Sorry for the delay in reply I needed to pull up my list of school I been looking at. I am definitely interested in the HBCUs. Right now I have Auburn Montgomery, Alcorn State University, Allen University, North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina Central University. I do worry about some of the Niche reviews. There is a lot of students complaining of “support” issues at a few schools, and students seemingly feeling their school wasn’t keeping up with the times?
Factors that are important to me are:
- a school with a good “student support” offices for disabilities (tutors, learning supports, advocates in the event I have an issue with a professor).
- a relatively easy to access surrounding neighborhood (like for example Landmark while a good “supports” school is basically in the middle of nowhere Vermont. There is not even a grocery store nearby. So if I need to decompress from the “school” environment I’d basically be trapped there (really not sure who told them that is a good idea, but it is not a good fit with me).
diverse student body. - really good science labs, greenhouses and over all biological sciences department, because that is where I will be most of the time.
- And (but this is a wish more than a deal breaker) mass transit available, so I can explore if I don’t wanna stay on campus on the weekends.