<p>I was just wondering if anyone would be able to tell me more about the Kilachand Honors College. I was accepted into it, but I’m just wondering how much of an opportunity it is and what exactly honors college students do. Also, how nice are the honors college dorms? I’m a prospective International Relations major and I’ve also been accepted to Brandeis and Tufts (Brandeis would be very close in cost to BU & I’m still waiting on info from Tufts although it is my current first choice) - I’ve read that the academics at Brandeis and Tufts are stronger than BU, but do you think the KHC would be too good of an opportunity to pass up?</p>
<p>I am also wondering these things… I was also recently admitted. </p>
<p>Is the KHC experience strictly related to the 4, 2, 1, 2 courses you have to take, or are there other aspects? Is grade deflation a problem, because I’ve heard BU has an issue with it. How are the dorms? Are the RAs as strict as people indicate they are for the rest of the school? </p>
<p>I am a junior biomedical engineering student in the honors college and I’d have to say it definitely made my college experience a lot more enjoyable! Being an engineering student, I’ve lots of math, science, and engineering courses - but every semester, my honors college class is my favorite. The classes are small and engaging, and the professors are outstanding. The dorms are pretty standard, I lived in them freshman year and didn’t have any problems. Honestly I think the honors college would tip the scale towards BU for you, deciding between Brandeis, Tufts and here with comprable financial packages. Neither Tufts nor Brandeis offers this kind of unique, interdisciplinary experience like KHC does.</p>
<p>The KHC experience is definitely more than just the classes - you join a tight-knit community of students whom you see in and out of class. Many of them become your best friends. The co-curricular lectures are another part of the program, which boil down to monthly lectures given from world-renowned academics, journalists, and other professionals that help to enrich the program by engaging the students outside of the classroom. Also these talks are not talks, but trips - for instance, we went to the Boston Opera House to see a ballet in the fall, and visited the local WGBH station this spring. These are opportunities you get to participate in, for free, as a part of KHC. </p>
<p>As I said, the dorms are pretty standard, they’re not fantastic but they’re not bad by any means. As for grade deflation, I have never experienced this in my 3 years at Boston University. And the RAs are not too strict don’t worry. They’re here to help us guys not get us in trouble.</p>
<p>Thank you for the insights! The KHC sounds like an awesome opportunity - I’m still leaning heavily towards Tufts but the honors college definitely is appealing. Around how many people participate in it each year? It seems very selective so I’m guessing not many - I have a friend who received a full tuition scholarship to BU but didn’t even receive an invitation to the KHC.</p>
<p>Not that admit rates are everything, but a staff member at BU said that in 2011, 20000 students expressed interest and only 150 or so were admitted. (0.08%??) Not sure what it is this year, especially since the program’s been changing/expanding a bit and is only in it’s third year. Seems like a fantastic opportunity, since a lot of the problems people say they have with the school are related to lack of personal attention, size, etc, which is rather circumvented when you’re in a program of 70-100 kids taking seminar-style classes. I don’t know enough specifics to be more helpful, but it would definitely improve the Boston University experience, I’d imagine.</p>
<p>I think the great part about the Honors College is that it has such a small class size and you can become close with people in other departments. Though I was accepted, I might not be able to attend due to financial difficulties. I really wish I could, though. Congrats to all who were accepted! : )</p>
<p>Are all the trips on weekends? What other benefits are there if I were to apply/be accepted to KHC? Are the KHC classes much harder, or is the difficulty more manageable because of the professors/class size? Also, (unrelated) are there any study abroad opportunities in South Korea? -Thank You</p>
<p>@rayznsunz ur grades have to be really good to get in to kHC…the acceptance rate was only 9% last year. i heard the dorms are harder to make friends since you have to live with the other honor kids…not sure tho</p>
On our visit in summer 2015 we learned that Honors students have to take an extra course (the honors one). wondering if the increased courseload is problematic. Do people take a low-stress elective to compensate and balance their load? (is that even possible every semester? The tour guide mentioned guitar…).
On our visit in summer 2015 we learned that Honors students have to take an extra course (the honors one). wondering if the increased courseload is problematic. Do people take a low-stress elective to compensate and balance their load? (is that even possible every semester? The tour guide mentioned guitar…).(reposting as no replies yet).Thanks!