galbidorix

Hello, I was accepted to the LS&A honors program and am considering applying for the MCSP learning community. I also plan on participating in marine option NROTC. It would also be nice to join a fraternity and I am a little confused on how the housing would work. I hope to major in politics, philosophy, and economics. After my time in the military I plan to attend business or law school.

1. How will the combination of these three activities limit my course options? I understand that they all require specific courses for completion, and I want to be able to handle my course load to maintain a respectable GPA. I will have passed (hopefully) 6 AP exams by the time I enroll.

2. In terms of leadership opportunities, how redundant are the options offered by the NROTC program and MCSP? How specific are the community service opportunities to MCSP? I will probably involve myself in community service regardless of my participating in the program.

3. How does the MCSP housing compare to the honors housing? I hope to join Greek life for fun/networking, so would this learning community interfere with rushing or living in a frat?

4. How would this combination of programs limit my free time? How much of an impact would MCSP have in graduate admissions?


Thank you to anyone who took the time to read/answer any of the questions on this thread

maizeandblue21

1. If you any sort of living community under no circumstance should you do honors. It's worth it IMO to do honors to live in south quad, but otherwise its just an extra hassle. As far as ROTC and a fraternity, there's a kid in my pledge class that's doing it and it's really nbd, he just has to be up early some days.

2. Don't really know tbh.

3. I don't know where MCSP is at but South and West quad are definitely the best freshman dorms. The location is just unbeatable and you will get used to the amenities wherever you go. The hill is still pretty far from like Mason/Angell, the Union, and most greek houses. For fraternities you live in your sophomore year (everyone lives in the dorms freshman year) so housing would not be interfered with. I would highly recommend greek life.

4. Again don't know much about the time commitment for MCSP. For honors its pretty much no extra time except for great books in the fall which is a lot of reading, and if you join a fraternity that will be a big commitment.

feathr

for 2) you are typically allowed to join frats and opt not to live in the house, given your circumstances.