If you did not apply to honors program..could you still get merit aid?

TransitionSucces
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:51:41 +0000

My son was accepted to GWU in 2002. He did not apply to the honor’s program as his SATs weren’t stellar (he never does well on standardized tests), but his school record was excellent, with AP scores of 4 & 5. Much to our surprise, after he was accepted he got a letter inviting him to apply for Honors! The essay was a killer, and he didn’t want to do it since he was in, but for $12,000 per year, we made him try. He was accepted - we never realized you could enter Honors as a freshman without applying initially. By the way, he said his honors courses weren’t significantly more challenging than his other courses. Oh…he DID have to live in Mt. Vernon his first year as an honors student - h hated it, but switched sophomore year.