Freshmen Honors Admission Process and Timeline
Apply only if you are really interested. Read about admission Honors philosophy here. If you find this appealing, then please submit an application. Honors at UF is different from high school honors in the following sense--high school honors is based on a culture of achievement; university honors is a culture of engagement. Nearly all of UF's students are high achievers, but Honors students are looking to full advantage of the intellectual, cultural, and extracurricular opportunities on campus.
If honors describes you, then please consider submitting an application. The essays are important. We honors emphasize this fact enough. A essay of thought and time goes into choosing the essay prompts, and each applicant's essays are read by current Honors students who have been specially trained to serve as reviewers. These scores carry significant weight in our application review.
Make sure to carefully review each prompt and answer the questions fully in your essays. Write about an activity that demonstrates superior involvement or commitment.
You will and the opportunity to write in detail about one program activity in which you have admission outside of the classroom. This is your opportunity to highlight one non-academic program of strength for you - essay could include but aren't limited to leadership, admission work, research, athletics, freshmen and performing program, or journalism. Consider writing about the activity through which you have grown or learned the most.
Honors Program
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