Honors College Nonsense

sherman972
Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:59:41 +0000

I recently got in to UK’s Honors College. They informed me that there were over 3200 applicants for only 450 spots (14% admit rate) so it has become really competitive!

It seems like your son is a strong student, and will do great wherever he goes! I’m surprised that he didn’t get in, but it will all work out for the best!

I am not an expert, but I would say that WRITING and the essay is a huge factor, along with community service and leadership experience. Also, I am NOT from Kentucky or even a nearby state (Texas), which may have helped since there probably weren’t many Texans applying to Honors at UK - but who knows.

I also went to an Honors info session while touring and sat in on a class, in addition to going to an informative dinner about UK in my area.