Lewis Honors experience?

Collegecue
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:45:49 +0000

@2manycollegequestions4me I have a son starting at UK this fall. He did not make NMF so he did not get the Patterson but did get a full tuition scholarship (Presidential). Some of his stats were lower than others on here who were not awarded the Patterson (not much lower but lower) making me think that process is more holistic. Every time we have gone to UK my son is more convinced this is the place he needs to be for college. He is majoring in Business but wants to double major in Russian. Meeting with the head of that department showed him just how a big university can be made smaller by making connections with the right people/departments He graduated with less than 100 kids so he knows he needs to feel personal connections at school and needs to find ways to make it smaller. He is in the Honors program and has decided to live in the Honors LLC for his 1st year. He is also part of Global Scholars in Gatton Business College. There are generally about 40 students admitted into this program each year and they have some smaller cohort classes in Business just available for them. They also are required in this program to interact with local business leaders and perform community service. My son has always been heavily involved in many EC activities. As a UK student he can audition for and participate in any choir/musical theater or drama production which was important in choosing a school. At some schools those opportunities are reserved only for students major in Music or Theater type majors. These types of opportunities are why he, and we, felt UK was the best spot for him. With each interaction at the school, my son was impressed by how he was treated to individualized attention, fast responses, a willingness to go out of their way to help and and a strong attention to remembering details about him (every letter comes to him addressing him by his preferred name rather than his full first name). Small things make a big difference. I would be happy to update you as he goes through his 1st year at UK starting next month. Hope that helps.