College Scholars Program

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Oregon
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<p>Hi, this will be my first post on the forum, although I have been lurking around these pages every now and then. So hello everyone! Anyways, just a couple of days ago I received my acceptance letter (!!) from the University of Oregon (being the first decision letter received at this point), and then again today I received two envelopes containing both the Summit Scholarship award and an invitation card for the "College Scholars Program." This is the one im curious about. The card states that the program is "extended only to top applicants of the incoming class...offers small-enrollment courses, intensive interaction with prominent faculty members, individualized advising, career development oppurtunities, and the facilitation of graduation with department honors." This sounds fantastic to me, but what exactly does it mean in reality? Has anyone from this forum been a part of this program? What exactly goes on with this program? How much does it really impact the student's life and studies throughout his/her stay at UO? </p>

<p>I would really appreciate if anyone from the UO would be able to help me out with these questions. It is purely out of curosity, since I won't know about my other options until about mid-march (UCs and USC, as I am a Californian). I do wish to root for UO as a viable option however, regardless of where else I get accepted too. Would this type of opportunity (the College Scholars Program) hold enough weight for it to be logical to still go UO over a more competitive/better ranked school such as lets say, UC Santa Barbara or UC Santa Cruz?</p>

<p>Thank you all for your time, and if you have the time to spare, please leave me a reponse! If you have no clue about the program but do go to UO, could you please describe how it is like for you over there? I still have not yet found the opportunity to visit.</p>

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<p>I don’t have experience with Scholars. However there are some threads that discuss the Clark Honors College. That’s a separate program which is a four year LAC type experience within UO. Clark students can also take the honors classes if offered in their majors. The honors program as I understand it is primarily a two year thing, and is not technically a “college” and not a separate program. Still good, but you should talk to a UO person to find out details. It’s a great offer. You can compare with others then. As you probably know, be careful about the UC schools. My daughter has friends at the UC’s who are having trouble getting their proper courses as upperclassmen due to budget cuts. This is impacting graduation dates.</p>

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<p>Probably a good idea. I’ll talk it over with a UO person on the phone, maybe once I know what all my other offers are in march. I wasn’t aware that of the UC class problems, most people have told me they haven’t had many problems at UC Berkeley or Santa Cruz , although I suppose it depends on major.</p>