Adding HBCU Category to College Search & Selection

[AustenNut]

This thread would certainly be one that could go in that category: Non-Black Students at HBCUs

ETA: @CC_Jon Some other potential threads include:

Why choose to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)

I have watched my 2 kids choose attending a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) as 4th generation HBCU students (from their Mom’s side of the family) over other great financial and academic school options and I wanted to share a few articles (An article on 4 students who chose HBCUs over Ivy League acceptances, Why America needs HBCUs, and 20 facts about HBCUs). There are pros and cons to attending any school, so all students should always weight their own finances, goals, and “fit” when choosing a school. But consider the following: HBCUs make up 3% of of four-year nonprofit colleges HBCUs account for 10% of African American students at four-year nonprofit colleges HBCUs account for ~20% of African American graduates at four-year nonprofit colleges HBCUs account for 27% of the nation’s African American students who earn STEM degrees HBCUs account for 40% of the nation’s African American engineers HBCUs account for over 50% of the nation’s African American public s…

HBCU Institutional Scholarships for Students

I just wanted to share the HBCU Institutional Scholarships information and links that my family collected over the course of my kids’ admissions cycles for students (or their parents) to hunt for merit based scholarships. Some of the info listed may be hard to find as some schools have not shared this info online (but we have received going through scholarship processes at some of the schools). If you have other HBCU institutional scholarships to add to the list, please feel free to do so, and good luck hunting. Howard University: Karsh STEM Scholars: (Competitive Scholarship with Selection Weekend and Interview for Finalists) The Karsh STEM Scholars Program is Howard University’s premier scholarship program for high-achieving students of science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, offering full scholarships for undergraduate studies and support for successful matriculation through graduate and professional studies. The Karsh STEM Scholars Program is committed to …

Xavier (XULA) Acceptance and Merit information

@ChangeTheGame and @Pgh1mom Thank you for your input. I am hopeful that she receives some Merit. We will be traveling there this weekend for the open house. I am probably more excited than she is.

Howard University Karsh STEM Scholars Program (KSSP)

MODERATOR’S NOTE: I changed the thread title to match the updated name of this scholars program. I wanted to create a thread for future applicants to Howard University who are interested in STEM careers as they have a relatively new scholarship (2nd year) called the Bison Stem Scholars Program (BSSP) which offers full tuition, room, board, a summer bridge program, research/internship opportunities, study abroad opportunities, and a $1500 a year towards books and has the expressed goal of helping Howard STEM students reach PhD and MD/PhD levels of education. My daughter applied EA to Howard in October and was accepted to Howard on 12/16. On 12/20, she received an e-mailed invitation to apply from the Program with a deadline of 1/30/18. Applying to the program included an application, official high school transcript, official SAT/ACT scores, two recommendations, and 3 short (500 words or less) essays. She was notified on 02/16 that she was selected as a BSSP finalist and was invited…

How competitive is Karsh STEM Scholars Program?

Very interested in KSSP, just wondering how hard it is to get in. You can check my previous post to get a better idea of where I’m at but I consider Howard a safety