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Originally posted by ClassyLady
The one thing that I don't like is the negative connotation that goes along with attending a black college. People think that I go to FAM because it's the only school I could get into. I got accepted to every school that I applied to and those are some of the best colleges in this country. I could have gone to NYU or Georgetown, but I wanted to go to FAMU!!!!
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I'm just curious. Anyone is free to answer, not just ClassyLady. She just brought up something I've been wondering about.
I also know of a lot of really, really smart students from my high school that were accepted to predom. white schools (some with scholarships), but chose an HBCU (FAMU, Howard, Spelman, and Hampton). So, it's definitely a myth that you attend a HBCU because you can't get in anywhere else.
However, how do you feel about those students that attend an HBCU because they didn't get into any other college? The ones that I've known usually withdrew, including a cousin of mine. I know how hard she had it in high school, but she really wanted a college degree. I'm glad a school gave her the opportunity to at least try. Our entire family was really supportive and encouraged her to stick with it, but she couldn't.
My question is do stories like that help or hurt?