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That make them feel smaller and less overwhelming?
People were talking about this on the “schools like W&M” thread. What schools would fit this description? I know Penn State was mentioned. |
Anonymous
| Search for "honors college" on this site. This isn't a new topic. |
Anonymous
| South Carolina is generally regarded as the best. |
Anonymous
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UVM - overall smaller (11,000 undergrad and only about 2,000 grad) and also an honors college (scores only admission) and Liberal Arts Scholars Program (more holistic admission).
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Anonymous
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We were most impressed with the Penn State one when DC was comparing offers. Warning, it has a separate application with 8 or 9 essays and they only accept 5% of applicants. Here's a good reference. https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-honors-colleges/
They have UGA as the top one, but, like I said, we were most impressed with PSU. |
Anonymous
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Penn state honors programs are receiving less funding due to financial constraints. Be aware there may be changes.
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Anonymous
| Arizona - both the U of A and Arizona State have excellent honors colleges. |
Anonymous
| A family member is in an honors program at Rutgers and is very happy there - great community and a number of unique opportunities. |
Anonymous
By “scores only” do you mean SAT/ACT scores only? |
Anonymous
By one particular constant poster on this site... |
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| Michigan State |
Anonymous
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My son was offered a spot in an Honors College of UMD, where he'd live in Dorchester Hall, a nice, centrally located, renovated dorm. Some of his classes would have been directly in that building - a roll out of bed and go to class kind of deal.
He went elsewhere, but we thought that offer was the one redeeming feature of going to UMD. Not sure that's what you were thinking of, though. |
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The YCBK just posted an interview this past Monday with John Pollard, Dean of Admissions of Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-college-bound-kid-admission-tips-admission-trends/id1349060136?i=1000709856308 |
Anonymous
| Michigan, South Carolina, Michigan State, Iowa, UConn, Umass all have good honors colleges. |
Anonymous
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Have to laugh at College Transitions' Top 50 Honors College list for ignoring the University of Alabama Honors College which should be listed among the top 10 as it is well established,well organized, lots of merit scholarships, special housing, about 2,500 undergraduate students, etc.
I imagine that the author of the report had a bade meal in Tuscaloosa or lost money betting against U Alabama's football team. |