<p>Anyone applying or know useful stats about getting in?</p>
<p>i.e.</p>
<p>Number of applicants/year
Number accepted/year
ACT/SAT scores
GPA</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>The only thing I really know about the honors program is that it accepts approximately 10% of the entering class. This year I think it's around 600 people. I don't know too much about what stats you need to get in, but it seems like most students in Honors have an least a 1400, 3.8.</p>
<p>Great, thanks! Those stats are pretty useful, actually, since I had no idea before.</p>
<p>Looks like I'm giving U of M a shot, then.</p>
<p>How do you apply for the LSA honors program? I looked at the application but I never saw a check box for it.</p>
<p>You are automatically considered when you apply, no extra work needed. However, they might not accept you on your first shot. They might either waitlist you or simply reject you. If you're waitlisted, you might have a chance to enroll in the honors program if enough people don't accept their offer. If you're rejected, I believe there's an option to manually apply for the honors program to get in after first semester or first year. I'm not too sure about that one.</p>
<p>So how do you know if you're rejected from the honors college? Does it just not mention anything about that in the decision letter?</p>
<p>As per a U-M meeting I went to maybe a month ago, if you aren't offered admission but would like to be part of the program, it is possible to petition for entrance.</p>
<p>Please be aware; the underclass honors at UM is NOT an "honors college". A lot of people (like me) were very dissappointed to find that underclass honors is not all that its cracked up to be. More than anything, its a psychological booster, to make kids like me who aren't going to their Ivy of choice feel better. </p>
<p>Graduating w/ honors is something entirely separate from the honors college, as is honors within your major. Honors is not degee granting, and the only thing you get for completing the requirements is a sophomore award of some kind.</p>
<p>As far as classes, there are very few actual "honors" classes. What you get are honors sections for your larger intro freshmen courses. I will say this, if you are in an honors section, you're almost guaranteed to get a good GSI, which will MAKE OR BREAK your 1st year experience.</p>
<p>So, my point: don't get sucked in by the lights. Honors ain't all its cracked up to be, so don't freak out about getting in. </p>
<p>As for me personally, i've had an especially bad experience w/ honors because i'm in the residential college, and the two programs do not play nice. :-/</p>
<p>But I'd say RC over honors any day of the week. So, my second point is, look at all the programs at UM, not just honors. Its hard when you're in hs to ignore prestige, but TRUST ME, here at UM, nobody gives a rats behind whether you are in honors or not. Find the program/s that benefit you academically. If its honors, than its honors, but there is other stuff out there.</p>
<p>Didn't mean to jack the thread...but I just suddenly felt moved.
:-D</p>
<p>lol I'm not a huge fan of the Great Books readings. I guess you're right. It doesn't mean that much to be in honors other than honors housing in S. Quad.</p>