<p>1.) When applying to the college of LSA, I had to answer the following short essay question:</p>
<p>College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA): What led you to choose the area(s) of academic interest that you have listed in your application to the University of Michigan? If you are undecided, what areas are you most interested in, and why?</p>
<p>I wrote a short (250 word) essay on my interest in a specific academic area. Now I wish to write an essay on the same topic for the honors application. Is it alright if the content of both these essays overlaps to a certain extent?</p>
<p>2.) How strict is the 500 word limit for the honors essay? Would it be alright if my essay was 600 words?</p>
<p>That's really weird that they had the same question, just don't write about imperialism (one of my friends can be really dumb...)...</p>
<p>And it's not like they're going to count how many words you have in your essay...college essays limits are basically to keep it so that they have time to read everything. 600 might be pushing it a little, but yeah...</p>
<p>I posted this information on the Campus Day thread, but I thought the honors essay posters would be interested too. I attended the Campus Day presentation on the Honors Program on Monday, I learned that honors program essays should have been in by March 1 for optimal timing and response by April 1. But the director said if the essay is submitted this week by email, that it should get the same handling and decision by April 1. They are doing the admissions on a rolling basis, but many essays are reviewed and set aside (deferred) for later handling if they are borderline. The applicant would not know this had happened, just would not get a response within a few weeks of submitting essay. She also said that they read the essays, hoping to see student's excitement about learning, and that it is an important piece of the review. They do review the whole file, though, and she said -- do not under any circumstances submit the same essay you already wrote for your application.</p>
<p>Hi fredmar, I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I wondered what you thought of Campus Day. Is your daughter still interested in the Honors Program?</p>
<p>Hi, SBDad, yes my daughter is still interested in Honors Program. The director let us ask about individual status privately after the discussion. I think D thought she would walk in there and she would be told, oh, FMD, don't bother to write an essay, of course we want YOU... when that did not happen and she was told to submit her essay, everything changed. She came right home and wrote a great essay, which has now been submitted. Once again, nothing I say means anything, until she hears it from the horse's mouth.</p>
<p>As an aside, didn't you think they did a much better recruiting job at the Fall presentation to potential NMFs? There were a lot of students from out of state who were there, and i don't think the U went all out to get them to choose Ann Arbor. I found myself selling it more than they were. But I loved the opportunity to sit in on classes, a lot of fun.</p>
<p>Yes, the NMF thing was nicer and more personal. Unfortunately, we did not get to sit in on a class because if was a Saturday. S did get to meet up with a bass player at the School of Music and jam a little. That was fun.</p>
<p>Well, that sounds like fun too. Several of the students asked about the availability of music classes and groups for non-music majors. The proctors described a very active and vibrant music scene, even outside the music school, which was good to hear. If you get another chance to sit in on some classes, do it. I found myself transported. What a privilege to be able to sit and learn from these brilliant minds. I wish I could do it over again.</p>