(Howard) My experience at Howard has been both positive and

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	B-	Faculty Accessibility	B
Useful Schoolwork	B	Excess Competition	B-
Academic Success	B	Creativity/ Innovation	A
Individual Value	D+	University Resource Use	B
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	D+	Friendliness	B
Campus Maintenance	F	Social Life	A+
Surrounding City	A+	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	D+

Describes the student body as: Arrogant, Approachable, Snooty, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Arrogant, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Female

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Campus Maintenance	F

Highest Rating Social Life	A+

She cares more about Campus Maintenance than the average student.

Date: May 19 2011
Major: English (This Major's Salary over time)
My experience at Howard has been both positive and negative. I just completed my first year here, and I've decided to move on—for many reasons.

I think its important to visit Howard, or any other college you are interested in, and really be honest with yourself about what it is that you want from a college experience. The visit is extremely important. It should even be done more than once, if possible. The visit will allow you to see if Howard is what you want. If you have a good eye, and your intuition says yes, and you can truly picture yourself attending Howard, then Howard is for you.

The mistake I made, was that I visited Howard one time, and I was passive. I was excited about attending the "Mecca", and I convinced myself, when I visited, that even though I instantly disliked the feel I had on campus, that I would grow to appreciate what I did not like and experience would turn out great. I attended Howard with an open mind.

The things I personally dislike about Howard is that, in my opinion, the social life far outweighs the academics. As others have commented, Howard is big on networking, fun, and fashion, but the academics suffer to a certain extent. If you are a social and outgoing you will love the experience at Howard. However, it is important to balance social life with studies.

As an introverted, hard-working, confident student, I felt overwhelmed by Howard's overly social scene. I found, after being here for a year's time, that a college which somehow accommodates solitude and optional quiet time is what I not only wanted, but needed.

If you want to make tons of new friends, be apart of the social HBCU family, are ok with alot of interaction and less quiet time on campus, then by all means, Howard is great.

But if you much rather appreciate a beautiful, predominantly quiet laid back campus with trees and grass and beautiful surroundings that you can indulge in when you want "you" time AND the OPTION to socialize if you feel, then I would recommend looking into other colleges. That is what I am doing at this moment.

Responses

This is exactly how i felt when i visited Howard. I tried to force myself to like there, and it just wasn't for me. Also, social life is very important there as well as style, and the department i went for didn't really know how far students got after their Howard education. It just wasn't the school for me.

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