<p>Hi!</p>
<p>My son was accepted into Mason's honors program. When he applied, he did so for a back up school, however, should he reconsider since being offered acceptance into the honors program? Does anyone have more info about the honors program? Thanks so much! Stephanie</p>
<p>My daughter goes there...but not in the honors program..however we did look into it...I was pretty impressed with its interdisciplinary approach....appears to instill the "wider view" in its students....I also thought its approach in the sciences was pretty innovative, exploring the connections among the disciplines....should help students to be resilient in their thinking in later life.</p>
<p>Hi! I'm in the same situation that your daughter was in years ago. GMU has been a back-up but I just got admitted into the honors program and now I'm trying to decide if I should consider GMU more seriously.</p>
<p>What did your daughter decide? If you could give me any information, it would be very much appreciated!</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Hi, it was actually my son! You might have wanted to ask the person who replied to my post, but I am happy to tell you what our son ended up doing. He chose to attend Virginia Tech instead of Mason. He has been happy there and is graduating in 3 years and is on to law school in the fall. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Hi there, I applied to gmu honors but I wanted to know what was your child’s gpa and sat scores when he applied to gmu honors?</p>
<p>This is late but I got accepted to the GMU honors program and I had a 3.8 and 2100/2400. I didn’t accept though. I don’t think it’s worth going to GMU honors program over a much better school like UVA or william and mary.</p>
<p>My daughter just opted for GMU over all of her other offers since they accepted her into their honors program and gave her scholarships/grants along with it. I have an older child in another large university so I am well aware of the advantages of an honors program (chief among them: early registration for classes so they are never closed out of a course and get the schedule they need to accommodate interships and other outside activities). Plus, getting a “better” school for just an undergrad degree doesn’t make sense - she can always “trade up” for grad school. So I say, always opt for the honors programs over general admission not only for the added benefits of the program itself but also for the scholarships that go along with them which leaves more money for grad school!</p>
<p>And from what I’ve seen of GMU, I’d hardly classify it as less than other VA schools! It’s a real “up and coming school” and beats some of the Ivies we visited in terms of atmoshpere, congeniality of the students, diversity, facilities (anyone seen the dorms at Yale? or NYU?!), accessibility of the professors (try even finding them at “big name” schools), and outreach to students and parents. Even my son’s “Big 10” school can’t compare to GMU’s outreach, and his school is an NCAA and communications powerhouse!</p>
<p>GMU is the best for commuters and non-partyers. I love how most students there are very goal oriented.</p>
<p>My son is in the honors college at Mason and loves it. He is also in the honors college “LLC” or “living learning community” which means he lives in the same dorm (as freshmen) or on the dorm floor (as upperclassmen) as other honors students and they do activities together and have special seminars from top professors. He’s found it easy to form tight bonds with other students. Honors college means he gets to register first for classes and can design his own schedule around his internship or job hours and get his first choice of classes. His honors classes have had about 30 students in them and have been taught by top professors who have previously taught at MIT and other big name colleges. There are thousands of students living on campus so the fact that there are also commuter students does not impact his social life. He is busy all the time! Definitely worth a look for anyone wondering. It definitely helps give you that small college within a big university feeling.</p>
<p>My son found out he got into GMU EA this past Saturday. Honor College notification comes separately - in January? How did your son find out, bookmouse?</p>
<p>Last year, Honors decisions came out over a period of a couple of weeks. A lot of people had already received notice, and my D thought her email? was an accident. I called the school to confirm, and they assured me that her Honors acceptance was correct and would be followed by something in the mail. I know she found out well after Christmas, but I can’t remember how long–January, maybe?</p>
<p>"If you applied to the Honors College by the November 1 priority deadline, please note that admission letters will be sent separate from your early action letter. We expect that all November 1 applicants will receive a mailed letter between January 10th – January 31st. If you applied after the November 1 deadline, admission letters will continue to roll through February and March, on a space-available basis. *Please note: only students admitted to the Honors College will receive a mailed letter. If you have questions about the status of your application after January 31st, please email <a href=“mailto:gzamora2@gmu.edu”>gzamora2@gmu.edu</a> with your full name and birthdate or G#. "</p>
<p>I wonder if it will be tomorrow?</p>
<p>The Early Action letters were dated Dec 12th but we got it on the 23rd.
I think the honors college letters will take a while to come.</p>
<p>Has anyone received a letter regarding acceptance to the honors college?</p>
<p>Honors college admission letter received today. Honors college reception on Feb 23rd.</p>
<p>Honors college admission letter received today also. We are in VA, Wash DC area.</p>
<p>I got accepted to Honors College too. Did anyone have any information about the merit-based scholarship?</p>
<p>No not yet.</p>