Jeremiah M.
Google
As a military veteran and recent transfer student, my experience with Morehouse College’s advising and onboarding process has been deeply disappointing, especially given the school’s stated commitment to academic advising and student support. After receiving my acceptance and paying my admission fee, I was never assigned an academic counselor/advisor to help me choose classes for Spring 2026, despite the college advertising structured advising and registration support for new and transfer students.
I previously spent two years at Southwestern College in San Diego, a predominantly white institution, where I had clear access to veterans’ resources and counseling services that made registering for classes straightforward and supported. In contrast, once I relocated to Atlanta and was finally excited to attend an HBCU, that excitement quickly faded as I found myself alone, trying to navigate Morehouse’s systems and deadlines without any assigned advisor or clear point of contact.
When I called the school for help, I was repeatedly told to “contact my advisor,” but each time I explained that I did not have one, the response was essentially an “oh” followed by being passed along to someone else, with no resolution or ownership of the problem. Even when I went to campus in person, I received the same runaround instead of anyone taking responsibility to get me properly assigned and advised before the deadline.
Because no one ever stepped in to correct this basic issue, I missed the window to register for Spring 2026 and now have to wait until Fall 2026—an eight-month delay in my education that could have been avoided with competent advising and basic follow-through. As a veteran and as someone who intentionally chose an HBCU, this feels especially disheartening; it gives the impression that the college was quick to accept my money but slow to address my very real and time-sensitive concerns.
I am giving Morehouse College 2 stars because, while the mission and community were things I was truly excited about, the lack of an assigned advisor, poor communication, and failure to support a new veteran transfer student through a critical registration deadline have seriously damaged my trust in the institution.