<p>" HBCU against a normal private/public university" </p>
<p>Please watch your language here. Black schools ARE "normal " universities. That indicate to me a dangerous mindset, as if the HBCU is some exotic species in education. It isn’t. Please don’t make your definition of “the norm” only what white people do, think, or where they go, as implied by this turn of phrase. </p>
<p>Also be aware that although the majority of students at an HBCU are black, there can exist among them a very wide degree of diversity, first because of the student body ( Southerners, Northerners, Foreign students, Grad students. middle-class, poor, or wealthy), and most importantly because of where the school is located. Because campus life is only part of college, a campus in Atlanta or Washignton or Baltimore may well give you exposure to a wider circle than just the school’s students–if you take advantage of it. </p>
<p>An HBCU may or may not be for you. But look at them openly–for cost, academics, social life, location–as you would a “normal” university. </p>
<p>Good luck in your search.</p>