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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am quite confident the experience of the 1100 plusnational merit semifinalists in the honor college is quite different than for the rest of the student body.  There are also kids there just to party, no one is disputing that. [/quote]

The question is whether the academics are up to par--and the impact of that on the reputation of the degree.  Especially if your kid doesn't stay in Alabama.[/quote]

I think graduate schools and employers can understand the difference between honors programs and regular college. The efforts Alabama is making to bring in top students and the success they are having is not a secret, I know a good number of very smart kids there for the free ride who are happy there.

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I wouldn't overestimate what people would know about it. Depends on what your career goals/graduate school goals are and how much you need the merit money.   There are a ton of fluffy honors colleges--they just mean you can register early, etc. don't really shape the academic quality at all.  At least the actual National Merit Scholars can put that on their CV and it adds a little context, but everyone else, I don't know--I think it will be a hindrance.  I'm not saying this as an Alabama-basher or anything--just as people start to look afield to colleges to get merit money they should know that there are big differences across state flagships in terms of academic quality, outcomes etc. and it doesn't have much to do with students' partying or not.  Graduate schools and hirers care if your students are well-prepared and they do that in part based on their knowledge of the institution.  [/quote]

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