<p>@mayacollegeapps</p>
<p>I’ve attended the honors day before although I haven’t attended a regular admissions tour or program. I would say, though, that the honors visit would be worthwhile because it is specifically designed to explain the honors program and how your participation in honors will influence your undergraduate career. In the past, it has also been very good (in my opinion) at conveying what makes participation in honors at BC different from attending other schools like Cornell/Brown/Harvard/Middlebury etc. without being in an honors program. Students admitted to honors tend to have a lot of options, and BC honors day can help prospective students evaluate whether or not BC, in the honors program, is the right “fit,” I think. In the past, current students in the honors program have been heavily involved in honors day. They have been available for questions during breakfast and on certain panels throughout the day. The faculty are also involved and in attendance, so it is not as if you’ll only be interacting with admissions staff. </p>
<p>The head of the honors program will be changing: [url=<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/publications/chronicle/FeaturesNewsTopstories/2011/topstories/oconnor12111.html]oconnor12111[/url”>http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/publications/chronicle/FeaturesNewsTopstories/2011/topstories/oconnor12111.html]oconnor12111[/url</a>]</p>
<p>I don’t know if this will alter the structure or content of the admitted day at all, but based on my past experience, if possible, it is worth the trip. If for some reason you can’t make it, you might ask to be put in touch with some of the students who speak at honors day and you might peruse the BC honors website in greater detail. A phone conversation with the former director could also be beneficial.</p>