Brittany Sherwood '11
Pell Scholar, secondary education and math major.
Criteria for Admission
Admission to the Pell Honors Program is open to the following groups of students:
- High school students eligible for the Presidential, Trustee's or Dean's Scholarships.
- High school students not eligible for these scholarships but who are nominated by the Office of Admissions as likely to do well in and benefit from participation in the Honors Program.
These students will receive an application for admission to the program. They are expected to prepare a 250-500 word essay from a list of topics. This essay and application will be reviewed by the director of the Pell Honors Program. The admission decision will be made by the director of the Pell Honors Program.
Additionally, students can enter into the program after the first semester of their first year through recommendation of a faculty member and successful completion of the application and essay. Faculty will be asked to make recommendations to the director of the Pell Honors Program during the first week of November. Recommendations should be based upon the student's academic ability, character and perceived benefit from experience within the program.
Once a recommendation is received, progress reports will be collected from the student's professors and the student will be interviewed by the director of the Pell Honors Program. Conditional acceptances, pending final semester grades, will be offered to those students who meet the criteria of the program.