<p>I'm majoring in finance and I will be a freshman in fall 2010. I wasn't invited to apply for the Honors Program at UF in the spring when I got admitted. However, I think I'd like to be a part of it for the community and nicer dorms. I know they have lateral admission, however, what do I need to have to be a good candidate...as in, what do most accepted cnadidates have? And what is the acceptance rate?</p>
<p>Wait, why wouldn’t you automatically want to be in the honors college?</p>
<p>Nice dorm.</p>
<p>Priority for course registration.</p>
<p>Etc.</p>
<p>-gpowsang</p>
<p>I think the acceptance rate is very very low. If you didn’t have the 1400 SAT or darn near it, you probably don’t have a chance unless you’re a superstar your first semester.</p>
<p>The honors college is stupid anyway. You don’t get priority registration (that’s only for national merits) except to register for your honors class, which will be a waste of time. You pretty much just add a bunch of obligations and get nothing in return. Being part of the honors program is NOT the same as graduating with honors.</p>
<p>wow…then the honors program seems pretty lame…</p>
<p>The honors classes are not necessarily extra classes, but you do have to take one a semester, if I recall. I think UF needs to overhaul the honors college to pull in more top kids though since they gutted the NMF money.</p>
<p>d ook 2 honors courses her first year, which is 2 of the 4 you need for a certificate. she didn’t live in hume, which was the only reason she was in the honors program. having almost all of her gen eds thru ap credit there are really no other classes offered she wants or needs, so she’s done with the program. she’s going to do honors in her major.</p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>The honors program is pretty lame. At preview, even though we have “early registration”, all the good honors classes were basically full, which means I didn’t even get to take any of the honors classes I wanted to.</p>
<p>I defaulted into Honors into Professional Development, which is basically First Year Florida for Honors kids. Anybody can get it.</p>
<p>I’m not rooming at Hume either, so I’m not sure what the real benefits are. For one, the advisors actually seem to know their stuff, so thats one advantage.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about it and just try to pursue honors within your respective major.</p>
<p>My son lived in Hume this year and completed two Honors classes, one which he truly disliked and considered a waste of time, and the other was Honors Diff. Eq. Next year, he’s living off campus and wants nothing to do with the Honors program. It’s too bad so many kids seem to feel the same way.</p>
<p>That’s interesting, cause the only time I talked to honors advisors, they led me entirely astray. Luckily I’m engineering so we always have A+ advising.</p>
<p>Intro to Professional Development was the 1 and only honors class I took. Boy did it suck, something about having a grade to “hang out with your teacher” (mine was a mad creepy grad student) just bothered me. The final portfolio was mind-numbing busywork on a level I think of more on par with middle school. I don’t recommend this class (though, if you want your associates of honors or whatever the cute little certificate they give you to waste 4 classes is, you’re gonna end up taking this probably).</p>
<p>Only perk of honors: free honors planners. I used that thing freshmen year. Also took some for all my friends and family.</p>
<p>The way students are being admitted into the Honor’s Program is being completely changed for the Class of 2015. They are doing what most schools are doing, going to a holistic approach to Honors Program admittance. I’m curious to know if that will change for the Class of 2014 lateral admission.</p>
<p>get a 4.0 and be involved with professors and organizations your fall semester and you have a solid chance. but live everyones said so far, the honors program is not particularly useful, though i’ve heard of instances where i was jealous of some opportunities honors friends have had (of course they weren’t good enough for me to remember though).</p>
<p>graduation with honors is whats important, and the honors program has absolutely nothing to do with that.</p>
<p>thanks everyone! so helpful</p>
<p>i agree with above… get a 4.0 and become involved on campus. I turned in my app on the day it was due, and got in through lateral admissions. its really not as bad as people describe it to be. i have friends who live in hume and the people are super nice and friendly. there’s a lot of opportunities in the honors college, you just have to be willing to look for them. good luck!</p>
<p>the best thing about the honors college is the bulletin they send out via email about everything going on on campus</p>
<p>Hey, if you want the ability to live in one of the most expensive dorms on campus, go for it. After the program is over, there’s not a single distinction between someone who was in the honors program and a normal student.</p>