<p>All things being equal, I can see where Howard is the better fit. But all things are not equal. In fact they are $100,000 apart. Unfortunately it may be that Howard doesn’t have the available finances to provide scholarships at the same level as some other schools. Unless your family can comfortably afford the difference in price with no loans, I’d go to Brandeis and maybe see if you can do a semester or a year as an exchange student at a HBCU if you want that experience.</p>