<p>AFAIK, most, if not all sororities have their own houses. Requirements to live in the house vary by sorority, and some do serve meals, which allows students to get a special Greek meal plan. There is no requirement to stay in honors housing, or even stay in UHP for that matter (though you would lose benefits like priority registration if you drop all honors programs).</p>
<p>Honors at UA has very few bookworms in my experience. UA Honors attracts students who appreciate both studying and partying and UA respects that. If she gets out and meets people, she will have no problem finding the right mix of school and parties, especially if she joins a sorority.</p>
<p>As fpr applying to UHP/IHP, yes you do have to formally apply. I believe it’s linked on mybama and the honors college website.</p>
<p>2leashes,</p>
<p>There’s a mom here on CC (omama) who has a freshman daughter at UA. Her D is in the Honors Program, lives in Honors housing, and is in a sorority. I don’t want to speak for her, but I think she’d be happy to answer your questions, since she’s been more than gracious in answering mine. You might try PMing her. She has a lot of great information!</p>
<p>BTW, her D is having a blast at UA. :)</p>
<p>*As for applying to UHP/IHP, yes you do have to formally apply. I believe it’s linked on mybama and the honors college website. *</p>
<p>The links appear AFTER acceptance. </p>
<p>A student with the right stats is automatically accepted to UHP and/or IHP after the honors app is submitted. Deadline for UHP and IHP is Feb 1.</p>
<p>However, the deadlines for Computer-Based Honors Program (CBHP) and University Fellows Experience (UFE) are Jan 5 and Dec 4. Special allowances are made for those who are just applying now, if they’re interested in applying to Fellows.</p>
<p>Okay, she’s on the site now and asking all these questions. “What do they mean by hours (vs credits)???” She’s still worried that her course load will be impacted. I sent her the two PMs I got to assure her. I will say that she IS more the type who enjoys a party—NOT a “party girl” mind you. 
She just likes to have fun and I do know some of them drink in moderation. I am NOT condoning it, but instead we talk about responsible choices, etc. If I had my druthers there would be no alcohol available EVER for this age group. But, I’m also being realistic, so I go with EDUCATION and lots of parental supervision (more from afar now, though.) ANYWAY, getting back to Honors…as long as she can handle her course load and still be able to have a fun, but not extreme social life. She’s always been good about balancing her life. I really have to give her credit for being so self-directed. But I know college can be different. She will NEED to be even more motivated. No one to hold her hand. Unfortunately some of her friends who have always been at the top of the class lost some of their momentum and now won’t be able to go to colleges where they could earn these scholarships, etc. </p>
<p>So, bottom line: She DOESN’T do anything now about applying for UHP? She just waits to see if she’s accepted and THEN goes to the site and applies? I just don’t want her to miss any deadlines or opportunities because she didn’t follow the directions. Feb.1 is the deadline, right? I keep telling her to go to CC and ask questions. NOPE! She won’t do it. STUBBORN!</p>
<p>Thanks so much! Oh, what should tell her about HOURS??</p>
<p>2Leashes,
My daughter is in UHP and IHP, in a sorority, and lived in Riverside (Honors) housing her first year. I would strongly recommend the Honors program for all the reasons you’ve already read about (smaller classes, priority registration, dorms, etc). The size of the honors classes, as well as some of the interesting honors seminars offered is reason enough. And, as you’ve already heard, it’s not that the courses are harder, it is that being smaller, they are more discussion-based. My DD has met some really interesting people in those classes, and the teachers are usually really great.
My DD took 13 credits her first semester (2 honors classes, I think), which worked well. I’d recommend a light load if your DD is rushing/pledging and getting her bearings being away from home.<br>
Since your D already applied and has done the scholarship ap, the only thing left is the honors ap, which is really pretty short…she’s got lots of time to get that done! It will appear on her MyBama page when she is accepted (under the academic tab). Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions!</p>
<p>Does anyone know if a scholarship is impacted if a student takes 13 or 14 credits in a semester? I think a student HAS to take at least 12 credits in a semester, but I can’t find anything in writing. </p>
<p>2leashes…</p>
<p>1 hour = 1 credit = 1 unit. Colleges seem to use those words interchangeably. Sometimes the words “credit hours” is used. </p>
<p>So, a 3 credit History class will sometimes be called a 3 credit hour history class.</p>
<p>I will say that she IS more the type who enjoys a party—NOT a “party girl” mind you. She just likes to have fun and I do know some of them drink in moderation. I am NOT condoning it, but instead we talk about responsible choices, etc. If I had my druthers there would be no alcohol available EVER for this age group. But, I’m also being realistic, so I go with EDUCATION and lots of parental supervision (more from afar now, though.)</p>
<p>I agree. I’ve had similar conversations with my kids. We all agree - no unsafe drinking, no drinking and driving, no binge drinking, etc.</p>
<p>And, yes, she applies to honors after acceptance. The link will show up in her MyBama on the Academics tab, on the left side (scroll down).</p>
<p>It will actually show up before you get the letter in hand, because as soon as she’s formally accepted, the link shows up. So, some know they are accepted before getting the letter. Also, a link will show up to enable deposits to be paid, that’s another indication of acceptance.</p>
<p>Nope, 13 or 14 credits is okay to stay on scholarship. As long as the student is full time (12 credits), they will be okay. It is very popular for students who will be rushing/pledging to take 12-14 credit hours. AFAIK, one of the reasons why credits and hours are used interchangeably is that one credit=one 50 minute “hour” of class per week. It’s part of the reason why a normal class at a school on the semester system is 3 hours, but on the quarter system it would be 5 hours because the classes meet daily.</p>