<p>I did the Capstone Summer Honors Program and our lead counselor was in Fellows, CBH, IHP, and regular Honors. She also knew of another girl in both CBH and Fellows. It’s rare, but not unheard of, probably because so few would not only get accpeted to both, but want to commit to both massive requirements.</p>
<p>In regards to finance, I met with Dr. Sharpe and he said that CBH would award miscellaneous scholarships to cover the cost of taking CBH for those who get loaded above the 16 hour cap on hours that tuition scholarships cover. (since its a four hour elective)</p>
<p>But other than that and the Elite scholarship through Fellows (which the majority of Fellows don’t get) there really isn’t any money in either program since they assume most of their members will have tuition or close it paid for already.</p>
<p>*What happens with the students who applied for both the UFE and the CBHP? Does the pool for the CBHP shrink as people are selected for UFE? I find it difficult to believe that anyone participates in both.</p>
<p>If you are selected for both do they let you know the financial (scholarship) implications of each choice? I know that people qualifying for both will be rare, but in the end it could help some candidates in each pool. Thoughts?
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<p>**Actually, there are a number of kids in both CBH and UFE. ** </p>
<p>Each selection process is separate. No one is denied a spot in one program, just because they have been asked to join the other. Therefore, a student would receive whatever $$ is offered (if anything) regardless of what the other program is doing.</p>
<p>*But other than that and the Elite scholarship through Fellows (which the majority of Fellows don’t get) there really isn’t any money in either program since they assume most of their members will have tuition or close it paid for already. *</p>
<p>CBH also sometimes gives some tuition scholarship supplements to those OOS CBH students who score a 28-31 and don’t get the full OOS tuition scholarships. They will also supplement the in-state students who only get a 28-29. Of course, there aren’t many in either category, but there are usually at least one or two per year that get accepted to CBH, but don’t have the ACT high enough for full tuition.</p>
<p>Wow. I have to say I’m a bit surprised by the ambitious nature of the students who double dip. Sounds exhausting. I hope they have time to have some non-academic fun too. </p>
<p>On the scholarship front, I thought some could be used across the spectrum of college expenses: room & board, computers, books, etc… I guess it depends on the scholarship fund.</p>
<p>Glad to hear that your nails are being given a reprieve! :)</p>
<p>As for the smoking… I understand the social aspect (theater, etc), but please don’t get addicted! Besides…smoking is EXPENSIVE. LOL You’ve got college to pay for! :)</p>
<p>I know, right? The workload of those programs separately seems staggering, especially when it’s added to the general stress of being a college freshman. Doing both is quite intense.
But the groups do both make a point of scheduling fun events for members to relax together and have fun. Dr. Sharpe is particularly wonderful about it. One Thanksgiving he invited all the out-of-state kids who couldn’t go home that week to his house for dinner.</p>
<p>Another junior I know in CBH has been actively involved in her sorority since rush and is known for being the life of the party wherever she goes. She assured me that it just depends on the individual’s determination to make time for a social life as well.</p>
<p>Curious as to the actual size & availability of exclusively honors classes at the Univ. of Alabama. Many honors colleges’ courses throughout the country tend to be just contracted extra work in a large lecture course which is open to both honors & non-honors students. Several months ago a student poster claimed that the honors classes at UA were much larger than promised. Are there any current Alabama honors students willing to reply? Thanks.</p>
<p>*Curious as to the actual size & availability of exclusively honors classes at the Univ. of Alabama. </p>
<p>Many honors colleges’ courses throughout the country tend to be just contracted extra work in a large lecture course which is open to both honors & non-honors students. </p>
<p>Several months ago a student poster claimed that the honors classes at UA were much larger than promised. Are there any current Alabama honors students willing to reply? Thanks. *</p>
<p>I have 2 kids in honors…</p>
<p>University Honors Program classes are limited to 15 students each.</p>
<p>Dept honors classes (such as honors Physics, honors Philosophy, honors ) are limited to 25-40 students. I just looked at Honors Calc II in the Spring schedule, and it was limited 28 students. Honors Deductive Logic was limited to 25 students.</p>
<p>*Several months ago a student poster claimed that the honors classes at UA were much larger than promised. *</p>
<p>That person may have wrongly confused UHP classes and dept honors classes. </p>
<p>I just checked the UHP schedule and nearly every class is limited to 15 students or less. There are a 2 or 3 “odd” classes that have more students.</p>
<p>Gifford, I’ll be glad to answer your question, but I’d rather do it in a new thread so others can find the information more quickly.</p>
<p>I’m still amazed that UFE didn’t send out rejection e-mails at the same time as the semifinalist e-mails. It looks like they are just sending out rejection letters.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to be impolite, but I could have written M2CK’s response to the question myself. I am not looking for the “corporate response” as that is readily available online & in university communications. I want to hear from honors college students at Alabama who are unrelated to adult posters. I don’t know the answers, but the questions deserve more than “a company tagline” response.
P.S. Please don’t repost every word of my post. We all understand the questions. Thanks!</p>
<p>After looking some more at the UHP schedule (both last fall and this spring)…</p>
<p>It’s rather obvious that the few UHP classes that are larger than than the typical 15 students (sometimes stretched to 17 students), are “community service/outdoor/volunteer” in nature that are usually for only 1 credit hour. </p>
<p>Such as…</p>
<p>**Alabama Action</p>
<p>Outdoor Action</p>
<p>HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY - Save First: A Look at Poverty in America **- This service learning course allows students to examine perceptions and policies toward those living in poverty in the United States while providing essential tax preparation and financial literacy services to members of our local community. Academic coursework will focus on perceptions and misperceptions of those in poverty, race and poverty, socioeconomic issues faced by low-income families, federal and state policies toward working families, and predatory lending practices that erode wealth. In addition to classroom discussions, students will participate in the Save First Initiative, which trains college and graduate students to offer free tax preparation services and financial literacy information to working families across the state of Alabama. Students will be trained to complete simple tax returns and then use this expertise to serve low-income individuals at sites located within low-income Tuscaloosa and Birmingham neighborhoods.</p>
<p>These are exceptions to the rule, because they aren’t really “classes.”</p>
<p>edited to add…Oh well, I won’t bother trying to answer this question. And, I guess my kids’ answers aren’t worth anything either. Geez.</p>
<p>and…oops…Rocket…sorry…yes, needs to be in a different thread. sorry.</p>
<p>M2Ck, you spoil us on this tread, always with quick & detail answers. Even if you don’t know the answers, you will help us find it. I really appreciate you for educating, informing & supporting us. I don’t get this kind of support from other treads. MOM2Collegekids you ROCK!!!</p>
<p>I haven’t posted before but I have read all Bama threads as I have a 2010 prospective student (son). Mom2collegekids is the best -sharing information and good thoughts to us all! Thanks for all the help!</p>
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