<p>Read point 1 of <a href=“Before you ask which colleges to apply to, please consider - College Search & Selection - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1621234-before-you-ask-which-colleges-to-apply-to-please-consider-p1.html</a> .</p>
<p>Howard is probably a safety, since you are probably (depending on SAT CR+M score) in range of an automatic full tuition scholarship (scholarship is first come first served, so apply early).
<a href=“http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm#Freshman”>http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm#Freshman</a></p>