Just wondering, what my chances are, and what the differnce is from LSU

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<p>Pakjan6, one thing I wanted to add regarding the honors program. Although you have the qualifying score, you still need to submit an application with a short essay once you receive admission. It does not take long to do.</p>

<p>Good luck on your ACT.</p>

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<p>yes, I know thank you</p>

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<p>day 3 and still no call back from bama … very dissapointing</p>

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<p>Pakjan, some thoughts, but I cannot answer all your questions. My son decided between UA and LSU.

  1. the dorms are much nicer at Alabama, but I don’t think the campus is walkable as someone else said. From the honors dorms, it is a fair hike or bus ride or bike ride to classes. The dorms are older, but closer at LSU, unless you are taking some of the “Ag” type classes.
  2. The range of classes is slightly larger at LSU, because it has the “Agricultural and Mechanical” type stuff as well as the typical college majors. think architecture, landscape design.
  3. The business school is slightly better at Alabama
  4. Both campuses are lovely, and you better like football, it is, somewhat important, ;).
  5. the money/honors college thing is murky - my son received a full tuition scholarship to LSU, but was not accepted to the Honors program. He was accepted to the Honors program at Alabama, but got virtually NO money. We think his Honors app at LSU might have got pulled, because he decided to go to UA, but we aren’t sure. We are in state for UA, but he still should have gotten money - at the time it didn’t matter, because tuition at Alabama was pre-paid for him. I think that a focussed, involved young man who stays on top of his apps - get them in early, I can’t emphasize that enough, early, early, early - jump through all the Honors hoops, etc. - this young man should get money and Honors admission. My son had a great deal of “angst” about where to go, so he didn’t foolow through as much as maybe he could have. Alternatively, Alabama can get lots of in state kids with much better stats than he had (30 on the ACT, but horrible grades), so it might just be that he wasn’t a desireable commodity. If you have any interest in study abroad go for International Honors, their Honors admissions are a little easier because many eligible kids cannot or would not go abroad or take the necessary 2 years of foreign language. this is the route my son took, he is hoping to go to Japan.
  6. Speaking of money, both schools and both states have definite money problems, I guess all public universities are feeling pinched right now, so I’m not sure what the future holds for the quality of classes.</p>

<p>He is orienting today, I will know much, much more in about 6 months.</p>

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<p>thank you so much… that helps a lot, and the earliest my school will let me, I think, is September</p>

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<p>cangel: You’re right when you say that the walk from the honors dorms are farther away from the rest of campus. When I visited, I did the walk several myself and it wasn’t that bad (10 minutes). I only said it is a “walking” campus because I didn’t see many students using the bus, but I did see many walking to and from there classes.</p>

<p>Just wanted to clarify what I meant.</p>

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<p>You don’t realize how great priority registration is until you hear your non-honors friends complaining about being stuck with an 8am class. </p>

<p>Tuscaloosa is a really small town. I really hate it as far as excitement but I prefer bigger cities anyway so my opinion is biased.</p>

<p>As far as which school looks better. You have to decide or at least think about what your ultimate career/life goals are. Getting to know top professors by taking an honors course can go a long way. I took an honors course on entrepreneurship this past semester. While in class our professor mentions that he is hiring students to work in his lab and it pays $10/hr. Two days later I’m hired (and I even got 4 of my other friends hired). I think I lucked up, but knowing that you can call a professor for a recommendation is great as many students don’t have those types of relationships with their professors. </p>

<p>UA is very generous with their scholarships. I entered fall 06 each year they have been raising the amount of money they give out for the same scores. Sometimes I wish I could have graduated high school later so I could get more money.</p>

<p>The honors dorms are ridiculously nice. My friend and I were just talking yesterday about how nice these dorms are. They have a new dorm opening this fall. Because of the large influx of students the university leased these luxury apartments (granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, etc) called The Bluff and students have the option of living there. If you have a housing scholarship, you can stay in The Bluff for free.</p>

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<p>i just was reading a article and UA was in the “top 5 colleges not to go too”</p>

<p>Uhoh</p>

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<p>pakjan6, what is the source of your top 5 schools not to attend?</p>

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<p>i just tried to find it, but i couldn’t it was on YAHOO on the front page</p>

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<p>Yes, please find that article for us.</p>

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<p>“If you have a housing scholarship, you can stay in The Bluff for free.”…</p>

<p>Almost a true statement for the Bluffs. UA signed a long term lease with the property owners of the Bluffs to ease the demand for on campus housing. Honors upper classmen had first priority for the Bluffs. If you are already receiving housing as part of your scholarship, you will have to pay extra for a 3 BR unit at the Bluffs and a bit more for a two BR unit at the Bluffs. My son was invited to fill some of the open units via E-mail. I think the extra cost for the 3 BR unit would be about $150 per semester and $250-$400 per semester for a 2 BR unit. He decided to stay in Riverside.
It is still a great deal considering the Bluffs apartments have a washer and dryer plus each BR has a private bath. I could not convince my son to move to the Bluffs. He does like riding his bike to practice each morning but if he moved to the Bluffs the bike commute would get old REAL fast (especially in the rain). Who wants to deal with finding a parking spot for classes? Not my son.</p>

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<p>Yeah the private bathroom and washer/dryer were a big plus for me. I am really going to like having a kitchen.</p>

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<p>interresting</p>