Honors programs at big universities

Mom2aphysicsgeek
Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:07:50 +0000

@cobrat‌ I know nothing about the STEM MBA program other than my ds was invited to join. It is not something that interested him. The program that made him decide on UA was CBHP.



The CBHP gives outstanding students majoring in any field the opportunity to work one-on-one with professors while applying computing technology to a research project in their major field of study. Whether you want to be a doctor, lawyer, chemical engineer, marketing executive, or English professor, applying research skills and computing technology to your career field is essential for success.

During their freshman year, students complete an intensive series of courses on complex problem solving, the use of computers, project management and research fundamentals. These essential skills enable students to quickly learn and adapt to technologies required for faculty-directed research projects. Throughout their sophomore to senior years, CBHP students select a research project in which the student will work closely with a faculty member who will serve as a project director. Students will typically work on projects in areas related to their academic discipline; however, they may elect to work in an unrelated field to challenge themselves and broaden their exposure to academic research.



And regardless of whether or not CC posters view it as a “selling point,” obviously there are top organizations that do. “In 2013, the CBHP had students selected as Hollings Scholars,Goldwater Scholars, a Mitchell Scholar, a Truman Scholar and a Rhodes Scholar finalist.” So, while there are students listed from Princeton, Johns Hopkins, MIT, etc, among winners,so are students from UA.

From UA’s page:http://www.as.ua.edu/home/students-win-goldwater-hollings-truman-scholarships/
UA ranks among the top four universities in the United States this year in the number of Hollings Scholarships awarded. For the eight-year period from 2007 to 2014, UA ranks second in the United States for the number of students named Goldwater Scholars. UA is tied with Arizona State University with 21 scholars during that period and just one behind Harvard University, which had 22 scholars. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one behind UA and ASU with 20.

While I do not begin to equate UA with MIT or Princeton, the quality of education students are receiving is still excellent. And considering our ds is attending on full scholarship, saving us $100,000 in EFC, both he and we are thrilled with the opportunities he has at UA. Since the point of the thread was are honors colleges/programs a good alternative, obviously for some students they have been.