What Is An Honors College?

Have you considered applying to honors colleges as a transfer student? A new article at Forbes.com highlights the pros and cons.

Attending an honors college can greatly enhance your college journey if you are a high achiever with strong academic capabilities. These colleges often feature smaller class sizes, allowing for more personalized attention and fostering opportunities for collaboration with other high-achieving students.

The perks of an honors college may include a unique set of comprehensive and interdisciplinary courses, research programs, and opportunities to work one-on-one with professors. Additionally, they may offer various amenities, such as scholarships, special housing options, mentorship programs, early course registration, recognition at graduation, and numerous other advantages.

Not all honors colleges accept transfer students, so check the schools on your list to see if they have honors programs available for transfers. If they do, look into the details! If a separate application is required, be sure to complete those steps well before the deadline. (Note that the deadline to apply for honors may be different from the college admission deadline!)

To learn more, read this full article at Forbes:

As you plan your path in higher education, you have many options. You have to select a major and a minor, you have to decide on a university—and the decisions don’t end there. Some college students want to take a more ambitious approach to their learning; that’s where honors colleges come in…

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Jaime Smith Certified Educational Planner

Jaime Smith, M.A., MS.Ed., is a Certified Educational Planner with 25 years of experience working in education. As a college counselor, Jaime specializes in transfer admissions, homeschoolers, neurodiverse learners, and other non-traditional applicants. In 2023, she completed a Post-Master's Certificate in Transfer Leadership and Practice at the University of North Georgia in collaboration with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. A California native and former homeschooling mom, Jaime now lives the empty nest life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and pet rabbit.

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