Can anyone comment on being a business major but not in HC?
We live in NY and my daughter wanted a big football school in a warm climate with a good business school.
She applied to University of Miami and USC Honors College. She has a 94.5 GPA, 1910-SAT, 30-ACT 9 -AP’s,
2 languages and lots of EC’s.
She got accepted into Miami but without any scholarship money and she got into USC with in-state tuition but she did not get into HC. From a financial perspective USC seems the way to go, but I am worried that she will feel bad about not being with the HC students since she has always been in the accelerated classes. I am also worried about job opportunities.
Can anyone that had a similar situation comment on what it’s like to be in the business school but not in the HC?
Do you think the quality of classes , professors are the same? Do you have the same opportunities for internships? Do employers look to HC graduates first?
Are there students who did not get in HC freshman year but got in sophomore year that can comment on their experience?
Are there other applicants in the same position who got denied from HC but are still considering going to USC for business? What is your thought process?
I am a parent of liberal art major but my USC student (who started in HC as a freshman) and I were talking recently about sophomore transfers into HC. It does seem possible to get the HC designation as a sophomore – the issue would be actually graduating with honors b/c of the number of AP credits your DD has that probably cover a number of gen eds. The designation could be worth it if your DD wants to take particular seminars. In a regular class the professors don’t know who is in HC so there is no bias. With your DDs stats, she is clearly a good student. If she has a positive attitude, seeks out like-minded students and takes advantage of what the business school has to offer, she should do well with or without HC designation.
I know a lot of business majors who aren’t in the Honors College. Most have had no trouble getting internships and find their classes just as challenging.
Honestly, as a senior, the job outlook seems to look the same for my fellow classmates regardless of whether or not they’re in the Honors College.
I really don’t think that the Honors College makes or breaks one’s experience at USC. I thought about applying to transfer in, because I had a 4.0 my first year, but I really didn’t see the need. I’ve had plenty of challenging courses here and actually studied abroad for a year with students from Ivy-League caliber schools (Princeton, Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, Cambridge). I felt like USC had prepared me well and I was on par with those students.