Michigan Honors Chances

MidwestGirl7
Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:42:24 +0000

I’m in honors, and I’m pretty sure that getting invited to join is based only on gpa (as in, they invite the top 10% of incoming freshman to join). But, like others have said, you can still apply and have a great chance of getting in without getting invited.

While it’s a great program, I will say that you maybe shouldn’t give it too much weight in deciding to go to Umich over Duke. Honestly, the only things my being in the program really change are that I get to take a couple honors classes each semester, I get to live in honors housing, and I get to write a senior thesis. Really, most people do it just to say that they graduated from the honors program. I guess my point here is that your experience at Michigan will still be similar/will still be great regardless of whether or not you’re in honors. Even if you are not in honors, Umich is a great school with excellent resources for undergrads! So, in considering Michigan versus Duke, try to focus primarily on what you like about each school as a whole. Good luck!