Don’t be enticed by the distinction of attending the “Honors” college at a less selective university when you could get into a much more selective school overall. If the average SATs at honors college X are 1400 (CR + Math) and the average OVERALL SATs are 1400 at college or university Y, you should go to college or university Y where ALL the students have the same ability as the small percent of students in the honors college. Honors colleges are a marketing ploy.