<p>I was rejected from the Honors College but accepted to University Scholars.
The letter says University Scholars is great...but that's expected, of course. How good is it, really??</p>
<p>Both offer some kind of
1. special academic programs
2. "cultural experiences"
3. advisement
4. priority registration.
Yes, I understand that HC has to be somewhat better (because otherwise both programs may as well be combined into one program), but how much worse is US? Is it just some cheap consolation prize? </p>
<p>Also, the site says HC students dorm together but the site says nothing about dorming for US. Are University Scholar students given the option to dorm together?</p>
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<li>i’m pretty sure US/HC kids take US/HC seminars instead of the regular freshmen seminars. maybe that’s what they mean?</li>
<li>HC kids went to the bodies exhibit a yearish ago. pretty cool, in my opinion. free trips to the city, yay</li>
<li>…everyone gets advisors lol so i don’t know what’s so special about this</li>
<li>definitely good, especially with budget cuts and less sections, etc </li>
</ol>
<p>when i was there, the HC kids looked down on the US kids, but that must vary from person to person</p>
<p>sorry, don’t know about dorming. good luck with your decision</p>
<p>No, Scholars don’t get any sort of priority housing, but priority registration is huge here.</p>
<p>Scholars sometimes is seen as a consolation prize for students who applied into HC and didn’t get in, but it’s more than that, because we offer it to the top 7%ish of the class, whether those students have applied into HC or not. So it’s entirely separate, but offering a lot of the same perks (seminars, honors sections, priority reg, advisement, etc.) that HC folks get.</p>
<p>I didn’t get into either, though I didn’t expect to. I suspect it won’t make much difference really. Departmental honors is always an option for me if I want to dress up my diploma and excel in my major.</p>
<p>From what I can tell, the main advantage I see is priority registration, but just how big a deal is this? As a normal student, will I be turned down for certain classes? What sort of classes are usually harder to get into? Can I still get into honors classes?</p>
<p>And Chris, about the advising that HC/US students get, do regular students get advising too? What’s the difference? </p>
<p>Finally, is there any way to become US while already matriculated? I saw that you can apply for the Honors College as a freshman or sophomore, but didn’t see anything about US.</p>
<p>Yes, the main advantage – according to our Scholars – is the priority registration. Classes fill up quickly, and any advantage you get is a good one. Anyone can get into honors sections of things like calc and chem, but we reserve spots in those classes – and others – for Scholars.</p>
<p>Yes, everyone gets advising, through the Undergraduate Colleges; Scholars just have the additional advising resource of Dr. Maynard.</p>