<p>Can someone tell me what are the requirements/criteria to become a McKelvy House scholar? Do you have to be a Marquis Scholar beforehand, or is it something you apply for after your freshman year? I’m interested in it, but Lafayette’s website doesn’t seem to be giving any specific information.</p>
<p>McKelvy House Scholars
Each year 20 students of high ability and promise are invited to reside together at McKelvy House, a residence four blocks from the campus reserved for participants in the McKelvy House Scholars Program. The program was established to recognize and encourage academic excellence, to stimulate exceptional students to work at their own pace, and to facilitate exchange of ideas and information among students with different interests and in different disciplines. Admission is competitive and requires nomination by a faculty member. </p>
<p>I don’t believe that it is a requirement. See this link: [McKelvy</a> Scholars Living Group](<a href=“http://www.lafayette.edu/student_life/residence_halls/mckelvy_scholars.html]McKelvy”>http://www.lafayette.edu/student_life/residence_halls/mckelvy_scholars.html) “This year’s McKelvy contingent includes five Marquis Scholars.”</p>
<p>You do not need to be a Marquis Scholar to get into McKelvy. LC82’s link gives good information, and you will get information about McKelvy in the spring of your freshman year when you are starting to choose housing for sophomore year!!</p>