People with low stats see Howard's entrance statistics and think they are guaranteed an interview because their GPA and DAT are competitive with the school. The truth is that if you are non-minority applicant, you need to have really high stats to get in. They are committed to admitting minority students. Many of their minority applicants will be accepted despite having really low stats due to this committment. Therefore, if you are a non-minority applicant, you need to boast stats that are significantly higher than Howards' average GPA and DAT. In short, Howard uses their non-minority applicants to bring up their avg GPA and DAT. So if you are a non-minority applicant with a 3.0, you can forget getting an interview despite Howard's avg GPA being 3.0.
Also, East Indian is not defined as a minority in college and graduate school admissions. A minority is an underepresented minority. So while East Indians may be minorities in the outside world, they are represented well in professional school. Thus there are no "affirmative" efforts to recruit them. The same applies to Asians. Minorities are defined as African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.
That's why for most of us, Howard and Meharry are not really options. Personally, I wouldn't care where I attended dental school. They are both great schools
