<p>I had recommended one to a white friend and she thought it was strange cause it was a black college.</p>
<p>I suspect some do. I also suspect that it's not many.</p>
<p>Let's put it this way: I'm not interested in going anywhere where I'll stick out like a sore thumb. Nothing wrong with historically black colleges, they definitely fulfill a good purpose, but I wouldn't recommend that a white person attend...besides...they're not diverse by any stretch of the imagination. They're just replacing one type of homogenity with another.</p>
<p>HeavenWood, I like your description. It answers the "age old" question as to why they exist. No one wants to stand out like a sore thumb (i.e. an African-American at pretty much every other school in the country).</p>
<p>What exactly would one gain from attending a historically black college? None are prestigious, high ranked in any field, or offer anything particularly special.</p>
<p>I won't comment on the social culture as I don't have any first-hand knowledge; however, I would imagine most would be more comfortable elsewhere.</p>
<p>They have amazing recruiting.</p>
<p>they have to...</p>
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Oh, I don't know. Duke has an exchange program with Howard that I briefly considered. They have a very good Classics & Egyptology department. :)</p>
<p>Besides, most HBCUs are willing to throw $$$ at URMs (or ORMs, as the case may be). An NC Central recruiter came to my high school to try to recruit me and the other NM Scholar by offering us a full aid package, summer study expenses, and a free computer.</p>
<p>A knew a white student who attended one--he got an athletic scholarship there. He felt it was broadening and eye-opening to feel like (for the first time in his life) a minority. He valued that experience a great deal--plus he liked plenty of other things about it, too.</p>
<p>The "none are prestigious" comment floored me. This is not accurate.</p>
<p>Yeah, Howard is actually quite prestigious.</p>
<p>I know a few white people who got post-grad degrees at HBCs. For them it was the most convenient university to where they were living at the time and cost was less.</p>