HU Scholarships

908kiddo
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:25:23 +0000

@taben

I understand what you’re saying about the being able to focus in the dorm part, but to be perfectly honest, that can happen anywhere. My cousin goes to the University of Maryland and her roommate does nothing but party all week (and that school is supposed to be a public ivy lol)

I really think that safety at the school is blown out of proportion. I mean, yes its in Washington DC, but Howard is pretty much it’s own small area…I’ve visited the school 3 times and attended a summer program there a few years back and I didn’t have a problem, if I HAD to make a complaint it would be about cars driving at all times of the night, and that’s minuscule compared to things at other schools lol. Also, the library is a hop, skip, and a jump from the dorm room, it’s not like its blocks away lol

I can agree with you on the fashion show and partying aspect of it though. I’m big on neither, but I doubt that everyone will be partying at a school with 10k + students. I also doubt that everyone will be wearing Gucci, Prada, or Fendi. I don’t think anyone will really care if I walk out of my dorm with basketball shorts and boat shoes.

The way I see it is that I will have to go to school, get a feeling for what type of things I like, what kind of people I like, and then go from there…I think the biggest distraction in college is ourselves (procrastination, timidness)

However, going back to my prior claim (I know that I’ve been jumping topics) I think a regular freshman dorm will be the best because your daughter will be able to experience more, ultimately allow her to be more diverse and versatile.