[kiml122]

I went to an all black grade school. My high school was about 65% white with the rest being black, hispanic, and asian. My last year of high school I lived in an all white neighborhood. When I was thinking about colleges my mom was trying to get me to attend an HBCU. Both my parents attended an HBCU but they grew up in the south so I figured that is really all they had.

At the time when I was making my choice, I didn't see the point in attending an HBCU because the world was not "all" black. I thought that in itself was unrealistic. Well I made my chocie and I went to the Univ of Pittsburgh. I got a good education, and made some life long friends, but when I talk to some of my friends who graduated from an HBCU, they have a totally different experience. They talk about a closeness with teachers and friends that I can't even relate to. Hell even greek life is much different at an HBCU that a PWI.

I have never been back to my school for homecoming since I left, but my mom who graduated from NC A&T goes to her reunions, her CIAA games, and everything else every year. I know it's not about homecomings, but, while I was in school, we road tripped down to the ATL for Morehouses homecoming, needless to say I was totally blown away. This was a homecoming that I could not even start to relate to.

If I had to do it all over again, I still can't say for sure that I would go to an HBCU, but I think I lean more towards going to one now than not.