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How was your experience? Did you graduate? How would you describe your culture and belief-system within an African-American environment? Would you recommend any of your friends to enroll in a Black University? Did anyone enroll to get a break on tuition?
How was your experience? Did you graduate? How would you describe your culture and belief-system within an African-American environment? Would you recommend any of your friends to enroll in a Black University? Did anyone enroll to get a break on tuition?
I had a friend who attended Hampton University while he was stationed at Fort Eustis in Newport News. He had no problems attending the school even though he was a very SMALL minority. It was largely paid by the Army through the GI bill so finances were NOT a major issues.
Why would you get a break on tuition as a non-minority student? Most financial aid is based on demonstrated need or merit.
The one issue my friend had was that he had two AA supervisors who called him a liar when he stated that he had attended Hampton and refused to consider him for promotions. He filed complaints with the appropriate officials in the state government (as a state employee) and the supervisors were reprimanded for their conduct. Also, a formal apology letter was written.
Personally, I would generally not attend an HBCU school, especially a public one. From my experiencing visiting many of them, they are GROSSLY UNDERFUNDED compared to the other universities in the state.
Compare the agriculture programs at Virginia Tech and Virginia State to see what I mean.
I had a friend who attended Hampton University while he was stationed at Fort Eustis in Newport News. He had no problems attending the school even though he was a very SMALL minority. It was largely paid by the Army through the GI bill so finances were NOT a major issues.
Why would you get a break on tuition as a non-minority student? Most financial aid is based on demonstrated need or merit.
The one issue my friend had was that he had two AA supervisors who called him a liar when he stated that he had attended Hampton and refused to consider him for promotions. He filed complaints with the appropriate officials in the state government (as a state employee) and the supervisors were reprimanded for their conduct. Also, a formal apology letter was written.
Personally, I would generally not attend an HBCU school, especially a public one. From my experiencing visiting many of them, they are GROSSLY UNDERFUNDED compared to the other universities in the state.
Compare the agriculture programs at Virginia Tech and Virginia State to see what I mean.
There used to be a scholarship (minority one) if you were a minority at a university. I know of at least two white friends who enrolled at an HBCU to get the minority scholarship.
I am not sure as i have never been, but i know a lot of people that have been and they always tell me that its easy, the classes are easy. With so many people telling me this, it has to be true
One of my old colleagues, a Black guy who has an Ivy League education, taught for a while at an HBCU in North Carolina. He said that he judged it to be on par, academically, with a high school.
One of my old colleagues, a Black guy who has an Ivy League education, taught for a while at an HBCU in North Carolina. He said that he judged it to be on par, academically, with a high school.
Depends on the school. There is a range of quality, mainly because 1. forced segregation is over, so now everyone competes with predominately white schools for the best black students and 2. many are historically committed to helping disadvantaged students get up to speed. They take it upon themselves to make up for any deficiencies in the K-12 experience if they feel the student is motivated enough and 3. Most are drastically underfunded, so they don't offer much in the way of financial aid and scholarships (except for, ironically, a handful of full rides for white kids LOL) making hard to yield the top students.
That said the top schools tend to be fine. But there will be a marked difference between the student body at Spelman or Howard compared to the student body at, say, Delaware State.
Last edited by Tinawina; 06-17-2013 at 06:53 PM..
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