Anonymous
03/03/2026 12:43
Subject: DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.
Our kid didn't apply to honors college until a year into college and got accepted. Kid was a good high school student but then put up a year of As and Bs in tough college courses and then decided to apply (on their own, it wasn't even on our radar). Will graduate with the honors college designation. There's more than one road into honors college, OP.
Anonymous
03/01/2026 22:28
Subject: Re:DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
My kid chose a "Top 10" public over a "Top 10" private. His choice and he is thriving and loving life. This crushes your "Top 10" fantasy... doesn't it? lol
What does top 10 public even mean?
Cal, UCLA, UMich,
UNC, UVA, UT Austin, UF
There’s a gap with the rest.
Add Wisconsin, Illinois, U of Washington?
Anonymous
03/01/2026 21:46
Subject: DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Fake. Couldn’t get into two Top 10 schools at this juncture. Decisions not out yet and if ED would be attending.
In theory this is possible because both MIT and Chicago have non-binding and non-restrictive EA. But it would be crazy unlikely to get into both of these schools in EA and then not get into an honors college.
And those would be foolish schools to apply to if one were "chasing merit."
Anonymous
03/01/2026 20:10
Subject: DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.
Anonymous wrote:People seem to miss the point that OP's ego took a hit because daughter didn't get in one particular Honors College. Down playing HC does not resolve the ego issue.
No but does point out how long term like does not matter
Anonymous
03/01/2026 20:05
Subject: DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.
People seem to miss the point that OP's ego took a hit because daughter didn't get in one particular Honors College. Down playing HC does not resolve the ego issue.
Anonymous
03/01/2026 19:09
Subject: DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.
Anonymous wrote:It's common for kids to get into some schools and not other schools even when they are comparable. Our state flagship is very popular and it is a notorious hard admit from our area. Some high stats kids get into higher ranked schools but don't get into our flagship. So be glad your kid got in at all. Sounds like she has some great options. Focus on those.
+2 Pretty common in NOVA to get into Michigan and WL at UVA.
Anonymous
03/01/2026 18:52
Subject: DD didn’t get accepted to the honors college at our state flagship.
Anonymous wrote:Adding: The honors dorm was just tooooo geeky socially. And my kids is geeky 🤓
Mixing in a gen pop dorm and social life was preferred.
+1. Forgot about that. DD actually left the honors college dorm because she said it was cramping her style and she went to a regular dorm with friends. It didn’t hold her back academically or socially at all to go gen pop lol.