<p>I'm considering Morehouse and Howard as possible schools to transfer to, does the fact that i'm white decrease my chances for admission?</p>
<p>your a minority! It increases your chances.</p>
<p>Being white INCREASES the chance of getting into an HBCU because you are a minority and they want to increase diversity .</p>
<p>Actually, I don't think HBCs are looking for minorities- the impression I get is that most people who are looking into them are usually not looking for a diverse environment (in that sense).</p>
<p>and if you have to choose one of the two . choose Howard .</p>
<p>Still. its very ironic! (which is always good)</p>
<p>Quote-Actually, I don't think HBCs are looking for minorities- the impression I get is that most people who are looking into them are usually not looking for a diverse environment (in that sense).</p>
<p>Actually HBCUs are looking to become more diverse</p>
<p>Its actually easier for a black person to get into a white school than in an HBCU</p>
<p>I'm glad to hear that- there are some good HBCs that deserve to become known as "good colleges" instead of "good colleges for black people." My previous statement was just the impression I got from some of my classmates considering applying to those schools. Glad to hear that I was wrong.</p>
<p>They'll throw money at you.</p>
<p>I've worked with lots of HBCUs. Whites are considered minorities at HBCUs and therefore are desireable for diversity reasons just as URMs are in mainstream schools.</p>
<p>Since you are obviously interested in this topic, I suggest that you research this topic using Google. There are two main topics being discussed by society: 1) What effect is affirmative action having on HBC's since their students are now being drawn to other colleges. 2) What is the continuing role of HBC's. </p>
<p>For example, there was a lawsuit brought against the State of Miss in 2001 saying that funding for HBC's was less than for other state colleges. This was resolved basically in favor of the HBC's, but as part of the settlement, the HBC's had to agree to an aggressive recruitment drive to increase the non-black enrollment to 10% within a few years. The settlement was that HBC's could get equal funding only if they did not discriminate in admissions. An article on this from the Dartmouth Review is at:
<a href="http://www.dartreview.com/issues/5.7.01/affharms.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.dartreview.com/issues/5.7.01/affharms.html</a></p>
<p>Most HBC's are public and the solution may be for them to go private. The above article says: "Historically black colleges are not allowed to use differential standards or quotas for admission. Any white student, if qualified, can attend. But there can be no doubt that these institutions are geared to promoting and preserving black heritage, culture, and history, as well as providing opportunities for advancement for black students. The settlement is an implicit argument that historically black schools should abandon their heritage and become, essentially, ordinary state schools."</p>
<p>I don't know enough about this for my opinion to count for much, but Bryn Mawr is not looking to increase diversity by admitting men. On the other hand, HBC's are now required to increase non-black enrollment in order to continue funding. However, Morehouse and Howard are private and are not affected by the funding issues.</p>
<p>I just looked at the Howard. It is 85% African-American, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic and 12% international. It is in downtown DC.</p>
<p>Morehouse is 97% African-American and 4% international.</p>
<p>hahah - u'd be the token white kid ...</p>
<p>it'll be like malibu's most wanted</p>
<p>QUOTE - I just looked at the Howard. It is 85% African-American, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic and 12% international. It is in downtown DC.
Morehouse is 97% African-American and 4% international.</p>
<p>Thats because not many non-black ppl apply to there .</p>
<p>QUOTE - hahah - u'd be the token white kid ...</p>
<p>it'll be like malibu's most wanted</p>
<p>Exept the fact that malibus most wanted was 100% ghetto .</p>
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Thats because not many non-black ppl apply to there.
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Certainly that is true, but looking at Morehouse's website, there is nothing to indicate that the college is trying to change that. That is not their mission. There is nothing on Bob Jones University's website trying to attract Muslims. The percentage is rather total. It means that out of 3000 students, no more than 15 of them are non-black.</p>
<p>To the OP: Morehouse might be a better choice than Howard. Many colleges have the misfortune to find themselves located in bad neighborhoods and Howard is one of them.</p>
<p>Just because there is no indication doesnt mean they dont do it</p>