Black Colleges: Am I right or wrong?

springtime2006 wrote:

I am currently a high school senior. My high school is predominately black. The counselors are very open about the different routes we can take. The only complaint I have is about a representative from a non-profit org that main purpose to help with the college application/scholarship process. She is the stereotypically white person. I can't stand her. First she tells me not to apply to any HBCUs since they don't have any money. Okay. I applied anyway and got some full tuition scholarships. :grin: Good right? Well I told her and she still had something to say. She feels it would be a waste of time for someone with my academic talent to go to one of those schools. :???: She is trying to convince to me to attend a PWI. She believes that a PWI will give me more money, but I feel a full ride is a full ride no matter where it is. I told her today that I was going to attend Tuskegee in the Fall. She actually looked at me like she was disgusted and asked "Why?" I told that white heifer so many people dream of attending a HBCU and I could actually make mine a reality. I told her off and told her she didn't have to worry about me anymore.

ThatClassyGirl216 wrote:

springtime2006 wrote:

I am currently a high school senior. My high school is predominately black. The counselors are very open about the different routes we can take. The only complaint I have is about a representative from a non-profit org that main purpose to help with the college application/scholarship process. She is the stereotypically white person. I can't stand her. First she tells me not to apply to any HBCUs since they don't have any money. Okay. I applied anyway and got some full tuition scholarships. :grin: Good right? Well I told her and she still had something to say. She feels it would be a waste of time for someone with my academic talent to go to one of those schools. :???: She is trying to convince to me to attend a PWI. She believes that a PWI will give me more money, but I feel a full ride is a full ride no matter where it is. I told her today that I was going to attend Tuskegee in the Fall. She actually looked at me like she was disgusted and asked "Why?" I told that white heifer so many people dream of attending a HBCU and I could actually make mine a reality. I told her off and told her she didn't have to worry about me anymore.

Ha ha that rep must be from Cleveland Scholarship Program...they mean well (sometimes)...I went to HS in Cleveland as well and our counselors knew about the HBCUs but our Scholarship person advisor told us that HBCUs dont give money and that we could always do them for grad school. not many of my classmates knew about HBCUs, since I went to a racially diverse school and when I was headed for one I had to explain where my school was (after all these same people think that Black planet is a racist site...dummies). And yes, the counselors/teachers up here will always tell u that a PWI is better, no matter how much money u get...that is just how they are (real ignorant, huh?)