<p>I too stumbled onto that info by chance and it is an outstandingl program at BU. Sometimes in a large school you don't realize that there are smaller divisions for all types of exceptional students like the BU Honors Program. </p>
<p>I respect the fact that at BU, in addition to decent merit scholarships and approximately the top 10% of CAS kids in the Honors Program, BU also pays attention to the other end of things, so to speak, with their CGS program for kids with good stats but a little lower then what they need for admision to BU. They spend two years in CGS before moving into the regular colleges and by that time they claim the performance is indidtinguishable from the standard student body. Knowing that some kids need a little maturity and can become excellennt students in the right college environment its nice to see that work.</p>
<p>Our oldest s is in BU Honors CAS as a Freshman University Scholar (half tuition) and the extra saving is allowing us to approve him studying abroad for a few weeks this summer. There is something to be said for the Univ. Professors Program type of program and the added advantages of being a large fish in a small pond within a larger pond.</p>