<p>From the honors website -
Substituting Study Abroad for Honors Course Credit</p>
<p>In conjunction with the Honors Program goal of promoting global awareness, students who are planning to study abroad may substitute a study abroad experience for the equivalent of one Honors course.</p>
<p>For current/past residents: If given your choice (incoming freshman) and keep in mind NU dorm room selection options for freshman. What floor range and room options would you select?</p>
<p>As an honors freshman you are not given anything to choose. There are a handful of questions - smoker, night owl, type of music, and then would you take a single if one is available (costs more). They use these answers to place you in either a double/double suite or a single/single suite in IV with supposedly compatible people. They usually group all the honors freshman on a few floors (this year it seemed like they were all on 4, 5 or 6.)</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight.</p>
<p>For the requirement of 6 honors courses, Enhancing Honors counts as 1 of these. Your honors seminar also counts as 1. That is an additional course NOT otherwise required that you have to do. Even though I came in with lots of IB/AP credit, I haven’t had a problem getting enough honors courses. For the most part, the honors sections are smaller, not harder. An exception I know of is CS (but I’ve actually got a lot out that honors class), and some science labs that require a little extra on lab reports. Being in honors also gives you the option to do a junior/senior honors project and guarantees you the Presidential Global Scholarship if you go on an international co-op (which is what I’ll be doing in the fall).</p>
<p>For housing, I requested a double but was given a single. I know someone else that happened to who then appealed and got put in a double, but that may just have been because her scholarship would only cover the cost of a double, not the extra for a single.</p>
<p>If a student is a University Scholars and National Merit Finalist, is the maximum award the full tuition scholarship? Are University Scholars have access to other university funds (for travel abroad, books stipend, etc…)</p>
<p>NMS and university scholars get full tuition. Many honors student are awarded the global scholars award ($6,000 towards an international experience).</p>
<p>[Presidential</a> Global Scholars Program](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/globalscholars/program.html]Presidential”>http://www.northeastern.edu/globalscholars/program.html)</p>
<p>My daughter received one as part of her acceptance package - but it is something you can apply for as a student.</p>
<p>I think there are opportunities for research grants and money for entrepreneurial activities.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say “many honors students” get the global award. Some do, just as some non-honors do. It’s a lot about what kind of experience you want to do (being one of a hundred students studying at Bond U in Australia is less likely to get anything than an unpaid co-op in Kenya…), how good a student you are, etc.</p>
<p>All honors students are guaranteed presidential global scholarship if they meet certain requirements (like 3.5 GPA, a few other things listed on the website). The amount varies, but they R guaranteed something. I am applying for it right now as honors.</p>
<p>Well then I can propose you that’s either starting this year or the year before. The scholarship itself isn’t even that old.</p>
<p>If they give something to honors students now guaranteed, that’s awesome. But I probably wouldn’t expect much. It’s easy to give out guaranteed scholarships, if it’s 500 bucks.</p>
<p>Also – not seeing anywhere on the website where it says honors is guaranteed a scholarship. So if you have the link, that’d be great.</p>
<p>Here’s what it says on the Honors website:
[Presidential</a> Global Scholarship: Honors Form](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/honors/honors-resources/honors-program-research-travel-grants/honors-presidential-global-scholarship-form-2/]Presidential”>http://www.northeastern.edu/honors/honors-resources/honors-program-research-travel-grants/honors-presidential-global-scholarship-form-2/)</p>
<p>Merci! I hate that website. Doesn’t help that they are constantly changing it and moving the links around.</p>
<p>I’d be curious to see if it’s the honors bit that makes it guaranteed, or if it’s the gpa bit… Meaning, what if everyone who has above a 3.5 gets it? Then really the honors bit is more of a pitch towards students they think would be more likely to happen to have a 3.5+.</p>
<p>It’s the Honors part. But it’s only guaranteed for Honors if you meet that GPA. A little confusing, but I think I’ve got it sorted out now to apply.</p>