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When I was was younger, I had the desire to attend an HBCU because 1) My grandfather was an HBCU from Clark Atlanta University 2) out of Jealousy( My brother was going to Morehouse 3) I just wanted to feel the so-called " Black experience"( I was always raised in White to mixed environments 4) I shouldn't have thought this way at the time, but I thought that Morehouse and Clark Atlanta had it going on with the guys back then. Boy was I quite boy crazy at the time! Anyways, I got my chance to attend Spelman college. I thought that it was a great liberal arts school and that it would teach me a lot about who I was.I only went there for a semester, but primarily because of financial costs. Even if I would have been able to better afford it, I did n't think I would have liked it for long--at least some of those snotty girls that went there! It was such attitude like some of those girls that turned me even more off from the school. I eventually transferred toa majority White college. Although I was missing out on a culturla education about myself, I did like that university a whole lot better---and it was far cheaper!

While I'm mentioning my past experience being at an HBCU and graduating from a White University, I certainly don't want to imply that all HBCU's are bad and Vice versa. As a matter of fact, my late grandfather WARNED me about Spelman and Morehouse and was dead set against me going there because of some fo the attitudes there. If anything , he wanted me and my siblings to attend an HBCU like Howard University or his Almamatter of Clark Atlanta-University(with him it was ClarkCollege). I wished that I would have taken his advice. Howard, to me , is pretty impressive.

There is alsoanother important reason that Iattended a White university, unfortunately, because ofthe ignorant job market. If there is anything I've learned from a friend of mine depending on what HBCU youattend, you may increase/decrease you chances ofyou degree being recognized by a future employer. I've notice that with some White employers of you go to a HBCU like Morehouse, Spelman or Howard University, they are more quick to recognze those schools because they are more famous and unfortunately, more companies and stars ,whether Black or White, as donated money to them, but if you go to a lesser known HBCU, you are just stuck! I think about one event that took place with my brother and my cousins good friends , who are White. The people who know my cousin was just meetning and greeting my him( My brother) and was talking about himself. For some odd reason when my brother mentioned Morehouse college, they were about to fall out of their chairs. They were like " Oh my god, You attended more house college?" They weren't reacting that way out of suprise that he was just going,they knew that he was a college student. The White couple was impressed that he went to Morehouse. To my cousin's friend, Morehouse was it! on top of that they ( the husband) knows one of the people on the college's board of trustees( or something like that) Her husband also donated money to them.

For me, my experince at Spelman was more frustrating than it was at the White University I attended, but deep in my heart, I felt thatmy " Black experience" would have been better at Howard. Yours could differ. If you're going to attend a White University and/or HBCU your should:1) find a school that fit's in your budget 2) Find one that fit's you personality 3) If you're going to an HBCU make sure your just don't go there only for the " Black experience". As I discovered, the experience was far from positive--at least at Spelman.4) Also make sure you go to a college that employers recognize.( Unfortunately, there are some really ignorant employers out there) 5) Go for the right reasons, not for the women(in your case), the parties and so on( if you're the type of manwho like to)

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Wow thank you. You gave me a lot to think about. I was thinking about going to UNC-Chapel Hill or UGA, what university did you graduate from?