Honors and Scholars

terp2B
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:52:51 +0000

@maxwellequations If your daughter is really interested in the scholars program then I would call UMD and see if she can be part of that program. Generally I think the assumption is that based on the application kids are put into Honors with slightly higher stats but the reality is once you get to UMD it is all about taking classes that you have a passion for. If your daughter is excited about taking the smaller Honors courses (especially the seminars) then I would consider sticking with honors. If you go onto Testudo (just google Testudo to bring up the Maryland site) and look at class schedule (big button in middle of the page) your daughter can see what is offered this spring for honors and what will be offered next fall. She can also see what is offered for the particular scholars program. That might give her a better idea of where she would prefer to be.