<p>You don't need to wait for them to send the application, you can call the honors college and request one.</p>
<p>i just wanted to know what exactly are the benefits of being in the honors college? im now applying to ucf and i wanted to know if i could apply now to the honors college while im applying to ucf, or do i have to wait for the acceptance letter?
i got a 25 on my act, have taken 4 aps (taking 3 more this year), have an u/w gpa of 3.8 and a w gpa of 4.3 and 250 community service hours
what are my chances of getting into the honors college?</p>
<p>kollegebound, I would either retake the ACT or take the SAT. I don’t think that you’ll get in the honors college with a 25 ACT.</p>
<p>Benefits include being able to register early (first) for classes and having access to honors classes that limit class size to 20 students.</p>
<p>thanks joefrommiami!
do you have any other suggestions or tips that may help me get into the honors college?</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman to UCF/Burnett this year so maybe I can be of some assistance.
I also had some complications so I pretty much got walked through the process.</p>
<p>It’s more of a challenge to get into the college based on incoming freshman profiles since they’ve been getting stronger. A strong SAT/ACT score and high GPA aren’t the only things that they base their decisions off. Both are good to have because most of your competition is comprised of some extremely intelligent folks who also have other talents. I would definitely follow through with joe’s advice. </p>
<p>They also look at if you could potentially be put on honors probation, which occurs if you fall below a 3.2 at any given semester. The demands of your major will be looked at in comparison the grades you have on your transcript. For example, if you’re interested in a Biology major or M&M major, you need to have STRONG grades, as in mostly A’s, few B’s and a C might work, but they’ll be a bit apprehensive about you. They don’t want students who they might have to put on probation. Your grades and major should correspond. </p>
<p>The timing of your application is also key. Apply to the honors college even though you’re still thinking about other colleges after UCF accepts you. I didn’t apply until the last day and that gave me a few problems. It also helps to apply earlier, like in January, so that you can get the scholarship they offer. </p>
<p>I’m guessing you’re a senior this year? If you are, don’t let senioritis get to you. Slacking won’t help much. That probably sounds like a no-brainer, but still, just to make a point.</p>
<p>Burnett also has an open door policy. I’m not sure if it’s for prospective students as well, but if you can talk to the admissions director about your application or something. It never hurts to talk. You can also go to an honors afternoon. They offer a few of them in the Spring and they post the dates up on the website. The director of admissions, Dr. Dogariu is the one who was there for mine. It’ll give you a chance to ask questions and to gain more insight on what Honors. :]</p>
<p>Perks of being in Honors:
-Priority Registration
You have the FIRST Fall orientation that UCF offers and you also get to sign up for an entire year at one time, where as other UCF students can only register one semester ahead.
-Honors Computer Lab
You have a computer lab that you don’t really have to share with a lot of other people and there’s free printing at the lab (with no cap on the limit i believe). 
-Air Conditioning
It’s one of the better air conditioned buildings at the lab.
-The Garden
You’ll be the envy of other students, because your “home” is one of the prettiest buildings on campus, although the Education building is really pretty too.
-Class Size
There’s 11 students each in English classes and no more than 20 in other classes. This allows you to have a more personalized experience, which is nice in a University of over 50,000 students.
-Rex Roberts. :]
He’s there to advise you: classes, problems, etc. You don’t really have to share him with all that many people and he’s with you for all 4 years, so you can develop a bond or something. He’s really nice too.
-Open Door Policy
The Honors building has an open door policy. Thus, you can just walk in and ask a question, if the person you want to see is available. You don’t have to schedule visits with professors or any one else. Pretty cool right?
-Quiet Places
Honors students have their own little place to study in the building, which is nice and it’s also pretty comfortable. You can also use the Garden on not excessively hot and humid days to study since it’s usually quiet.</p>
<p>That’s all I can think of at the moment, but there’s plenty of other stuff you should work on. Just think of ways you can improve yourself. And that’s all I can think of for the perks, but there’s plenty of others, promise. :]</p>
<p>wow, that really helps… thanks!
one other random question,
would you recommend having a car while at ucf?</p>
<p>I personally wouldn’t, unless you have huge gaps in your schedule and you want to go out and “hang” with your friends, but what college kid has friends, right? </p>
<p>Parking is a pretty big problem at UCF, sometimes for professors as well, a friend of my brother’s got a faculty permit from one of his contacts at parking services or whatnot and kept taking his professor’s spot, or so I heard… </p>
<p>If you REALLY want a car…my theory is to pick classes in the early morning or late evening, that way you can get a parking spot. I haven’t tested this yet, but I plan to. It kind of makes sense though, since most of the classes are mostly in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Get a bike, it’s more convenient, or have your parents/friends drop you off. If you’re living on campus, leave your car in it’s spot and don’t drive so you have to walk less, really.</p>
<p>^^^
While S lived on campus, he had assigned parking in the garage next to the towers. He never moved the car for on-campus classes/activities. After he moved off campus, he rode the bus in from his apartment, unless he was on-campus before 9:30am, which seemed to be when parking became more tight. He said he could always find a space, just depended on how much hassle you wanted in finding one. This year he’s off-campus and off the bus route. We’ll see how it goes. :)</p>
<p>And OT: He’ll graduate in May with a BA in Economics, having been in the honors college now for 3 years. It’s been a great experience for him. :)</p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>@kollegebound </p>
<p>Yeah, unless you live close to UCF and like to go home, or you go off campus a lot, you don’t really need a car. I walk EVERYWHERE on campus, and you can try to get rides with people to off campus places to hang out or grocery shop. A lot of things you need you can get on campus. A lot of my friends don’t have cars, so it’s not an absolute necessity. In fact, like zebes and phuloridian said, you don’t want to drive around campus. Parking is terrible.</p>
<p>Thanks to those of you who have recently contributed to this thread…</p>
<p>My D is interested in attending UCF…she’s only a sophomore in high school, but we are looking early because we are OOS and she will have to get major scholarship money to attend. We’ll have time for her to work on increasing scores and adding to her resume so she can be accepted and hopefully get a Pegasus Scholarship (possibly NMF?) and be admitted to Burnett Honors College.</p>
<p>She wants to major in secondary math education and minor in theatre, but get certified to teach drama and math in Florida.</p>
<p>Her current stats:</p>
<p>PSAT = 192; ACT = 26 (both as freshman w/no prep. will definitely work to increase)
Unweighted GPA: 4.0; weighted 4.5
Rank = Top 5% (school doesn’t release anything more than this)</p>
<p>Rigorous college prep schedule. By graduation in 2013:
7 Maths (honors/gifted), including Calculus AP - AB & BC & Statistics AP
4 years of honors/gifted English, Social Studies & Science, including 3 APs (English, US History, Psychology)
2 years Spanish</p>
<p>ECs:
-4 years of Symphonic Band, Dance Team, Talented Theatre
-Treasurer, Beta Club (will take on more leadership roles in jr/sr years)
-Student Council, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
-Junior volunteer with hospice
-Student teacher at local dance studio
-Dancing since she was 3
-Local community theatre productions since she was 10</p>
<p>Any suggestions/ideas for her? Anything you wished you did in high school to make things better for entry to UCF and/or Burnett Honors??</p>
<p>Many thanks!</p>
<p>@Mom2them-</p>
<p>I don’t really have much information on the Honors College as I’m not in it, but one of my roommates is and she seems to really like it!
It looks like your D is definitely on her way to getting into UCF & Burnett. Just a little higher on those test scores (which a 26 on ACT as a freshman with no studying is awesome!) but her grades and ECs are wonderful.</p>
<p>I’m currently a BFA Musical Theatre student and UCF’s theatre program is fantastic. I love everything about it. Depending on how into theatre your D is, she may want to consider double majoring and doing BA Theatre Studies and Secondary Math Education. When you are a BA TS major you are required to either double major or have a minor or two to supplement the hours you need. Either way, I’m sure she’ll love her theatre classes. </p>
<p>Wish her lots of luck and hope to see her here in a few years!</p>
<p>@Anna…</p>
<p>My D originally wanted a BFA - MT at UCF. She wanted to work at Disney then be a high school drama teacher! But with concerns in the economy, talking with her uncle who is a science teacher during the summer, and the spring awards ceremony last year giving her a math award for the freshman with the highest GPA in math,…she felt that maybe she needed to do something more “stable” using her math skills. But she said she didn’t want to work in an office or cubicle all day, but would allow her to still do some of the things she loves like sponsor theatre club or dance team. </p>
<p>I have to honestly say that I didn’t pressure her, I feel like you have to do what you love, but am proud of her for thinking of that.</p>
<p>MT is her first love. Her theatre teacher told her last May that they were going to do Putnam County Spelling Bee this year. I took her and some friends to see a local production of it about an hour away. She’s been singing the songs all summer long. Well, she found out last week that she got the role of Marcy!! She’s THRILLED!! Last year as a freshman she was in the ensemble of Wizard of Oz…</p>
<p>So I’m sure we’ll be going back and forth between math teacher and drama teacher for the next year or so!!</p>
<p>Anyway, maybe it is doable for her to double major in Theatre Studies and Math Secondary Ed. She could potentially come in with 21 credits from AP tests… </p>
<p>That’s why we’re starting early…to look at all the options!</p>
<p>Thanks so much to everyone for all the info!</p>
<p>I originally was going to major in education but I ended up deciding I love MT way too much. I can attest to changing my mind every other day before I finally decided on MT. Your D reminds me a lot of myself! Once I’m done with my performing career I plan on teaching high school theatre…although if I have the means to do so, I’d love to open my own dance/theatre/voice studio. I plan on eventually double majoring in education. I came in with about 18 gen ed. credits (via AP and dual enrollment), so I’m hoping this is doable. Another option that I’m looking into is the fact that in Florida, you can get your teaching certificate with any bachelor’s degree. Like lets say in 4 years when I have my BFA MT degree, I’ll simply need to take a few extra courses, take a certification test and be qualified to teach as well as have a degree in MT. I still have a while to decide. </p>
<p>Definitely best advice would be to not pressure her, just as you’re doing 
Eventually everything comes together and the decision becomes easy. Each year in high school, you really discover a lot about yourself and what you’re truly passionate for. She has plenty of time and I’m sure she’ll love whatever she chooses. </p>
<p>Congrats to her on getting Marcy! I would love to do that show! I hope she does well and continues to love theatre :D</p>