<p>My DS found out he was admitted today by checking the website. When will he find out if he’s invited for the Honors program? </p>
<p>I would think he would qualify. He has a 34 ACT. His school doesn’t rank…his grades wouldn’t put him in the top 10% but it’s a highly competitive school.</p>
<p>We started wondering about Honors a few days ago when he received a mailing inviting him to apply to the Scholars program. We’re not sure if that was just a bulk mailing or if we should infer from that that he’s being targeted for Scholars and not Honors.</p>
<p>I would like to know, too.
I didn’t receive the scholars thing though, as far as I know.
I have a 31 ACT, 1360 SAT, top 6% so I’m hoping for honors as well.
Do they just come with the admissions letter I wonder?</p>
<p>We attended the Honors and Scholars weekend last Saturday. During the Honors presentation, they said that the Honors notification would be sent a couple of weeks later than the admission letter. </p>
<p>As far as the top 10%, they said they are aware that some schools are highly competitive, and they take that into consideration. So they can be flexible about the top 10% for competitive schools. They also said that for schools that do not rank, they have some sort of formula they use. I wasn’t paying strict attention to that, since DD’s school does rank, but did catch that there is some flexibility.</p>
<p>Did they advise anyone to apply to the Scholars program even if they were hoping for Honors? If I recall correctly, the paperwork or website suggested that Scholars apps be submitted by Dec 1 for “preferred consideration” (or something like that.)</p>
<p>ddd928, I do not believe that is one of the panels we attended. For the life of me, I do not at the moment recall the names of the ones we did, but the only one we went to that had students speak was the Honors Engineering.</p>
<p>buzzlightyear3, I do not remember exactly what was said about Scholars (as far as what you’re asking). I know you cannot do both; you can either be in Honors, or be in Scholars, but not both. You also can only apply for Scholars as an incoming freshman (you cannot be in Honors for a year, and then decide you want to be in Scholars; if you want to be in Scholars, you must do it from the beginning). You can, however, apply for Honors at the end of your freshman year at OSU, providing you have a certain GPA.</p>
<p>Got my letter for honors two weeks ago I don’t think a lot of students are selected for honors. They’re sticklers for the 30 ACT and the other requirements. I cannot wait to go to college at OSU and be in honors! I have a family friend who’s a senior and he says the priority scheduling has been amazing to have.</p>
<p>Yeah…my DS didn’t get into OSU Honors even with a 34 ACT. He’s not in the top 10% of his class, but he attends a highly competitive high school where students have to score above the 90th percentile even to get admitted. His 89 GPA (100 scale) doesn’t correlate well with a 34 on the ACT, but that’s mostly becuase he missed a bunch of school over the past 3 years due to a health issue and partly because he takes the highest level courses even in areas that aren’t his strengths. He’s an “enjoy the ride” kind of kid and isn’t too focused on grades. He sent an email asking if he could get into Honors, and they told him he didn’t make it and encouraged him to apply to Scholars instead. </p>
<p>I’m really disappointed…he really wants to go to a big school, but I think this is the disadvantage of a big school. IMO, they aren’t really seeking to understand the individual students. They are just applying mathematical formulas to a database.</p>
<p>Oh well…I know he’s incredibly gifted and academically very well prepared. He will shine wherever he decides to go. Fortunately, this doesn’t bother him nearly as much as it bothers me.</p>
I don’t think a lot of students are selected for honors. They’re sticklers for the 30 ACT and the other requirements. I cannot wait to go to college at OSU and be in honors! I have a family friend who’s a senior and he says the priority scheduling has been amazing to have.</p>