Many solid public universities have “Honors” programs they use to recruit top students. Benefits of these programs include first choice of classes (a real plus in programs where students have to stay another semester because they couldn’t get a major pre-req class in sequence), access to undergraduate research opportunities, and substantial tuition grants. We know a couple people who went to Ohio State because they received a large financial package when accepted into their Honors program. Of the schools to which our son applied, Purdue, MSU and Pitt all had Honors programs. Some of these programs require a separate application, including additional essays (Purdue and Pitt). Some are invitation only, like MSU.
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