@Kdkhan please read this article first … http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcus-lee/from-morehouse-to-black-students_b_5365583.html . I would like to see you end up at Morehouse or some other quality HBCU (not all HBCUs are good, just like not all PWIs are good)
My classmates and peers tried everything in their power to stop me from attending Texas Southern Univesity (I’m in the Honors College) but I’m glad they didn’t. I’m enjoying my experience, I love the culture, I love Houston, and I’m learning, that’s all that matters (free of cost may I add). And I truly believe that my black high school classmates who ended up at more well-known, very expensive, mostly white colleges are envious of me for being bold enough to do what I wanted to do and not fall for the peer pressure. My black high school classmates are constantly complaining about the subtle and overt racism they’re experience on their campus, on my campus there’s none of that lol
@OldCat Right on. It’s also worth mentioning that several HBCUs have quality and nationally recognized graduate programs that is a sign of the vitality of these great institutions. But I remember reading this article about Michelle Obama and how isolated and alone she felt at Princeton … she basically she said her only solace was her studies and being in an academic prestige. I thought to myself what a miserable existence and I know her story is common for blacks who are on overwhelming white campuses. Some are able to thrive it in, but I’m almost sure most don’t