<p>Has anyone received information on applying to the L&S Honors Program? Does anyone know the stats you need?</p>
<p>My son is a freshman in L&S Honors. The deadline, at least last year, was tied to when you individually were accepted, I believe about 4 weeks or so after you were admitted. Unlike Honors at many other flagships (and why I am a huge fan of it at UW), there are no minimum stats etc. – every admitted student is invited to apply. The idea is not that Honors students are smarter than others at UW, but rather that they are interested in exploring subjects more deeply. </p>
<p>The application asks for basic info, plus 3 essays – I don’t know if they change, but last year it was something like writing a newspaper article for news from 25 years in the future, something else discussing the role of diversity of views in education and, for the life of me, I cannot recall the third. </p>
<p>Honors is great opportunity at L&S, because you can take the Honors discussion section in a big lecture class, and your discussion is led by the prof rather than a TA; you have access to Honors advising at SOAR, and at least last year, you got to “reserve” a spot in a FIG (first year interest group – cluster of thematically linked courses). </p>
<p>To graduate with Honors in L&S, you need to meet various additional requirements beyond ordinary L&S, including 24 Honors credits with distribution in various areas (taking Honors Science just may be the end of my son). </p>
<p>You can read much more online about the program. Check your emails from UW, as that should be where the invitation to apply to Honors appears, as well as the link to the application. </p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptance to UW.</p>
<p>Wow thank you for the info!!</p>
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<p>All students admitted to the university and to the College of Letters and Science will be invited to apply to be considered for admission to the Honors Program to pursue the Honors in the Liberal Arts degree. </p>
<p>Students will receive an invitation message by e-mail, containing the URL to our online application. Students who do not have email and/or internet access will receive an invitation letter by mail with directions to contact our office by phone (608-262-2984) to request a hard copy application. A specific deadline will be provided in the invitation message or letter, and only applications received on or before the deadline will be considered.</p>
<p>Definitely consider the Honors program. You can join or leave it ant any time but the advantage in joining now is getting an Honors advisor for SOAR and the various activities now offered to freshmen. btw- SOAR advisors are real professors who know how to get what is needed not just what the system says can be done. Computers are a great asset but humans really do run the show. Feel free to send emails to ask any questions the website doesn’t cover.</p>
<p>Is honors program admittance more stat-driven or essay-driven? (If anybody has noticed a trend)</p>
<p>I don’t have enough experience to judge any trends. My son was postponed, and yet wrote strong essays and was admitted to Honors. My sense is that essays matter more than stats, but again, I have only his experience to go by.</p>
<p>Probably essays- you show you want to be in it. If UW extends an invitation that means you must have the stats to join. Some people may not have as stellar a HS record as they are capable of and Honors courses may be the incentive they need to apply themselves. The value is in the tougher courses/workload, if you find those you choose are too difficult for your plans just drop them. It is easy to enter and stop taking Honors courses so don’t worry that you ultimately don’t want to do all of the required courses for an Honors degree. Benefits to it as a freshman in noncourse extras.</p>
<p>I was actually just reading up on the L&S Honors program, and it says they don’t consider your SATs or GPA. It says they just consider essays and high school extracurriculars. I’m a pretty good writer so my essays will be good, but my extracurriculars aren’t great. Hopefully they’ll let me in!</p>