Elijah, Class of 2023

There are not really resources for black students, but there are some. There are a decent amount of clubs centered around black experience and black students, which I’ve had positive experiences with. It’s not strictly enforced, but you can definitely tell that people prefer to stick around people that look like them or share their experiences. UMich does not really support black students or students of other marginalized groups at all. Not any more than they do other students — which is not really at all. I wish there was more representation from our student body (if the interests are there) in the fields that we want to go in. Y’all do NOT ride for us when we need you to. As a black person, I feel a severe lack of representation, and on the individual level, I feel more like a number than anything else. If there’s one thing you should do, it is to find yourself. Focus on that from the beginning and you’ll have a lot fewer problems getting lost in the process. It’ll still (absolutely) happen, but you’ll be more ready in this case.