<p>I've been scoping out the threads, and i've seen very few black students participating. So if you are a black college-bound student, where are you applying, where have you gotten accepted, and how much aid have you received?</p>
<p>Whatup RealHU</p>
<p>I ended up applying to: </p>
<p>Dartmouth(my first choice)
Amherst
Columbia
Swarthmore
Duke
UC Berkeley
USC
Oberlin
Morehouse
UCLA</p>
<p>Havent been accepted anywhere but UC Irvine because of the UCs ELC program, and no aid letters yet from colleges</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Ive applied to a lot of schools but the ones Im considering strongly are:</p>
<p>NYU
Howard
Fordham
Pace
Loyola New Orelans
Xavier-Ohio</p>
<p>Chose to abandon Morehouse b/c I dont like the city or the location...</p>
<p>Hey guys.
I applied to alot of schools also. Well you can only apply once and I took full advanatage of that</p>
<p>Harvard (defered early action but still first choice)
Yale
Stanford
UPENN
Dartmouth
Brown
Duke
Georgetown
Washington University in St.Louis
Northwestern
Cornell
Notre Dame
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
Tufts
Boston College
Tulane
University of Michigan (accepted, so far I have a 4 year 20,000 dollar scholarship)
SUNY Binghamton (accepted)</p>
<p>Stanmaster22, you really applied to a lot of schools. Anyways, how do you guys feel about attending HBCUs? I've received a range of opinions from my black friends(all 2 of them), from those who think they are archaic to other who believe that they create good environments.</p>
<p>I think they take away from the college experience. You are surrounded by people who are very alike to you and there is very little diversity. You are unable to meet different kind of people. The real world is nothing like that and I believe that college should prepare you for the way the world really will be. I just feel that it limits us from expanding our minds and exploring new things.</p>
<p>"The real world is nothing like that and I believe that college should prepare you for the way the world really will be."</p>
<p>-Ding, Ding, Ding!</p>
<p>This is from a black parent who has taught at HBCUs, and who attended mainstream universities including an Ivy.</p>
<p>HBCUs can be very useful for black students who wish to explore their own culture or who wish to experience college activities without worrying about being not accepted due to their race. Black students who grew up in mainstream environments may find HBCUs to be very helpful to them for the reasons that I mentioned.</p>
<p>It is posisble for black students, particularly those in gifted, honors, or top academic programs, to go completely through elementary and secondary school with virtually no exposure to other black people except for their family members. For such black students, HBCUs can be a way for them to learn about their own culture.</p>
<p>Black students who wish to experience a wide variety of activities in college may also choose HBCUs because if they decide to run for a student government association office, to go Greek, to major in biochemistry or run for homecoming queen, they don't have to wonder if they'll be rejected or overlooked because they are black. </p>
<p>Black students who are particularly interested in serving the black community also may choose to go to HBCUs because they may feel that the professors and organizations are likely to be informed of and supportive of their interests.</p>
<p>HBCUs also may be excellent, supportive environments for black students who are first generation college students and have grown up in overwhelmingly black environments. HBCUS tend to be very nurturing, to emphasize teaching more than research.</p>
<p>Professors and staff are also very used to first generation college black students, so the system is set up to help such students achieve. Such students also may be more comfortable discussing in a predominantly black environment their concerns related to their lack of knowledge of how to succeed in college. In a mainstream environment, they may fear that the faculty would not understand them and the students also may fear that discussing their concerns would reflect badly on all black people. </p>
<p>Black students who have not been exposed to many black professionals as role models, also may benefit by being in an environment in which there are many people of their race who are on faculty and are students.</p>
<p>It's important to realize that "diversity" doesn't just relate to race. "Diversity" also refers to the countries and states where students come from as well as their religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. While the overwhelming majority of students and faculty at most HBCUs are black (incidentally, some HBCUs now are majority white. Tennessee State is one example), these include students who are from the Caribbean and Africa and who are first generation American, students who are from large cities and small towns in the US, students who are of various religions, and students ranging from first generation college students who were raised by their grandmoms to students whose parents are millionaires, scholars and celebrities. </p>
<p>Students attending HBCUs do not spend all of their time interacting only with black people. Many companies, including Fortune 500 companies, recruit at HBCUs for summer interns and entry level employees because the companies know that HBCUs are good places to find well qualified black students. HBCUs also tend to have programs in place to help their students adapt to the wider world, including knowing how to succeed in the mainstream job market.</p>
<p>Some HBCUs are known for exceptional strengths in certain areas. Xavier University (the only Catholic HBCU) is tops in the country of all colleges when it comes to producing black doctors. Florida A&M has an excellent business school that has been cited in national publications such as the Wall Street Journal. Howard University is known for its excellent School of Communications. </p>
<p>Also, top students at HBCUs may enjoy perks that they would not obtain at a mainstream university. For instance, a student with SAT scores of 1200 or higher might qualify for full scholarships as well as perks that, depending on the school, may even include free laptop computers (as Howard has done for National Achievement Scholars). Such students may also be treated as the stars of the campus and given research, travel and other opportunities that at mainstream universities would not be available to students with their SAT scores and academic backgrounds.</p>
<p>I am not suggesting that all black students should attend HBCUs. I am saying, however, that they can be thoughtful and useful alternatives for many black students. I suggest that before assuming that HBCUs lack diversity and prevent students from being prepared to succeed in the larger world, that you visit an HBCU and talk to some of the students and faculty.</p>
<p>i'm a junior so i'll be applying this fall (nervous, lol.)</p>
<p>no stats yet</p>
<p>ec's so far
Junior Varisty Basketball (2 years)
Junior Varisty Volleyball (2 years)
Varsity Volleyball (1 year)
Club Volleyball (2 years)
Choir (1 year)
summer art classes (2 years)
Religious Ed (3 years)</p>
<p>looking to continue volleyball, choir, and Religious Ed and I want to start dance and tennis. (is that enough ec's?)</p>
<p>trying to get a job this summer and volunteer more</p>
<p>major: interior design
(i'm going to be the only black person in my major classes. lol. oh well.)</p>
<p>main schools:
cornell - 1st choice (reach)
virginia tech - (match)
pratt institute - (match)
syracuse - (match)
univ. of md, college park (reach/match) - (my instate school just incase i can't afford an out of state school or if i want to switch to my back up major - landscape architecture)</p>
<p>safety schools that i might apply to:
louisiana state university
university of cinncinatti
drexel university
kansas state university
auburn university</p>
<p>I would apply to an HBUC but the only one that has interior design is Howard but it's not FIDER accredited so I can't go there.</p>
<p>You should all apply to Northwestern! It could use more diversity!</p>
<p>That's awesome everyone. Just remember to set your sights high, because the only limits are the ones you set for yourself. For those of you who think that HBCU's don't offer diversity, there is more than just one type of black person. You will meet people from different countries and backgrounds, and learn alot of new things. And for those of you who think that it doesn't prepare you for the real world. Unlike schools such as UCLA and other larger institutions, at an HBCU that guidance counselor that you met freshman year in orientation will be that same person who gets you an internship at a large company. The people that you meet at an HBCU are your family and they will support you, so that when you get out into the real world you know that you have a a whole list of people in a certain school that can aid you in finding a job or internship, and who won't let you fall by the wayside. The only number that you are at an HBCU is number one. The experience is like none other.</p>
<p>anyone from here live in the USC area?</p>
<p>Hey guys, please can i know more about Howard University
How competitive are they?
I have a 1460 SAT, 5 A's ( is that a 4.0 GPA?) and am awaiting SAT2's I have quite a number of EC's and a couple of Awards</p>
<p>How's my chances?</p>
<p>Can anyone giive me some tips, or a profile about a typical Howard student?</p>
<p>A friend was accepted EA to Yale. This is an exceptionally qualified person academically and statistacally, but is a relative newcomer to cc and is just posting on the Yale board, I think.</p>
<p>And also about their scholarships</p>
<p>I am aiming for the Founders scholarship</p>
<p>When is the deadline?</p>
<p>I applied today</p>
<p>I heard that only early action applicants are considered, how true is that.</p>
<p>Also, TOEFL CBT 296</p>
<p>Rocky, Howard would LOVE your stats...not only that, but you might qualify for some very substantial merit money from them.</p>