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Diversity is key!Originally Posted by Cobra Kai
hbcu's don't equal real life.
PLUS! an all black school? nah, i'll pass. i loved my experience with white/asian/indian/hispanic kids.
some of my best experiences in college were with people of different races.
but growing up, i was never forced to only be around my kind. my family always pushed diversity.
Went wouldn't recommend it tho...unless it's your only choice AND or you are going for freeOriginally Posted by illwill8710
Originally Posted by Wr
don't go to one if you don't have to...
Originally Posted by sooperhooper
The first school I applied to/ was accepted to was university of alabama, but I wanted to go to an hbcu so I chose stillman college which was down the street. If I could do it again, I would have chosen ua. Hbcus are more of a close knit "family" feel, but your best opt is to attend a pwi with an hbcu in the same city
Originally Posted by an dee 51o
I don't see why you'd want to. I wouldn't wanna go to a school that has a huge majority of any race.
Easier scene but less diversity.. I usually talked to the old school faculty b/c those are still the ones that want to see African American's succeed and came through with networks, these new breed cats are only on the ticket if it fits their bill.. And like some dude said before if its not in the top 7/8..ehhh, i'll pass.Originally Posted by 2b1ASK1
sneakaprince wrote:
n man u already know AGGIE pride bro..... I'm surprised NT is so against hbcus they easily have a better social scene for blacks I'm in Ohio now n it pale sin comparison to A&T life
Thread/.Originally Posted by Wr
hbcu's were created to employ people of color in agriculture and mechanical trades hence why most of them end with a&m. The working field has change and most colleges that have this format hold on to it because of tradition. We are largely a service based economy now. We don't build or farm anything. Until they change, they'll stay stuck in the past. I never went to an hbcu, but my fam did. There is a noticeable difference in the college experience. When you go there, feels like you stepped into the past compared to other colleges. It's like the difference between a high school in the hood and in an affluent tax rich neighborhood. People's priorities are totally different. From the students to the administration. From my experience, don't go to one if you don't have to...
Actually surprised you weren't rooting for em.Originally Posted by Wr
hbcu's were created to employ people of color in agriculture and mechanical trades hence why most of them end with a&m. The working field has change and most colleges that have this format hold on to it because of tradition. We are largely a service based economy now. We don't build or farm anything. Until they change, they'll stay stuck in the past. I never went to an hbcu, but my fam did. There is a noticeable difference in the college experience. When you go there, feels like you stepped into the past compared to other colleges. It's like the difference between a high school in the hood and in an affluent tax rich neighborhood. People's priorities are totally different. From the students to the administration. From my experience, don't go to one if you don't have to...
Why is that?Originally Posted by kickstart
Actually surprised you weren't rooting for em.Originally Posted by Wr
hbcu's were created to employ people of color in agriculture and mechanical trades hence why most of them end with a&m. The working field has change and most colleges that have this format hold on to it because of tradition. We are largely a service based economy now. We don't build or farm anything. Until they change, they'll stay stuck in the past. I never went to an hbcu, but my fam did. There is a noticeable difference in the college experience. When you go there, feels like you stepped into the past compared to other colleges. It's like the difference between a high school in the hood and in an affluent tax rich neighborhood. People's priorities are totally different. From the students to the administration. From my experience, don't go to one if you don't have to...
While that is true why does it seem like I hear this way more often from blacks? I don't hear this as often or at all from friends of other races maybe it's just my experience. I went to Southern U my first 2 yrs and some of the things about financial aid, living, HBCU's in general is true but that didn't stop me from doing what I had to have done. It also didn't stop alot of others from making something out of themselves.Originally Posted by shottadru718
Diversity is key!Originally Posted by Cobra Kai
hbcu's don't equal real life.
PLUS! an all black school? nah, i'll pass. i loved my experience with white/asian/indian/hispanic kids.
some of my best experiences in college were with people of different races.
but growing up, i was never forced to only be around my kind. my family always pushed diversity.
Originally Posted by Phen0m
Perhaps it was just the one I attended.. but the acceptance is a misconception. Segregation and hate still exists in these arenas.. it's just realized in the form of the elite black folks, pitting themselves vs the non-elites/poorer. The lighter skinned vs the darker.. its many times subtle.. often times.. not.Originally Posted by gllahone84
I graduated from an HBCU in NC...my state is known for HBCU's and some of the best colleges overall. I enjoyed my experience and if you’re a black person in high school I would strongly consider going to one because the environment is like no other that you've been around probably. I don't understand the hate for an HBCU especially if you’re a person of color, go and witness firsthand the homecomings, girls, and just total acceptance for the most part. There's no division like that, and the only division may come from fraternities and sororities but that's nothing in the grand scheme of things.
Originally Posted by DC ShoeDon
Some of you are making excuses. It's what YOU as an individual take away from the experience.
Originally Posted by Retro23J
*attempts to deal with HBCU Financial Aid and Registration offices*
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