<p>I applied on the January 9th date. Realistically, when should I hear back from them? The website says mid-March, but I've already learned that State like surprising students early with decisions. Is there a chance for that with the Honors program?</p>
<p>Also, can someone give me some stats on people who have been accepted or what the average honor student is?</p>
<p>Hi KatSWG,</p>
<p>Below is information that I, as part of our son’s college search process, have gathered on the NC State Honors Program. I have included the sources, links to the sources, and dates of the information:</p>
<p>Honors Programs & Colleges, Joan Digby, 2005
2010 0924: [Honor</a> Programs & Colleges, 4/e - Google Books](<a href=“http://■■■■■■/a7cXfb]Honor”>Honors Programs and Colleges - Joan Digby - Google Books)</p>
<p>“Students are invited to apply for admission to the UHP. The biggest group of students enters the program upon their arrival at NC State as first-year students…The UHP offers its participants study-abroad scholarships and undergraduate research awards…The Honors living-learning community is a partnership of the UHP and University Housing. Located in the historic quad residence halls, the Honors Village was renovated in 2004-05…The Honors Village is immediately adjacent to the offices of the UHP and one of the campus dining halls. First-year students are strongly encouraged, but not required, to live in the Honors village. They are placed into small groups, each under the leadership of an Honors village mentor…The University Honors Program was established in 2000, adopting its research-focused mission in 2003. There are currently 400-500 active participants.”</p>
<p>“Students are invited to apply for admission to the University Honors Program. Automatic invitations are issued based on high school GPA and SAT scores…Applications are reviewed by faculty members and campus professionals, with a major emphasis placed on student essays. In recent years, the UHP has received 400 applications for 125-150 places.”</p>
<p>“The NC State Merit Scholarship Competition includes both University-wide (non-curriculum specific) scholarships and merit scholarships given by the individual colleges and academic departments for students planning to enter their specific majors. In addition, the Park Scholarship Program…awards full scholarships to 45-50 students each year.”</p>
<p>Admission: University Honors Program
2010 0924: [NCSU</a> University Honors Program: Prospective Students Admission](<a href=“http://www.ncsu.edu/honors/admission.htm]NCSU”>http://www.ncsu.edu/honors/admission.htm)</p>
<p>Admission to the UHP is not automatic and a separate application is required. Prospective students can obtain an application one of two ways:</p>
<p>1) Students that have been accepted to NC State and meet the following academic criteria (at least 1300 SAT score – Math and Verbal only and 4.0 weighted/or 3.6 unweighted GPA). </p>
<p>2) Students that have been admitted to NC State and fall short of the criteria can self-invite. To request an invitation a prospective student should call the UHP office at 919.513.4078 and request an invitation. </p>
<p>NC State Brochure, Section on the University Honors Program (2007)
2010 0924: <a href=“http://ncsu.edu/uap/about/documents/DUAP_PRV_Report_2007.pdf[/url]”>http://ncsu.edu/uap/about/documents/DUAP_PRV_Report_2007.pdf</a></p>
<p>Mission:</p>
<p>The UHP focuses on the multitude of ways that humans have sought new information, new meaning, and new purpose in their lives.</p>
<p>We recruit and provide programmatic support for a diverse group of nationally outstanding
students, ensuring that they benefit fully from the resources of a major land-grant, research university and the Research Triangle by emphasizing inquiry-, creativity-, and discovery based learning.</p>
<p>Highlights of Interest:</p>
<p>• The UHP welcomed its largest entering class to date, 179 students.
• Average SAT = 1336,
• Weighted high school GPA = 4.56.
• The Honors Village continued its growth. We enjoyed a 70% return rate of the current students and nearly 90% of the entering first year students elected to live in the Village.</p>
<p>College Confidential (2009 1221)
2010 0924: [NC</a> State Honors Program - College Confidential](<a href=“http://■■■■■■/bqjYXH]NC”>NC State Honors Program - North Carolina State University - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>I am currently a first year student (junior now with credit hours!) in the University Honors Program at State.</p>
<p>Here is the lowdown from a student’s prospective: </p>
<p>The Honors program is MUCH more prestigious than the Scholar’s program.</p>
<p>Second, The Honors program will be much more DIFFICULT than the Scholar’s program.</p>
<p>Third, You will get much more out of the Honors Program than the scholar’s program most likely.</p>
<p>You have to take 4 honors seminars, which can be difficult classes, but fulfill GEP requirements and are taught by some of the best teachers the university offers. </p>
<p>You get the opportunity to live in the Honors Village (which I lived in this past semester) which is a very nice place right next to many of the Honors Seminars.</p>
<p>You complete a Capstone Project (often filled by your departmental degree requirement’s senior design project)</p>
<p>You get opportunities to attend events and speakers you would not have otherwise (I got to go to the Shelton Leadership forum and alot of people ate with the chancellor, etc)</p>
<p>You get priority registration 2 WEEKS before regular registration. All other early registrations start a day or two early, this gives you a huge advantage with alot of the funding for classes being cut due to economic times. </p>
<p>Also, you can register for honors sections of normal classes, which I did and they have the best teacher’s out there. They are small (20-30) person sections of normally HUGE (200-300) person classes that are always taught by the best person for that course.</p>
<p>I would personally recommend it, however most of the students in the honors program are incredibly bright. Don’t let the high distribution on the first year Honors Seminar fool you. for me it was probably one of the hardest classes I will ever take. However, it was probably one of the best classes I will ever take as well.</p>
<p>PS: I’m a CSC/MA major, grammar is the last of my cares</p>
<p>CSC/MA… Computer Science ???/Masters What does this abbreviation mean? thx</p>
<p>Thank you for that information. An actual student’s opinion is always more helpful.</p>