Accepted but there's nothing about the Honors College, when do those come out?

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<p>I know my high school had someone who works in the Honors College come and talk to us instead of a normal Admissions Rep. He explained that there are some students who are smart, do well academically, but don’t test well, so they can’t get into the Honors college freshman year. However, he said that if a student does well during their freshman year, they essentially ‘prove’ themselves and they can re-apply to the Honors College. So, essentially, if you don’t get in the first time around, then you can get in during your freshman year. He even stated that one of the best Honors College students he ever met did not get into the Honors College his freshman year.</p>

<p>I personally have looked into transferring, but the requirements are fairly stringent for coursework, (45 hours of honors classes, I think) so I’m not sure that I really can do that and graduate in four years with my double major.</p>

<p>But here’s the website about information for transferring from within USC: [Transfer</a> Admission | Honors College - University of South Carolina](<a href=“South Carolina Honors College - South Carolina Honors College | University of South Carolina”>South Carolina Honors College - South Carolina Honors College | University of South Carolina)</p>

<p>You can basically apply for admission to it during your first three semesters as a student at USC.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the information.</p>

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<p>Ok I got into the Honors College and directly into the International Business program apparently, now when does scholarship (McNair) news come out?</p>

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<p>Our son was notified that he had been named a McNair Scholar Candidate in a letter that was dated January 26, 2011 and was sent by FedEx – Priority Overnight on January 27.</p>

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<p>^ If you don’t mind me asking, what was your son’s stats?</p>

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<p>McNair notifications come out pretty consistently right around the dates that MeadowbrookCourt mentioned- the end of January- but (and I could be wrong here) I believe I recall hearing that they were hoping to send them out a bit earlier this year. If you don’t hear anything in January about McNair, I believe you’ll have to wait until March for scholarship offers.</p>

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<p>The academic requirement is 45 honors hours, which is basically 15 courses over 4 years. When you include the ability to honorize courses, it’s not too difficult. My daughter is a science major (but not as lock stepped as engineering) and will have 23 hours of actual honors courses by end of freshman year and that’s without counting the AP classes she will honorize. That being said, it is definitely easier for some majors than other to meet all requirements and it helps if you bring in AP/IB credit, place out of language, etc to give yourself more wiggle room.</p>

<p>It is definitely worth doing as much as you can, and great freshman housing is a major benefit (housing at USC can be a disaster as far as getting what you want) as well as small classes and having a great peer group while having all benefits of large university.</p>