I went to Howard for my first year and a half of undergraduate study, and the entire school is a mess. Administration wise, and in all other aspects. I had WONDERFUL professors, and I had the advantage of having many of my pre-reqs for med school in smaller environments, but it simply wasn't worth the trouble.
Howard admins can't manage to fax a paper (they don't know the code....) send a transcript (7 requests later, not to mention 35 dollars, my school has heard nothing) or basically, do anything they say they will do.
The culture at the school is rich, and DC is wonderful, but, as a whole, the school needs some major revamping.
A full scholarship wasn't enough to keep me there for 2 more years.
Good luck to all that may suffer from Howard's inadequacies,
~Keshe