all major public universities in the US are predominately "white" so that basically goes without saying. My point was that "southern" and "white" stereotype you provided was less true about Tech when compared to almost any other major public university in the South.

I have to admit its amazing how you pull those numbers so quick. I do know there seem to be a lot more girls there now than when I attended.

it was admittedly prickish of me to bring GT into it, it was only in response to one persons posting and their avatar, that's all.

incidentally, i agree with your comments.

my numbers reflect self reported data from GT relative to their fall 2009 class.

here's the source:

GA TECH FALL 2009 ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY

sevensixtwo · #**2085** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 4:58 AM**

That is not a southern white male in my avatar pic thank you very much.

atl2phx · #**2086** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by sevensixtwo

That is not a southern white male in my avatar pic thank you very much.

it doesn't matter, but i was referring to briantech.

Labtec · #**2087** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by atl2phx

my comment was not to be taken seriously.

GT is no melting pot, but it's striking to see the difference 40 years makes. in the 1960's GT was virtually 100% white male. today roughly 40% of graduate students and 25% undergrad are asian, roughly 10% of both undergrad and graduate classes are now black or hispanic. roughly 1 in 6 are now female.

"40% of graduate students and 25% undergrad are asian" seems rather high considering asians only make up 4% of the US population.

briantech · #**2088** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by atl2phx

and georgia tech demographics are pretty basic too: white, southern and male.

am i right?

Not really. Asians and Indians makes up a huge constituency of GT's students.

atl2phx · #**2089** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Labtec

"40% of graduate students and 25% undergrad are asian" seems rather high considering asians only make up 4% of the US population.

maybe, but i think it speaks highly to the status of tech's engineering programs.

there seems to be a propensity for asians and asian-americans to pursue studies based on engineering and the sciences.

if you look at tech's PHD programs, 50% of the total are asian students...in fact, asians pursuing PHD's at tech outnumber whites.

joecool · #**2090** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 9:19 PM**

Um, new topic.....

Lets talk about the new rendering for Peachtree and 17th

skapunkskatedude · #**2091** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 10:08 PM**

Atl2phx:

While there might be a lot of African Americans shopping at Atlantic Station, think that the majority of residents probably are young, white professionals. Not because anyone is discriminating against any other demographics, but because the type of high rise housing tends to suit this demographic more, driving them to seek housing like that.

Young = no kids
Professional = have a steady income
White = because the majority of young professionals in Atlanta appear to be white. I don't know the cause of this, but the fact that white people are in the majority in the population is probably a good place to start.

Unfortunately i don't have any numbers to back this up, so i could be wrong. But i do think it's a bit far fetched to believe that there are poor people or lots of families living in highrises.