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I thought Schreyer Honors College at PSU deserved its own board so I made it! My question is: How much merit money does the average Schreyer kid receive at PSU? I know every Schreyer student gets 2500 dollars right off the bat, but I was wondering if most people get more =P Thanks in advance.

Oh, and the response date for Schreyer is 2/16/04! Everyone can place their happy "I Got In!" messages here =)

By Henry (Henry) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 05:41 pm: Edit

YAYA I FINALLY got in! Took long enough (I applied TWO MONTHS late!).

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 09:53 am: Edit

im in schreyer and im wondering if being in the honors college is really any better than the normal college. I know about class selection and dorms, but i was hoping for something more than that. wat abour opps for research and facility use, do we get preference? does the honors college compare to CMU? could i get into grad skool at MIT or Stanford coming out of PSU?

By Henry (Henry) on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 11:52 am: Edit

Being a huge university, Penn State offers all the opportunities that any other school offers...including any Ivy League school. But, the problem (with 80,000 students) is getting those opportunities.

Schreyer students get all of the opportunities, generally. One of the greatest things about Schreyer, I think, is that students get to travel all over the world (for Honors classes)...and Penn State pays for it! Also, Schreyer boasts a 100% placement rate for grad school.

And I'd think that Schreyer would compare to CMU. Some people say PSU-Schreyer is equivalent to going to an Ivy league or Top 25 school. Others say it's meaningless. So, taking an average of the two opinions - I'd say it's AT LEAST as comparable as CMU.

By Jetboy1857 (Jetboy1857) on Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 03:24 pm: Edit

I had a friend that went through the honors college at PSU and I can say that it can definetly compete with any of the top schools in terms of the quality of education and of course with PSU being one of the country's best research universities (over a half billion, yes billion, spent on research last year) there research opportunities just can't be found at most schools.

In terms of getting into grad school, the person I knew applied in the sciences... only applied to three schools MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley and got into all three with no problems. Also, the honors college can claim an amazing success rate in prestegious undergraduate and graduate fellowship competitions such as the Marshall and Rhodes Scholarships (I think the honors college has had three Marshall scholars in the last two years, which is quite impressive and better than almost all the Ivies). In short I think the PSU program can provide an education that is AT LEAST on par with any of the top schools and possible even better... the students and stats speak for themselves.

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 10:02 pm: Edit

another thing i was worried about, the honors college accepts students from the normal college during (i think) junior year. Does this mean that a lot more than 300 (however many are accepted per freshman year)are in it by junior year?

By Cnn (Cnn) on Friday, April 16, 2004 - 11:03 am: Edit

what are advantages in terms of like taking advanced classes in (specifically)math/science etc?
what if u took advanced courses without going to honors college? is this possible i mean do they allow non-honors people to take them if they are qualified etc..?
and lastly what constitutes honor courses?
heres the site containing list of math courses i dont see any H or any mark etc how do we know if the class is honors?..
http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/$scmenu.html

By Jetboy1857 (Jetboy1857) on Friday, April 16, 2004 - 01:06 pm: Edit

This is from what I know, but obviously it's also worth asking these questions during a visit or phone call ect...

what if u took advanced courses without going to honors college? is this possible i mean do they allow non-honors people to take them if they are qualified etc..?

- Typically with the permission of the instructor non-honors students are allowed to take honors classes if there are any spots left in the class after honors students have scheduled (honors students schedule classses before everyone else).

and lastly what constitutes honor courses?

- It really varries by class, but the courses are always much smaller than the non-honors version... and also grades are often based more on projects and presentations vs. just more weight towards exams. Generally the material normally covered in the non-honors version of that course is covered, but a slightly faster pace to allow for the inclusion of other additional outside info that wouldn't normally be include. For example, in a science class... there might be class discussions on various new research coming out related to the current topics of discussion as opposed to just learning the material and then moving on... if you're really curious then visit PSU and sit in on a few classes (just call up and I'm sure they'd be happy to set you up).

heres the site containing list of math courses i dont see any H or any mark etc how do we know if the class is honors?..

- Honors courses generally have an "H" after them... there are defiently honors math courses. The link you listed dosen't seem to work, but perhaps you just were not looking on the right list... I think there are honors versions of all the major math courses including Calc I (similar to AB AP test), Calc II (similar to BC AP test), Diff Eq, Lin Algebra / Matricies, and multivariable calc from what I remember.

By Cnn (Cnn) on Friday, April 16, 2004 - 06:33 pm: Edit

thanks
sry abt the link they dont work directly..

1) go to http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/
2)click on science among the top buttons(next to liberal arts)
3)Then click on : Courses [Eberly College of Science]
4)Then click on math courses.
I didnt see any H.. lol..(hope i didnt miss them)

By Jetboy1857 (Jetboy1857) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 09:24 am: Edit

List of Honors Courses...

http://www.shc.psu.edu/currentscholars/courseschedule/2004-2005Courses.pdf

By Cnn (Cnn) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 03:29 pm: Edit

aah thanks cool
but only 30 kids!! i think everybody other than SHC people have a slim chance of getting in..

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 09:37 pm: Edit

anyone no anything about the Leonhard scholarship?

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 09:37 pm: Edit

anyone no anything about the Leonhard scholarship?

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 09:40 am: Edit

im goin to PSU -- other people who are coming, please post

By Jaxson44 (Jaxson44) on Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 02:32 pm: Edit

I just decided two days ago - I'm headed to University Park in the fall. =-) I'm excited to finally have made a decision, and hopefully the Honors College will be a great experience. See y'all in the fall

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 08:30 am: Edit

i'll be attending Schreyer Honor College this fall. does anyone know if canitrius got in, he/she seemed like they really wanted to go.

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 08:34 am: Edit

Oh yeah, the reply card for schreyers, it said it needs to be returned by May 1, does that mean postmarked? man, i hope so.

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 10:38 am: Edit

postmarked by 5/1 -- yep-- make sure u send in teh acceptance for PSU also.

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 09:54 pm: Edit

did everyone register for courses? just cuz im bored imma list mine (pleasee do so also if u post here)

Physics 211
Engineering Design and Graphics 100(H)
Math 220 (Matrices)
Chem 12 and 14
English 30

please post, this thread is ded

By Jaxson44 (Jaxson44) on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 07:19 pm: Edit

my FYS is PSU 006T

then...
ECON 002
BA 242H
ENGL 30 (section 016 i think)
BMB 001
SPAN 002

was anyone there for FTCAP on May 26? maybe we met or saw one another or something?

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 11:03 am: Edit

yep, i was in group D

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 03:33 pm: Edit

PSU 016

BBH 101H
Chem 12
Chem 14
English 30 section 4
Astro 001

I went to FTCAP on the first day, was in group D with my boy Larry

By Canitrius (Canitrius) on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 03:30 pm: Edit

I was in your group IAMWALRUS, I was the kid who said "Girls Love that ••••" during the dont rape session

By Canitrius (Canitrius) on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 03:30 pm: Edit

I was in your group IAMWALRUS, I was the kid who said "Girls Love that ••••" during the dont rape session

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 01:14 pm: Edit

oh really? hmmmmmm, i was sitting on the other side, i was the kid that was left with no seat...those bastards, but they gave me a chair next to the door

By Marymary (Marymary) on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 11:52 pm: Edit

hey to people who got in to the honors college, what kind of stats did you have and what major are you going for? Just wondering b/c I'm thinking of applying there this fall.

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 11:54 pm: Edit

i had a 1510 SAT, 4.0 gpa
im goin for engineering, aerospace or electrical

they say that a 1350 SAT is competitive and that lower ones dont preclude u from acceptance.

By Bbm115 (Bbm115) on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 05:48 pm: Edit

I'm new here...just saying hi. I'll be a freshman at SHC this fall. Pre-med major as of now.

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 11:29 am: Edit

i had 1530 SAT, like a 3.7 gpa
im biochemistry/molecular biology (pre-med)

i know alot of ppl with much less stats that got in, the essays play an important role

to freshman: im in room 40 Atherton

how bout you?

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 01:48 am: Edit

438 simmons (i think)

dont stalk me

*looks out window*

especially you

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 05:32 pm: Edit

LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY HALO, preferably with xbox, COME TO ROOM 40 ATHERTON or call 267-391-9767

By Philvid2 (Philvid2) on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 06:05 pm: Edit

Does anyone know what percentage of people they accept? I would guess that it would be fairly high since so many people use them as a safety.
Have you ever heard of someone who filled out the whole application and ended up being reject?

I want to know because I am considering applying, but I don't want to take to time to write all those essays if I don't have a good shot at getting in. Right now my best SAT at one sitting is 1350(the only time I took the test) and my GPA is about 98%. I am taking the SATs again in October and should get about 1400. Do I have a good shot at getting in?

By Hockeygenius17 (Hockeygenius17) on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 12:03 pm: Edit

can i get in to the honors program?

sat
m-800
V-670
SATii
M IIC 750
Phys 680
Writing (oct 2004)
GPA 100.1% weighted
top 10% no real class rank
sports:
Varsity Ice hockey (9-12) Captain 11, 12
Varsity Tennis (11,12) Captain 12
JV Tennis 9,10
ECS
Volunteer Nursing Home (9,10,11,12)
Volunteer Youth Hockey Coach (10,11,12)
NHS
NHS AP Chem/Math Tutor
Biology Club 10,11,12
NSLC-Intell & National Security (Summer 04)
Victory Phone Drive for Bush/Cheney 04 (12)
Classes
10th-AP Chem...4
11th-AP Phys B..4
AP Calc BC...5 (AB 5)
AP Lang/Comp...5
12th-AP Bio
AP French
AP US
AP Stats
AP Lit/Comp
All honors for rest, except one semester virtual class
Thanks!

By Seleucus26 (Seleucus26) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 04:15 pm: Edit

Philvid, yes people have been rejected
Hockyegenius - almost surely in, will u play hockey here?

By Hockeygenius17 (Hockeygenius17) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 04:52 pm: Edit

not sure...borderline ability for d-1 club