<p>I think the honors program sounds interesting and very rewarding, and I can certainly see how it would be perfectly suited to someone who wanted to do pursue a Ph.D. in the honors field. I know that Swarthmore has a great number of students getting Ph.D.s, and I’m curious whether most of them did the honors program while they were undergraduates, or whether there’s a mix of honors and non-honors in those who go on to graduate school. Does deciding not to do honors put a student at a significant disadvantage in applying to graduate school?<br>
My D’s (a rising HS senior) current aspiration is to teach at the university or college level, but I think she also will have some logistical reasons for not participating in the honors program, such as study abroad and just too many other subjects that interest her. I think it would be a really tough decision to make.</p>