For the first few weeks of Freshman Seminar I did not understand why this course was mandatory. To me, it seemed like just another Black History course at Howard University. As the weeks progressed I began to learn things, however, I still did not understand the significance of this course in my life; I was beginning to think it was just another ploy by this HBCU to turn us into militant Black leaders. However, as I became more acquainted with Howard University, I realized that everything about this school is about Black history and in order to make it successfully you have to know a whole lot about Black history—Black people in Germany, Russia, China, and finally Africa.
I discovered that Freshman Seminar’s purpose is to prepare you for the Black History you’re going to get in your History classes, English classes, and even German classes. I even find that the presentations that are mandated like Miss Evers’ Boys to be quite interesting. Despite my initial misgivings I am beginning to quite enjoy Freshman Seminar.
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