HBCU or Ivy?

I know I posted this question in another forum but I want to know what the peeps in here think. OK...I always wanted to go to Howard University but recently I have been accepted to a white prestigious school here in california. My fellow classmates and educators except me to attend this other school all because of it's name. Certain individuals feel that i shouldn't choose an HBCU over an "Ivy" type but I feel that I always have graduate school. So why not be in a better environment for undergrad around what I am familar with. However, I still have that opportunity. So, if you were in my shoes which one would you choose? And please don't say "Follow Your Heart" it's good advice but it doesn't help. So HBCU or IVY? If you're wondering I am talking about Stanford. I know it's not a real Ivy but California peeps tend to think it's the Ivy of the West. Danielle Future c/o '09 Carson, Cali

****....what else can we say but "follow your heart"? That's what you have to do...you gotta make a decision yourself...there will always be others that will try and help you out but you have to "follow your heart"...don't go to a school just because of the name...and I'm assuming you're talking about Stanford...

Girl do you know there are a lot of students at howard who got accepted to IVY LEAGUE schools.... Don't let people tell you anything.....

It's prefectly okay to go to a prestigious Ivy league school, but make sure you visit it first, and if you like it, go. Don't base your decision only on the fact that it's prestigious though. Make sure you fit in, like the social scene, and make sure it has a good program with your major. And I agree with you in saying "follow your heart" doesn't work, especially not with girls. My heart is in every school that I applied to, but with Howard I got the strongest feeling, and Michigan State was the second strongest feeling (Michigan State is also a semi-prestigious white school). So I'm kinda in the same shoes as you are. c/o '09 girl (Also: I thought Howard was an ivy league/prestigious school?)

There's an Ivy in California? Anyway, I had this same discussion with other people and I decided on the same thing. There's always graduate school, but you also got to follow your heart and think about the type of environment you want to be in for the next four years.