<p>I had read that the UF honors program gets far more applicants than there are spaces for in their program. I think there were something like 700 spots available.<br>
Does anyone know if a similar situation exists at FSU? Are there a limited number of spaces available in the FSU honors program? Are there real benefits to being in honors at FSU? I've read the website info, just wanted to get student/parent perspective on the benefits.</p>
<p>As far as I am aware, you don’t actually apply for the program, you’re offered admission into it when you are accepted. I personally missed the SAT cutoff by 30 points, haha. >_<</p>
<p>Access to FSU Honors is limited and the demand exceeds available slots. The SAT/ACT/GPA requirements are very demanding:</p>
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See: [The</a> Florida State University | FSU Honors Program](<a href=“http://honors.fsu.edu/admissions.html]The”>http://honors.fsu.edu/admissions.html)</p>
<p>My older daughter was offered admission to FSU’s Honors program and ultimately selected FSU over UF, if that matters. She also qualified to enter UF’s Honors Program. She greatly benefited from the access to professors the program granted and now is a fourth-year med student at FSU Med. Her undergraduate major was biochemistry. She performed her undergraduate research at the Mag Lab, under the supervision of her professors and grad students. She presented her undergraduate research work at UW-Madison in a national symposium for that research area. Her travel was paid for with an award she won at FSU for her work. She also wrote her undergraduate Honors-in-the-Major thesis based on this body of work.</p>
<p>FSU Honors was of an enormous benefit to her. I heartily recommend it.</p>
<p>If you are not selected you may petition and apply for the program. You can also apply after your first semester, that is how I got in.</p>