<p>If I do attend Pitt, I want to try & transfer into the honors college after the first semester (the admissions officer that I talked to when I visited the campus said I'd be able to do so). And I was just wondering if they looked at high school grades also when transferring into the honors college from the regular college at Pitt.</p>
<p>What is it that you want to get out of the honors college? Anyone with decent grades can take honors courses; you don’t have to be “in” the honors college. If you tell us what type of experience you’re looking for, we can advise you.</p>
<p>Well I want to major in neuroscience and pre-med. During my campus visit, the admissions officer said that honors college members perform huge amounts of research and publish grad-level research papers. I’m really interested in pursuing as much medical research & I feel that the honors college members get exposed to the research more. I wouldn’t be surprised if professors favored honors college students to be on their research team (although that’s just a guess, I don’t know if that kind of bias is actually there). </p>
<p>So it’s not just honors courses that I’m looking for.</p>
<p>Keep your grades up, and if you see an honors class you want to take, petition to take it. If you’re qualified, you’ll get in. With the smaller classes that the honors college offers, you’ll get to know your professors well. You’ll also work your butt off. </p>
<p>In general, Pitt has lots of opportunities for research. I believe any student can take advantage of this. My daughter is doing her second directed-research project at Pitt (in psychology), and I don’t think the honors college had anything to do with it. In her four years at Pitt, she has taken only one honors course.</p>
<p>There is no “in” the honors college anyways. </p>
<p>The only thing remotely like being “in” is meeting the eligibility requirements and that consists of keeping a 3.25 GPA which is fairly easy.</p>
<p>If you don’t get the 3.25 you have to ask one of the advisors to give you a permission # to take a UHC course. They almost always say yes if you seem motivated.</p>
<p>Otherwise EVERYTHING else is just whoever wants to participate.</p>
<p>wait, so the grad level paper publication is accessible to everyone? Or is it a privilege that’s given to the UHC students?</p>
<p>Yes, anyone can do it. Just work hard, get to know your professors, and take honors courses if you’re VERY interested in the subject matter.</p>
<p>I am not sure quite what you mean but I think you mean the BPhil. </p>
<p>I can’t see how one could do that without also having at least a 3.25 (its a lot of work and you need a professor to work with) but eligibility status is not directly related.</p>