I was surprised that I wasn’t invited to it in the first place (Top 1% of class, 1470 SAT, Many awards), but I was planning to apply for it in January. Is it worth it? I know I’m going to grad school, likely a PhD Econ, and I want to know if it will help me stand out in grad school admissions.
My D did not make honors either despite being a very strong student in HS. We are OOS.
Being in the honors college is certainly an honor, but in my opinion it is what you accomplish while in college that will help you stand out when you apply to grad schools. If you maintain a high GPA, develop relationships with professors who can write your letters of recommendation, get involved in whatever you need to do in order to gain acceptance into PhD programs in Econ, etc… Then you should be fine despite not being in honors.