SEBS Honors

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<p>Today I received notification that I have been considered for the SEBS Honors Program, and invited to attend the interview. The letter said that at least 25 first-year students are chosen. Is it very competitive? Do I have a chance of getting in?</p>

<p>Here are my stats in case you were wondering. </p>

<p>SAT: 2330 single-sitting --> 760 CR, 770 M, 800 W, 11 essay
SAT IIs: 760 Math II, 800 US History
GPA: 3.85 UW, 5.28 W
Rank: top 10%, but school doesn't rank</p>

<p>ECs: (not many)
-Band (since 4th grade and all through high school)
-concert band (3rd chair flute grades 10 and 12, 2nd chair grade 11)
-CJMEA symphonic invitational honor band
-marching band (only grade 9)
Spanish Honor Society
-exec board
-many hours of community service (tutoring)
-grades 11 and 12
English Honor Society
-grades 11 and 12
National Honor Society
-grade 12
APs: National AP scholar
-soph year: US History - 5
-junior year: Lang Comp - 5
World History - 4
-senior year: taking AP Chem, AP Spanish Lang, AP Calc BC, AP Physics B (might take C), AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Human Geo</p>

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<p>Congratulations on being invited to interview for the SEBS Honors program and if you are selected it will be a very worthwhile experience. Selection into the SEBS Honors program is very competitive and it is not just about your stats, those got you the invitation to the interview process, making the 25 will depend on how you do during the interviews. Being in the program is a lot of extra work and it is not just another stat to add to your list, you have to actually want to go to Rutgers and want to do research. If you are not committed to both of those, then it might not be worth your time to go through the process. So make sure you know why you want to be in the SEBS honors program, and not just because you want another stat to add to your already impressive list.</p>

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<p>When did you apply?</p>

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<p>I applied in September, was accepted in September.</p>

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<p>What is the interview process like for the Honors program for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences?</p>