02/10/2025
AAMU Recruits Students at SoFi Stadium
“We are offering on the spot acceptance if they bring their transcripts,” said Rae McKinney, Administration Assistant/Tour Coordinator and recent MBA graduate with the Office of Admissions. Alabama A&M University recruiters offered on-site acceptance, scholarships, and waived application fees at the 2025 Black College Expo. Part of Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) festivities, the event included more than 200 Colleges and Universities.
During the expo, Alabama A&M accepted 23 students, and met with hundreds more to share what AAMU has to offer. AAMU was represented at the Expo with three employees from the Office of Admissions, Danny Crawford, Darrian Hatchett, and Rae McKinney.
One of the first to receive on site acceptance was Kalum Holland from Lancaster, California. “It feels amazing,” said Holland. “I’m just thankful and I feel very, very blessed.” April Holland and son Kalum Holland is seen below holding his AAMU acceptance certificate. For Kalum Hollands' mother, April Holland, AAMU has another connection. “I have family in Birmingham and I told Kalum, ‘Let’s look at Alabama A&M.’ I know it’s in Huntsville, but that's just a hop, skip and a jump from Birmingham. Being an HBCU and coming from Southern California, I want him to have exposure to the Black experience and Black life on a scale that’s elevated,” she explained. “It’s an opportunity for him to see Black people doing well and experience Black culture at its height.”