<p>My D was also a little intimidated by Honors and considered not accepting the offer. She ultimately did accept and is happy she did. I think being accepted into Honors does factor into someone’s decision on whether to attend a school. My son was accepted into numerous Honors programs 5 years ago and went to one of the schools that did not offer him that option. However, it did irk him. Looking back he said he should have attended American and taken advantage of the Presidential Scholarship and Honors. I think AU is severely under-rated and my son clearly went by USNWR rankings when making his decision.</p>