I LOVE HOWARD! Although I'm not a transfer student, I don't think your transition will be any harder than it would be at any other school. Of course Howards a black school and every HBCU has it's issues (administration etc.) but in a good majority of my classes I had anywhere from about 10 to 30 students in a class. The professors are very passionate about what they do and they want to see you succeed. I had good relationships with all of my professors. Howard is truly what you make it. Feel free to ask me any more questions.
