Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl: Ashley Mooring pt 1

On Today's episode of Ain't Nothing Like A Howard Girl, Ms. Reid asks one of her Howard friends, Ashley Mooring, to share their Howard journey. In this first of a 2 part episode Ashley starts by sharing why her diploma reflects a different year than when she actually graduated and walked in the commencement ceremony. She shares how she came on campus having to advocate for herself from the very beginning when her department wouldn't accept all of her IB credits she earned in high school. Mooring goes on to share how her connections on campus introduced her to a study abroad opportunity with the ICCAE short for Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence, what that experience was like and her fight to get the credits she earned applied upon her return. Ms. Reid asked about dating on campus and Ashley shared what it was like compared to high school as well as dating now in their thirties, she gave a glimpse of insight into the creativity that came along with dating on a college student's budget. Their conversation makes it's way to Howard's continued housing concerns and Ms. Mooring shares the scenario that led her to seek off campus housing as a sophomore student which leads into next week's episode.