Morgan State University Top Questions

Describe the students at your school.

k

Different types of students do not interact, everyone usually converse with people who look like themselves. I usually see a whole group of Asians together, Hispanics together, Whites together, Nigerians toget,her etc. etc.

Yemisi

Morgan students come from various backgrounds. Some people consider it to be one of the best schools for international students. To a very large extent, I agree! Funding is not limited to US citizens alone, but is available to many international students. The religious atmosphere at Morgan allows for people to acknowledge and serve God as they want without infringing on the rights of others. Students are free to dress casually to class, and formally for presentations. The interaction among students of various backgrounds encourages relationship building and a broadnin of every student's knowledge base about other cultures. Most students are confident that they if they put in their best at MSU, they stand a chance of being hired by the best employers. Many Morgan alumni have such a great sense of pride in Morgan that they return to donate funds to enable other students complete their studies. These alumni work in places such as Ernst and Young, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, among others.

kaylah

the student body is very diverse. there are organizations that everyone can join. morgan has Rainbow Soul for LGBT students as well as NSBE for engineering students. Most students are from the Prince Georges County and the DC area. While many other students are from New York (like myself) and New Jersey. A lot of students express themselves by dressing casually to class. Some students dress in skirts, dresses, heels while some others wear suits everyday.

Kwasi

The students here at Morgan are very diverse. Yes, MSU is a HBCU or HBI but we do have students that are well known and liked that are from other countries. The student body as whole has a very open mind. You can find people who have nothing alike in their appearance, having a conversation on any given day about how much they will earn, or about politics or even sports. There are different social groups here on campus that I would recommend to anybody just to better the college experience. Fashion is big on campus I would say depending on the day. Mondays, Wednesday, and of course Fridays you can catch a lot people on campus dressed fashionably. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays you will see the majority of people dressed real relaxed in sweats for an example.

Chakiris

There is a multitude of students on campus. There are age variances between students fresh from high school, middle age, seniors and in between. There is something to do in every age range here at Morgan State from arcade rooms to relaxation rooms. Moreover, there are a multitude of fraternities and sororities. No matter what one is looking for it is here.

Grant

I honestly think that Morgan is a place where anyone and everyone will feel welcomed. People hear the words Historically Black College and automatically think that there are only African American students at the school; that couldn't be any further from the truth. Morgan's campus host all ethnicities and people from all walks of life. Even LGBT students feel comfortable enough on campus to be themselves and not have to worry about constantly defending who they are. It all goes back to that family feel. You can be yourself around family; and at Morgan State University we are family.

Oluwatobi

There are no problems with racial, religious, LGBT, socio-economic groups in my school. None should but maybe a White student. Most student dress normal to class but the girls sometimes dress like they are going for a party. Yes different types of student interact a lot at my school. The Four tables might be mostly African Americans. Most students are African Americans and the others Africans. Students are politically aware. No I rarely see students talking about their earnings everyday.

Dorien

Their is quite a bit of diversity at Morgan State University. The majority of the student population is African American, as Morgan is an HBCU (Historically Black College/University), however, we have a diversity mix of well-traveled students from across the world ranging from Europe, Africa and the Middle east. The majority of students who attend Morgan State University come from Middle Class homes so though everyone has their own personality and swag, most are humble individuals who are willing to help their fellow student. For example, I was in the bookstore last semester and a student saw that I was purchasing a book that he had in his car to sell to the university. We exchanged numbers and he gave me the book to use for the semester that way I didn't spend $200 on a new book.

Jonathan

Morgan State is known for excelling in not only sports, but academics as well. The beautiful campus is about 20 minutes from the inner harbor. The best thing about Morgan state are the people and the since of pride that Morgan bears feel when we have home games. The feeling is comparable to being at Oriole’s baseball game with all of your friends and family there. Students from all over (California, New York, New Jersey, and Florida) come to Morgan State. Typical students of Morgan state are vivacious, lively, intriguing and definitely memorable. This college is not just a school for Baltimoreans or inner city people. Anyone who wants a since of family, pride, and belonging can attend this campus. Morgan state has a number of fraternities and sororities for men and woman. These sororities and fraternities stress academic excellence. They are also active members in the Baltimore community. Furthermore Morgan state has many other groups that range from LGBT groups to Religious prayer groups. Morgan state has open Mic events along with poetry lounge events. There are plenty events for students to be involved in on campus. If there is room in your heart for Morgan state, Morgan State has room for you.

Diaminatou

Students at Morgan State University are willing to learn and be able to apply in real world. There is no racial or religious issues on campus. Diversity is a plus for the university because most of the student come from different countries such as Africa and Asia. Students interact very well with each other to learn about different cultures.

Kechi

If I could compliment my school on one thing it would be its diversity. When I first started at MSU I thought it would be filled with African Americans and nothing else. I've grown to see that I was naive and blinded by the acronym HBCU. In reality Morgan State was made for every race, ethnicity, religion, and culture. They literally have a club or organization for everyone, it's almost impossible to not find something that you can relate to. The best part about it is that besides. Couple immature students you may find everyone is accepting of others beliefs and personal choices. In fact You may see a fashionista who wears heels and big hair to class eberyday conversing with a Afrocentric brother who is always seen in a dashiki. Or the average student who wears jeans and a shirt to class having intellectual conversation about future goals or politics with an Apostolic girl who believes women should only wear skirts. To cut to the chase anyone seeking admission to MSU would find a place where they are comfortable and fit in.

Kechi

If I could compliment my school on one thing it would be its diversity. When I first started at MSU I thought it would be filled with African Americans and nothing else. I've grown to see that I was naive and blinded by the acronym HBCU. In reality Morgan State was made for every race, ethnicity, religion, and culture. They literally have a club or organization for everyone, it's almost impossible to not find something that you can relate to. The best part about it is that besides. Couple immature students you may find everyone is accepting of others beliefs and personal choices. In fact You may see a fashionista who wears heels and big hair to class eberyday conversing with a Afrocentric brother who is always seen in a dashiki. Or the average student who wears jeans and a shirt to class having intellectual conversation about future goals or politics with an Apostolic girl who believes women should only wear skirts. To cut to the chase anyone seeking admission to MSU would find a place where they are comfortable and fit in.

Carl

I have not had many racial or religious experiences on campus at Morgan State. There are many backgrounds and ethnic backgrounds on campus so as a student, you may or may not have experiences with these groups. There is no way you could feel out of place at Morgan State because there are all type of individuals with their own belief at Morgan. The dress code at Morgan is not strict. Students usually wear comfortable clothes to class like sweatpants and a hooded sweater. Many different types of students interact with each other through their differences and usually become united. If you walk into the dining hall and there were 4 table to choose from, you would see Jocks/Athletes at one table, Greeks and organizational students at another table, Student Government Associated individual at a third table, and freelance students at the forth one. Majority of Morgan State's Students are from the DC/Maryland/Virginia are but there are a prominent amount of students from various places of New York.The type of financial backgrounds Morgan Students are from vary from poverty stricken communities to middles class homes. Some students are politically aware which is usually contingent upon what is going on in the world politically. Many students do speak on how much they will earn in the future.

Jakeena

Morgan State University is a Historically Black University (HBCU), however, we have students from all backgrounds. We welcome all races, sexual backgrounds, socio-economic classes, and no one is isolated because of their group. We have organizations for that students formulate to make the campus more knowledgeable about their group such as Rainbow Soul which educates on the LGBT community and the Caribean Society which educates students on Caribean heritage and culture. Different types of students are always interacting with one another. Non-Caribean students are apart of the Society just so that they can learn more about it. Morgan State Unviersity has and accept all!

Porscha

My classmates are eager to learn and take their education seriously because they want a good life for themselves and their future families.

Ifeoluwa

At Morgan State University, one meets students from all walks of life students who are politically driven, diplomatic, learned and seasoned while on the other hand one also comes across naive and ignorant individuals. Students who are in the Student Government Association, Honors Societies or other organizations on campus are very politically driven. They are usually very ambitious and know what they want after college. You could find them talking about life after college, their future dreams and positions they aspire to attain in the government in ten years or more. Unfortunately, there are students who just come to Morgan for the degree and choose not to participate in school activities. They are generally less motivated about school. Lots of in-state students are from Prince George’s (PG) county and majority of out-of-state students are from Brooklyn, New York while the highest numbers of international students are from Nigeria. Most ladies are fashionable you will find people wearing 5 - inch stilettos, pumps, and wedges just name it coupled with designer apparels. For students pursuing a degree in Business, it is mandatory that they wear corporate outfits to class therefore you will see them on suits. Most Morgan guys dress “up”; they wear those Jordan snickers and their baseball caps. The most common brand name is The North Face, Levis and Nike. People from different races do interact and there are minimal racist issues on campus. Morgan students love partying, so if you do like to study hard and party hard, you will really enjoy schooling at Morgan. There's about a party every week on or off campus, most times off campus though. Most students are students from middle class families. In general, in Morgan you will meet various types of students, do not be in a hurry to make friends, but you will definitely find people with the same interest as you. If you academically oriented, you will find geeks who are really into books, and if you are an outgoing person you will definitely find lots of people who love to have fun, if you are a religious person you will find they like that and if you are athletic you will find ambitious athletes like yourself. If you are someone who loves to have bits of everything then Morgan is indeed a place for you. In a scenario of having 4 tables in the dining hall: two tables will be of outgoing who spend the longest time in the dining and make the loudest noise. They are probably entertainers who love to have fun and talk over meals and feel the dining hall is an appropriate place. The second table will be a table of a few friends casually conversely while the last will be of a person sitting alone, because person the person would rather eat quickly and leave the dining hall as soon as possible or just eat in solitude while watching the drama in the hall. In a nut shell, majority of Morgan students are knowledge students who know why they are in college and are current in political affairs.

Ifeoluwa

At Morgan State University, one meets students from all walks of life students who are politically driven, diplomatic, learned and seasoned while on the other hand one also comes across naive and ignorant individuals. Students who are in the Student Government Association, Honors Societies or other organizations on campus are very politically driven. They are usually very ambitious and know what they want after college. You could find them talking about life after college, their future dreams and positions they aspire to attain in the government in ten years or more. Unfortunately, there are students who just come to Morgan for the degree and choose not to participate in school activities. They are generally less motivated about school. Lots of in-state students are from Prince George’s (PG) county and majority of out-of-state students are from Brooklyn, New York while the highest numbers of international students are from Nigeria. Most ladies are fashionable you will find people wearing 5 - inch stilettos, pumps, and wedges just name it coupled with designer apparels. For students pursuing a degree in Business, it is mandatory that they wear corporate outfits to class therefore you will see them on suits. Most Morgan guys dress “up”; they wear those Jordan snickers and their baseball caps. The most common brand name is The North Face, Levis and Nike. People from different races do interact and there are minimal racist issues on campus. Morgan students love partying, so if you do like to study hard and party hard, you will really enjoy schooling at Morgan. There's about a party every week on or off campus, most times off campus though. Most students are students from middle class families. In general, in Morgan you will meet various types of students, do not be in a hurry to make friends, but you will definitely find people with the same interest as you. If you academically oriented, you will find geeks who are really into books, and if you are an outgoing person you will definitely find lots of people who love to have fun, if you are a religious person you will find they like that and if you are athletic you will find ambitious athletes like yourself. If you are someone who loves to have bits of everything then Morgan is indeed a place for you. In a scenario of having 4 tables in the dining hall: two tables will be of outgoing who spend the longest time in the dining and make the loudest noise. They are probably entertainers who love to have fun and talk over meals and feel the dining hall is an appropriate place. The second table will be a table of a few friends casually conversely while the last will be of a person sitting alone, because person the person would rather eat quickly and leave the dining hall as soon as possible or just eat in solitude while watching the drama in the hall. In a nut shell, majority of Morgan students are knowledge students who know why they are in college and are current in political affairs.

Tatum

Even though our school is an HBCU, we still have diversity on our campus. We have people from all types of backgrounds, all types of religious beliefs, and all types of orientations. Morgan State is like a gumbo; a lot of different things mixed together to create greatness. No one will ever feel out of place.

Taelor

This is a common response from our nonchalant student body when prompted about anything under the sun. The majority of our students appear like they could care less about anything, including their academics. Looking good in leggings for History class seems to be a priority, along with catching parties and catnaps. Okay, maybe that was somewhat of an exaggeration. Yet, if there were four tables of students in the dining hall, two of them would be planning for a party, and two would be planning to go to the library. One of the latter two is only not going because the party costs $10. As far as politically aware... our students seem to be clueless (besides a minority of about 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}). Politically active? Catch a Twitter timeline of a Morgan student: eventually there will be some expletive preceding "the Republicans" or even our own "Obama" if they're REALLY opinionated. Other than that, activity remains minimal. A young attractive male would feel like a king at Morgan. The girls tend to spoil those. Any less attractive student of any race, gender, or ethnicity, might as well try another school.

Joanne

Part of the reason I am thriving at Morgan State University is the environment created by fellow students. I have never experienced any division created by student groups. Most of my friends are leaders within their organizations and with our Sophomore President, Brian Stewart who is dedicated to strengthening school spirit, I am really looking forward to the upcoming semesters at Morgan. With regards to attire, we the students of the Graves School are leaders and we reflect that in the way we dress.

Fatimah

My classmates are very easy to get along with being that we are all here for the same thing, a sucessful future.

Aumonn

My classmates at Morgan State University are very diverse ethnically, culturally, and socially.

Kandace

My classmates are studious and outspoken.

james

My classmates are mostly hard working and focused but at times decide to slack, but they are able to be encouraged by other classmates to pull theirselves together and get back on track. the more they stay focused the more they are able to succeed in life. If they are staying focused more opportunities will come, for example internships and job offers.

Leslieann

I just transfered to Morgan State University from the Community College of Baltimore County so I am not that familliar with my classmates. Judging from the three days that I have been my classmates are ok.

phillip

dont care about their grades

Jayson

My classmates are exciting, wonderful to be around, educated, intelligent, and have many ideas and goals.

Kyle

My classmates are very focused and I am sure that they will all be successful in the future.

DonNika

My classmates are somewhat serious about education but I believe that getting by is the only thought when attending class.

Terrance

Some of my classmates are non-responsive and often lazy.

Kellye

My classmates are intuitive, excited, and eager to learn.

Sean

My classmates are diverse and they support each other growth, both educationally and emotionally.

Diana

My classmates are friendly and willing to get to know people despite their differences.

Shantel

Friendly and don't mind helping others.

Reonna

my classmates are a bunch of people that want to learn and have fun at the same time.

Shaniqua

Driven, hard working indiviuals

avionne

my class mates are very studeous and are very articulate. They are enthusiastic about learning new things all the time. Some are very focus and others are there to just pass the class.

Antonyce

meet friends early. ask questions. know your campus. Go to Class!!!!, socialize but dont get carried away

Stephanie

My classmates were very lacksidaisical.

Lenee

They are different, either on a mental level or physical appearence.