African American parents....

ucbalumnus
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:16:00 +0000

sybbie719:

In many cases, the student failed to fulfill the requirements to keep the merit scholarship



Howard? Its biggest merit scholarship requires a 3.50 college GPA to keep:
[Grants, Scholarships & Fellowships - Howard University](http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm#Freshman)

A freshman who has a relatively rough transition to college could easily lose the scholarship given that college GPA threshold to keep it.