Trend of high-performing Black students choosing to attend HBCUs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would Black students not want to attend schools where they are <10%? A strong student with the right mindset will want to attend the best possible school they can get into and can afford, assuming there are not a lot of social negatives at the school, of course.

You aren’t Black, are you? Who are you to tell Black students what “the right mindset” is? Maybe going to a school where kids don’t have to code switch, don’t have to always worry about racism and bias, will give many Black students a better educational experience. My kid is white, many of his friends are Black, and yes, most are at least considering HBCUs. Many are fine schools where a kid can be immersed in a community of supportive, like minded people, something they may not have experienced in high school. So yes, it’s a good choice for some high performing Black kids.

I'm not 'Black' in the African American sense, but I'm Black in the African sense. I'd never send my kids to an HBCU if the choice was between an Ivy and HBCU. Do what y'all want.. Less competition for my kids who'll certainly check that Black box on the college application. As another poster said, no International student ever thought "OMG, I don't want to code switch (whatever the f that means), so let me not go to this strange university in the US that I'll be seeing for the first time when I land". They all come out the other side unharmed, made better by their experiences and, dare I say, thrive.

It sounds like your life experience has been vastly different than that of African Americans, so who are you to judge or make presumptions about them?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would Black students not want to attend schools where they are <10%? A strong student with the right mindset will want to attend the best possible school they can get into and can afford, assuming there are not a lot of social negatives at the school, of course.

You aren’t Black, are you? Who are you to tell Black students what “the right mindset” is? Maybe going to a school where kids don’t have to code switch, don’t have to always worry about racism and bias, will give many Black students a better educational experience. My kid is white, many of his friends are Black, and yes, most are at least considering HBCUs. Many are fine schools where a kid can be immersed in a community of supportive, like minded people, something they may not have experienced in high school. So yes, it’s a good choice for some high performing Black kids.

I'm not 'Black' in the African American sense, but I'm Black in the African sense. I'd never send my kids to an HBCU if the choice was between an Ivy and HBCU. Do what y'all want.. Less competition for my kids who'll certainly check that Black box on the college application. As another poster said, no International student ever thought "OMG, I don't want to code switch (whatever the f that means), so let me not go to this strange university in the US that I'll be seeing for the first time when I land". They all come out the other side unharmed, made better by their experiences and, dare I say, thrive.

“Made better” - possibly, but “unharmed” and “thriving” are questionable. There are far too many “Black@XYZuniveristy accounts” detailing the racism and emotional damage Black students are still facing for that to be true.

[Anonymous]

Suit yourself.

My Asian kid is attending a T20 school where Asian < 10%
Doing fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh sweet lord…not another thread about SC ruling on AA cause this is really what the thread is about.

+1

I’m not even a huge fan of AA, but it’s clear OP wanted to start a convo about it to bait trolls

OP keeps returning to stoke the embers.

[Anonymous]

“Trend” is an interesting word to use when this has been happening since HBCUs were established.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There have always been high-performing Black students who choose HBCUs.

Higher performing yes but highest performing doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Angelina Jolie’s DD attends Spelman

[Anonymous]

Its a personal choice but not good for diversity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Angelina Jolie’s DD attends Spelman

We don't know her academic strength but we do know she doesn't have to worry about jobs and income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Angelina Jolie’s DD attends Spelman

What's your point? I can name many celebrities whose kids attend HBCUs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Angelina Jolie’s DD attends Spelman

We don't know her academic strength but we do know she doesn't have to worry about jobs and income.

Yeah, the calculus on college choice is completely different from anyone else when you are someone like Angelina's kids, or the Obama girls, or LeBron James' son...you never have to worry about income and jobs, though you probably do have to think about which schools can meet the family's campus security and privacy needs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would Black students not want to attend schools where they are <10%? A strong student with the right mindset will want to attend the best possible school they can get into and can afford, assuming there are not a lot of social negatives at the school, of course.

You aren’t Black, are you? Who are you to tell Black students what “the right mindset” is? Maybe going to a school where kids don’t have to code switch, don’t have to always worry about racism and bias, will give many Black students a better educational experience. My kid is white, many of his friends are Black, and yes, most are at least considering HBCUs. Many are fine schools where a kid can be immersed in a community of supportive, like minded people, something they may not have experienced in high school. So yes, it’s a good choice for some high performing Black kids.

I'm not 'Black' in the African American sense, but I'm Black in the African sense. I'd never send my kids to an HBCU if the choice was between an Ivy and HBCU. Do what y'all want.. Less competition for my kids who'll certainly check that Black box on the college application. As another poster said, no International student ever thought "OMG, I don't want to code switch (whatever the f that means), so let me not go to this strange university in the US that I'll be seeing for the first time when I land". They all come out the other side unharmed, made better by their experiences and, dare I say, thrive.

Tell that to the Nepali students at Howard. It has the largest number of students from Nepal of any college in the nation. And when is that time you've actually looked at the degree on your doctor/dentist's office in DC. White, black, Middle Eastern, Asian. Quite a number went to Howard, where themed school has been 50% non-black for decades. The "H" in historically means just that. It does not mean only.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Angelina Jolie’s DD attends Spelman

What's your point? I can name many celebrities whose kids attend HBCUs.

Money was no issue, she probably could’ve chosen to go anywhere yet felt most comfortable there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There have always been high-performing Black students who choose HBCUs.

Higher performing yes but highest performing doesn't.

Not even true. The competition for students between Ivies and Howard/Spelman/Morehouse is incredible. It is not uncommon at all for the very best students to choose an HBCU for their critical undergraduate years then to do an Ivy for grad school. And that's been happening since the 50s. Not at all a trend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Angelina Jolie’s DD attends Spelman

What's your point? I can name many celebrities whose kids attend HBCUs.

+1 that was a weird point