DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.

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Anonymous wrote:OP- You said in your post that she’s been admitted to two “top 10” schools. Which ones? I’m finding it hard to believe that she has decisions from more than one of these schools, and that she wouldn’t also have admittance to an honors college.

Which of these has she been admitted to:
Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Duke, Penn, JHU, UChicago or Northwestern?

Most likely top 10 publics.

Then OP should clarify. Big difference between U of Wherever vs Stanford et al!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- You said in your post that she’s been admitted to two “top 10” schools. Which ones? I’m finding it hard to believe that she has decisions from more than one of these schools, and that she wouldn’t also have admittance to an honors college.

Which of these has she been admitted to:
Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Duke, Penn, JHU, UChicago or Northwestern?

Most likely top 10 publics.

Then OP should clarify. Big difference between U of Wherever vs Stanford et al!

It doesn’t matter for this post. Can’t see the forest for the.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a strong student. She has been accepted to two top 10 schools as well a handful of other schools.

However, she is chasing merit aid and hasn’t received enough aid anywhere to bring tuition costs down anywhere near our state flagship. Because of this she will likely be attending our state flagship.

The problem is that she was not accepted to the honors college at our state flagship. It is the only honors college that rejected her. I’m not sure why she was rejected.

I am having a difficult time dealing with this. DD is very “academic” and really enjoys being around other serious students. I am so sad for her but I’m trying not to let it show.

She says she doesn’t care, but I don’t think she fully understands what this means.

Honors College admissions and merit seem to be quite random at UMD. At my kid's public high school, very few peers got honors. They all have the rigor, grades, test scores. And Honors admits are the pool from which they invite students to interview for Banneker Key.

It could be that other state flagships are the same.

Our older child is in Honors at UMD and wants to complete the 2 year program they chose. One benefit seems to be a nice peer group in dorm.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a strong student. She has been accepted to two top 10 schools as well a handful of other schools.

However, she is chasing merit aid and hasn’t received enough aid anywhere to bring tuition costs down anywhere near our state flagship. Because of this she will likely be attending our state flagship.

The problem is that she was not accepted to the honors college at our state flagship. It is the only honors college that rejected her. I’m not sure why she was rejected.

I am having a difficult time dealing with this. DD is very “academic” and really enjoys being around other serious students. I am so sad for her but I’m trying not to let it show.

She says she doesn’t care, but I don’t think she fully understands what this means.

What does that mean? At our state flagship, Honors doesn't mean very much.

I think you're getting worked up over nothing, OP. Please do not let your prejudices show to your child. You're ruining her pride in her achievements.

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If it's UMD, did she apply early action? Otherwise candidates are not considered for Honors or merit.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- You said in your post that she’s been admitted to two “top 10” schools. Which ones? I’m finding it hard to believe that she has decisions from more than one of these schools, and that she wouldn’t also have admittance to an honors college.

Which of these has she been admitted to:
Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Duke, Penn, JHU, UChicago or Northwestern?

Most likely top 10 publics.

Then OP should clarify. Big difference between U of Wherever vs Stanford et al!

+1

“Top 10” is not the same as top 10 public. WTF?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- You said in your post that she’s been admitted to two “top 10” schools. Which ones? I’m finding it hard to believe that she has decisions from more than one of these schools, and that she wouldn’t also have admittance to an honors college.

Which of these has she been admitted to:
Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Duke, Penn, JHU, UChicago or Northwestern?

Most likely top 10 publics.

Then OP should clarify. Big difference between U of Wherever vs Stanford et al!

+1

“Top 10” is not the same as top 10 public. WTF?

A little of me thinks OP was a bored troll on a Saturday night. The detail about being accepted into two top 10s and the comment about struggling to hide their sadness about no honors college both come off as fake.

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Can you tell me what you think it means? I’m being serious because we are starting the process with my second kid and from what I’ve researched, the honors colleges sound like a huge negative with the exception of early registration. My oldest had no interest in these.

It seems like you need to take an extra class and then live with a smaller group of people instead of mixing with everyone. Am I missing something? This sounds like more work AND restrictive.

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Fake. Couldn’t get into two Top 10 schools at this juncture. Decisions not out yet and if ED would be attending.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the OP believes Honors College = merit $$. I am not sure that’s true for every college. That said, talk to your guidance counselor because they might be able to answer your question.

My did not get any merit from the HC, but did get merit the university and a departmental scholarship. At her HC there is no early registration. There is money for study abroad, an honors councilor, and additional honors classes that are offered.

She has to maintain a 3.5.or above gpa and take 2 classes to maintain membership. There are addition additional outside minor and thesis required for a notation on diploma. This isn't appealing to many students.

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Your state flagship may take students by major to make a balanced incoming class. Her major may be oversaturated with applications or they are looking for kids with multidisciplinary potential or interests and her profile was more focused on one area. See is there is secondary application opurtunities in future years if you/ she is interested in joining. These decisions aren't personal, they are random. If you are looking for affordability and state flagship is that for you, I wouldn't let the HC decision sour that for me if the kid was excited.

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Agree with previous comments that HC may not matter that much, but also she should ask to be reconsidered for the HC. My kid was offered HC spots at 2 different flagships last March, after being originally admitted in January.

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Anonymous wrote:Both my kids were in honors colleges in university. It gave them a perk of early registration and access to some accelerated classes. I don’t think it factored much at all on the resume or landing internships, jobs etc. GPA is what matters. Your DD should be fine whether in honors college or not.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a strong student. She has been accepted to two top 10 schools as well a handful of other schools.

However, she is chasing merit aid and hasn’t received enough aid anywhere to bring tuition costs down anywhere near our state flagship. Because of this she will likely be attending our state flagship.

The problem is that she was not accepted to the honors college at our state flagship. It is the only honors college that rejected her. I’m not sure why she was rejected.

I am having a difficult time dealing with this. DD is very “academic” and really enjoys being around other serious students. I am so sad for her but I’m trying not to let it show.

She says she doesn’t care, but I don’t think she fully understands what this means.

If she doesn't care, leave it alone. As for understanding "what this means," if it doesn't mean anything to her, it doesn't mean anything to her. And it doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. She's likely to have a much more normal and enriching experience with the broader student population.

+1 And your DD seems smart so she will be successful wherever she attends. Take a deep breath.