<p>After exhaustive research, I think I'm just about set on wanting to go to Howard for a number of reasons. However, there are a few things that leave me a little hesitant. </p>
<p>-Safety. I've heard mixed views on safety at Howard. I've heard that it's a real dangerous place but at the same time I've been told that so long as you're not an idiot and you stay aware of your surroundings you should be fine.</p>
<p>-Availability of resources. The main problem with a lot of HBCUs is that they're under-resourced, but, I've heard that Howard pumps a lot of its money into academics. Is this true? </p>
<p>How are the dorms? The food? </p>
<p>I should be planning a visit in the near future but in the meantime, any insight is appreciated.</p>
<p>My daughter attends. I can give you 2nd hand information.</p>
<p>Safety. This would be a concern no matter where she attended. Howard is as safe as can be expected at an urban school. ( I live in a large city, so my perspective may be skewed). Take precautions as you would normally, and you should be ok. No one is breaking into the dorms, and there is a security presense on campus.</p>
<p>Availability of resources. Howard is rich with resources, however, they are not handed to you on a silver platter. Some things are obvious. If you are motivated, you will find want you want.</p>
<p>Dorms. There are several flavors of dorms…freshman women, freshmen men. My daughter stays in Bethune Annex. It is a suite dorm. It also has a cafeteria. It’s the quiet dorm. And it has air conditioning. The Quad is the more social freshman female dorm and it’s larger.</p>
<p>The freshmen male dorms, I honestly can’t rememebr, but one is like, if you make it through the year there, you are a real Howard Man :)</p>
<p>For sophomore year, my daughter will be staying in Howard Towers, an on-campus apartment complex. I’ll have to see it when I pick her up. </p>
<p>Thank you so much! I’ve been doing a lot of research on Howard lately and I’ve been trying to gather as many opinions of the school of possible. I’ve booked a visit so I can develop one of my own but I’m glad to hear the perspective of a Howard parent.</p>
<p>I went today and it was amazing. The campus is safe. I mean the campus is embedded in the city like I guess anyone can walk on it but I didn’t see anyone that wasn’t a student walk on there. There’s security all over the place and emergency consoles so if you feel uncomfortable or unsafe someone can escort you anytime of the day. </p>
<p>But there was this random drunk guy in front of the bookstore at like 11 am in the morning lol, but besides that it was great. I mean it is the city so what else can you expect.</p>
<p>You’ll love it. Im so going there. That atmosphere, everything about it was amazing. Haha if i keep going I’ll be on here for a year.</p>