<p>As to the Fellows issues… my D applied to be a Leadership Fellow and was not accepted. However, at the spring orientation we found out there is a Leadership program that she can participate in without having to be a Leadership fellow. The only difference (this is off the top of my head, so it might not be 100% accurate) is that as a member of the program she can choose whether or not to do an activity, whereas if she were a Fellow the activity might not be optional. Also the Leadership Fellows take some specific leadership classes. But if she does the Leadership program and sticks with it for 4 years, there is a recognition at graduation. They said about 200 kids start it every year, and about 50 complete the full 4 years. They also offer a minor in Leadership Studies. I don’t know what’s available in lieu of the other fellows programs if you’re not accepted to them (honors, specific majors fellows, etc) but at least for Leadership you can still do a large part of what Fellows do even if you’re not accepted into the program.</p>