Hi, I’m a high school senior from southcentral Kentucky. I went to a unique high school where I took college courses to fulfill my graduation requirements and now have just under 60 hours of college credit.
I applied to many state schools, as well as private institutions, but of course, I won’t hear back from private institutions until April 1. I’ve been accepted to Kentucky, Alabama, Western Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ole Miss.
At Ole Miss, I was accepted into the Honors College and the Provost Scholars program, and along with that was granted a scholarship package that covers all costs.
Personally, I’m on the more liberal side of the political spectrum, but I’m used to being a minority in that respect. I’m also agnostic. I plan on rushing if I go here and majoring in either Biology or Political Science. I visited Ole Miss and thought the campus was beautiful. But I’m worried that I’m not a good fit? Any advice?
I’m in the same boat as you for the most part. I went through a similar program and I’m graduating with 80 credits. I was accepted into the Honors College, as well as the Croft Institute where I will be majoring in International Studies. I also got a full ride.
If I were you, I would definitely consider going there for a Political Science major. The school has a lot of background in the subject and an excellent school of public policy. However, the hard sciences are somewhat lacking. US News ranks their Political Science program at #89 and Biology at #175, a pretty steep difference.
As for feeling like an outsider, I doubt that will be too much of an issue. It’s such a massive school that I’m sure you’ll find plenty of people like yourself.
@rolypolyoli Late response, but the Ole Miss honors program is really top notch, with small classes taught by some pretty imminent folks. It is housed in a former sorority house that is right in the middle of campus. At a lot of schools the honors program is really just being able to register early and do a few extra things.
My kids didn’t pick Ole Miss because we live here. Most Ole Miss students are relatively conservative but there are liberals to be found. So unless you are one of those who gets upset just being around conservatives you will be fine. As for being agnostic, I don’t think it would be in your best interests to run around telling people at any of the schools you’ve listed.
Did you go to the Craft Academy by chance? A former neighbor from when we lived in Kentucky graduated last year.