Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban

[Controversy]

I forgot to add additional context

The Big Beautiful Tax bill changed federal loan limits which will also dissuade academic pursuits from FBA

 

[Controversy]

Yes, ty, we realize that, some of us later than others.

My question is, are they being replaced by those black students who don't need "protections' and "accommodations"?
If so, how can we go about properly targeting the necessary help before we even get to ug?

Many of the blk students I see are not FBA...they are generally the sons and daughters of immigrants (females greatly outnumber males)

There are more asian students on campus...indians too

The way you distinguish yourself as an applicant:

• Great grades
• Great test scores
• Athletics
• Extracurriculars that demonstrate leadership
• References from important ppl

I wrote 3 reference letters this yr and all 3 got into their dream programs...all the ppl I know who have hs aged kids and none of them ask me for a recommendation for their kid(s) even though they know what I do...I don't force the issue though and always give advice when asked

 

[David_TheMan]

those elite schools weren't even taking in FBA students, they pulled in rich foreign blacks and then patted themselves on the back.

 

[King Sun]

those elite schools weren't even taking in FBA students, they pulled in rich foreign blacks and then patted themselves on the back.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

No. I graduated from an HBCU and I am doing well. I know and I see multiple FBAs who graduated from HBCU's and are successful.

We just came back from the Las Vegas HBCU Classic, where Grambling, my alma mater, beat Jackson St. While at the game I met multiple successful FBAs from both Grambling St. and Jackson St, who flew and drove to Las Vegas from multiple parts of the United States.

The perception that FBAs have to graduate from a PWI is a lie. I know more unsuccessful Black people who graduated from PWI's more than HBCUs.

Isn’t the whole point of this conversation based on the current climate not when What’s Happening was poppin?

 

[HarlemHottie]

Many of the blk students I see are not FBA...they are generally the sons and daughters of immigrants (females greatly outnumber males)

There are more asian students on campus...indians too

The way you distinguish yourself as an applicant:

Oh, I'm better informed than you think. I went to an Ivy back when we still had to read whole books.

I'm asking how we can target FBA students precisely? Bc other ppl don't need 'help'. So how can we help ours? Do we need extracurricular magnet type programs to get them connected to the pipeline of information? Or, if there aren't enough qualified FBA students for that to even matter atp, should be be organizing 'academic camps'? Not real camp, obvs, but a several week tutoring prog to get them on track, maybe freshman yr of hs? Both, depending on locale? Just spitballing.

Thoughts?

 

[HarlemHottie]

those elite schools weren't even taking in FBA students, they pulled in rich foreign blacks and then patted themselves on the back.

Wm dark enlightenment bytches were including it in their speeches. It's embarrassing.
We put the babies futures in jeopardy by not policing the situation. I been telling yall nikkas like Cassandra in the gd Trojan War!

 

[JT-Money]

those elite schools weren't even taking in FBA students, they pulled in rich foreign blacks and then patted themselves on the back.

That's why these schools purposely won't track how many of their students are FBA. Yet the media wants to make us the face of AA. Even when white women benefited the most from it. I ain't never gave a shyt about AA.

 

[staticshock]

This is absolutely disastrous for the Community. These National Flagship State Universities (UCLA, UMASS Amherst, University Of Michigan, Ohio State University, UNC, UVA, UCONN, SBU), Elite National Universities (IVY League, Stanford, Duke, MIT, NYU) and Very wealthy but small liberal arts schools (Colgate, Davidson, Vassar, Williams, Holy Cross) offer unparalleled resources and opportunities for every student who attends them. These schools offer high level career resource centers, networking gala/dinners, high level labs and research opportunities, plus NAME on resume benefits.


Black folks getting shut out of these opportunities and being regulated to poorly funded regional universities, open admissions Community Colleges, racially underfunded state HBCU’s, For-Profit Scams and mid tier private schools that dramatically overcharge will hurt the Black community economically, Politically and in terms of Social Standing even more.

This is awful

HBCU grads are doing pretty good in Georgia, North Carolina & other southern states

 

[Bunchy Carter]

Isn’t the whole point of this conversation based on the current climate not when What’s Happening was poppin?

Can you use proper punctuation? It is hard to understand your run-on sentence.

 

[BaileyPark31]

Oh, I'm better informed than you think. I went to an Ivy back when we still had to read whole books.

I'm asking how we can target FBA students precisely? Bc other ppl don't need 'help'. So how can we help ours? Do we need extracurricular magnet type programs to get them connected to the pipeline of information? Or, if there aren't enough qualified FBA students for that to even matter atp, should be be organizing 'academic camps'? Not real camp, obvs, but a several week tutoring prog to get them on track, maybe freshman yr of hs? Both, depending on locale? Just spitballing.

Thoughts?

Elementary school.

3rd grade is the most critical year in determining a child's success in school.

 

[Controversy]

Oh, I'm better informed than you think. I went to an Ivy back when we still had to read whole books.

I'm asking how we can target FBA students precisely? Bc other ppl don't need 'help'. So how can we help ours? Do we need extracurricular magnet type programs to get them connected to the pipeline of information? Or, if there aren't enough qualified FBA students for that to even matter atp, should be be organizing 'academic camps'? Not real camp, obvs, but a several week tutoring prog to get them on track, maybe freshman yr of hs? Both, depending on locale? Just spitballing.

Thoughts?

Taking college level courses while still in hs (ex. National Education Equity Lab)

Taking SAT prep courses to increase math & reading scores on that standardized test

Math camps, summer programs on college campuses, upward bound, debate clubs, internships, civic engagement

Preparing for admissions interviews like your life depends on it

I just want to see us hover around 10% to 15% of overall enrollment at the Ivy+ Schools

 

[Controversy]

Elementary school.

3rd grade is the most critical year in determining a child's success in school.

When I was in 3rd grade my teacher told me I could be president

 

[daemonova]

I had to reevaluate the whole college experience after working at Morehouse.

The traditional made it clear they dont want us their, young brehs coming up need to think clearly about their post secondary choices.

I only need to look at my own family to see college isn't the ultimate solution

 

[gldnone913]

Those numbers suck

The pushback on DEI has contributed to the contraction, but I wonder if the Black kids who traditionally would be applicants at these schools either chose HBCUs or chose institutions outside of the elites/Ivys