Did you apply for an honors program? Are you trying to decide if it is worth participating? Read more to learn about the benefits of joining an honors program.
Continue readingThe Value of Participating in an Honors Program
Samford's New Program for High Achievers
Some universities, like Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, are not very selective. However, every university likes to attract top-notch students to fill its classrooms. Samford has implemented a new program for high achieving students, whereby it is offering more rigorous courses for students who are eligible for them upon admission. The idea is to boost the curriculum up a notch for these students who need a challenge.
Continue readingCity University of New York Beefs Up Honors College
The other day the New York Times featured an article on the resurgence of the City University of New York (CUNY), with special focus on its honors college, which has relocated to a beautiful brownstone in the heart of Manhattan.
Here’s an excerpt:
With the new base, leaders of the Honors College see a turning point in a nearly decade-long effort by Matthew Goldstein, the university chancellor, to reinvigorate CUNY, whose graduates include Ira Gershwin, Colin Powell and nine Nobel Prize winners, and return some of the luster it had between World War II and 1970, when admissions standards were relaxed.
This year, more than 3,200 students applied for 360 slots in the Honors College, 630 more than last year, and 2,400 more than when the program started in 2001. First-year students in the Macaulay program have an average SAT score of 1399, compared to 1132 in CUNY’s 11 senior colleges.
For sharp students who seek the urban lifestyle, but for whom Columbia and New York University may be something of a stretch may do well to consider CUNY’s honors program.
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