Petition for Honors

The petition comes out this Friday, and I was wondering if anyone had insight on the practicality of going through this process. My son has a 3.8 FSU weighted with a 2120 on the SATs. He got an OOS tuition waiver, which was terrific. But the stats for honors petitioning seems to be that the GPA needs to be around 4.2, though the SAT scores are about 2000. Can anyone comment on the petition process? Thanks.

Pulled off of website:
Admission by Invitation

Honors invitations will be sent in late December. To be considered for an invitation, you must be admitted to the University by mid-December. Please note: the Admissions deadline for mid-December decisions is mid-October. Invited students must respond to the Honors invitation by the stated deadline to finalize acceptance to the program.

The average academic profile of students that were offered an invitation to the Honors Program in 2014 was as follows: 4.4 weighted GPA; 31 ACT composite, and 2070 SAT total. Please note: Minimum test scores for an Honors invitation are an Act of 29 or SAT of 1900. For strongest consideration for admission to the Honors Program, students are encouraged to apply to FSU by the October deadline.

Admission by Application

High school students accepted into Florida State University as freshmen who do not receive a letter of invitation to the University Honors Program may apply for acceptance by submitting an Honors application. Applicants will be notified by the end of the second week of April. This application will be available at 5:00pm on Friday, January 16. Please Note: students who are admitted to FSU after mid-December must submit an application to be considered for acceptance in the Honors Program.

The average academic profile of the Honors Program applicants that were admitted in 2014 was: 4.2 weighted GPA; 30 ACT composite; 1970 SAT total.

I believe your son and I are in similar situations, beyond this information it is good to know that this months SAT and February’s ACT are the last that will count towards admission/scholarships. From what I can tell, it seems that the petition has less strict admissions requirements than outright invitations. This leads me to believe that although he was not invited explicitly he may still be able to get in. Good Luck and happy college hunting