<p>She made several visits but didn't "overnight." This was very much pre-CC, and i didn't know anyone who did that or really even know about the concept. Oh well.</p>
<p>The visits and admitted students days were all meticulously scripted--we went to an Honors lunch which sure highlighted the best of the best.</p>
<p>Connecting to the other thread about admissions competence, there is no doubt tht their whole admissions dept was by far the best we encountered. Which is why we learned to take that with a grain of salt as a measure of how much we liked the rest of a school. My S benefited from her experiences.</p>
<p>anxiousmom - one of the things that really changed at Ohio in the last million years was the creation of the Honors Tutorial College. It provides a much more academic environment. Without HTC, he'd be going somewhere else, but so far, he's had a fantastic experience.</p>
<p>Dgimedia - the Honors Tutorial College was in place when I went to school there. (I guess I only went to school there half a million years ago! :) ). I had a friend in the program; I didn't apply because I didn't think it would mesh very well with my major. I had some bright, motivated friends and met a core group of interesting, artistic people. There was also a huge contingent of binge-drinking, party-hearty, not-so-into school kids, and some less-than-satisfying courses outside my major. I know this is the case at other schools. I did really enjoy my time there, but got tired of some of the "party until you upchuck" mentality of a large portion of the population. :( I have heard great things from people about OU now, so maybe it has evolved in the 20+ years since I graduated.</p>
<p>My son is completing his sophomore year in Plan II Honors at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a National Merit Finalist who chose Plan II over Yale, and he is happy with his choice.</p>
<p>One of his best friends went to Princeton and there doesn't seem to be much difference in the quality of their educations, but obviously going to an Ivy League school may make a difference to some employers and graduate schools. We'll see how much in a couple of years ...</p>