<p>I read on the honors program website that incoming freshman are invited to join the honors program in the spring before thier first semester.</p>
<p>My d is seriously considering attending this fall and we were wondering when she would know if she would be hearing soon about it or perhaps she was not selected?</p>
<p>She is a strong student and all the colleges invited her to honor programs but we did not hear from Fordham.</p>
<p>Do you remember if the invite came in the acceptance pkg or at a later time?</p>
<p>And maybe you could tell us a bit about your experience w/ the program?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Fordham's Honors Program is significantly smaller than those offered at other 'comparable' institutions. Fordham takes the concept of an Honors program very seriously so I believe only the top 2-3% of admits may have the opportunity offered to them during the admission process. The program is not merely used as a yield tool (perhaps it should be)! </p>
<p>There are some possibilities of joining the program after a student enrolls if space becomes available or after achieving at a remarkable level once arriving on campus. I would certainly inquire with the admissions office but understand the difference here between Fordham and the other schools your daughter may be considering.</p>
<p>I'll call the Admissions office....I don't think she is in the top 2-3% of the applicanr pool.......but I'll ask about it.</p>
<p>just to put things into perspective here, the following is a link to a photo of Alpha House which is where the honor students congregate and may take classes, although I'm not certain:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fordham.edu/audience/tours/rh_map/37_alpha_house.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.fordham.edu/audience/tours/rh_map/37_alpha_house.shtml</a></p>
<p>it's tiny, that's how few honor students there are here.</p>