Hampton University

“Assuming you want to go to HamptonAug 21 2016Political Science
Assuming you want to go to Hampton. Although we have a very small acceptance rate being at 23%, I would say for myself it was easy to get in. I had a 3.7 gpa but I've heard of others getting with a 3.0 gpa. If you are under a 3.0 I highly doubt you will get in. I would also recommend anyone that has a lot of community service/volunteer/student activities work. Hampton is truly and elitist institution. You will meet individuals that come from very wealthy or well known families, wealth means good education, so the playing field is competitive.
Female

“Hampton was easy to get intoApr 05 2016Political Science
Hampton was easy to get into. I didn't do anything special. I was an honor student and in honors dorms before I transferred. You want that, there is less restriction placed in those dormitories. Also priority consideration is giving to higher gpa's.
Female

“To start with Hampton wasn't my first choice schoolJun 13 2011Psychology
To start with Hampton wasn't my first choice school because I'm not all about HBCU's but my parents wanted me to stay home and go to community college and that wasn't going to happen and I wanted to get away from home as fast as possible so I went. A good thing that Hampton made me do was go to pre-college. Which aloud me to take 2 classes and get credit for them while getting me adjusted to the campus and new people. It lasted 5-weeks and we had a curfew the entire time, 11P.M. during the week and 1A.M. on the weeked. and my dorm was the most DISGUSTING building I've ever stayed in. When I started my freshmen year I was more adapted than the newer freshmen that didn't know where any of the buildings were. Also the freshmen dorms and THE WORST DORMS EVERRRRRRR... Whatever you do DO NOT get on any of the elevators on campus unless absolutely necessary because there is a good chance you will get stuck on one. They rarely turn on the air. It could be mid spring and they will still have the heat on but you can control if it's on or off but can't control the temperature.

A good majority of the teachers are foreign, majority african and you really have to focus to understand anything that their saying. Plus most teacher's just don't care, it's like they want you to fail, and alot of teachers just don't show up to class a lot, the first couple of times your happy but when their absence starts to effect your grade I don't think you'll be happy about that. Hampton is a very image based school. The president makes everything look good on the outside but thats it. All of the buildings are old and need renovation except the Student which has a Chick-fil-a( trust me that gets old real fast). The cafe food is absolutely disgusting. People have had bugs fall into their food, and also one of the dorms had racoons in the attic. Hampton has had several girls get raped, if you live in the Harbors Apartments( across the street from the campus)you better get an alarm system, and there's always party's going on and people being loud and ignorant outside. The campus police do nothing but have people cars towed. The best way to avoid something happening to you, you should travel in packs of 3 or more especially females there are alot of "creepers" that would love to have a freshman girl.
Overall this school is not worth $30,000. You don't know what your money goes toward, the people in the admissions and registrar office are beyond rude and the teacher's don't teach. I went there for 2 years and don't feel like I've learned anything. I've already been accepted to transfer to another school and many people choose to transfer because they also feel that the school is a waste of money
Female

“They'd probably let farm animals into Hampton if theyMar 24 2011Journalism
They'd probably let farm animals into Hampton if they had GPAs and $30,000. It's not hard, you write an essay, pay the $35 application fee and can basically ensure your enrollment. They say the minimum GPA is 2.5, but eh. Give or take.
SAT: 1680 Female

“It was pretty easyNov 03 2010Biology
It was pretty easy. I wondered why the standards were so low. That should have tipped me off. People here have no work ethic (at least the freshman) and group projects are a nightmare. The sat scores are low and so are the gpa and act requirements. If you want a school that is not very rigorous this is the place for you.
Female