1. “Empowering great minds to think differently”

2. Enhance matriculation and retention of top students Promote active and collaborative learning in inquiry- based courses Foster student-faculty interaction Encourage extracurricular pursuits Facilitate an integrated college experience Honors Program Objectives

3. Introduction The Georgia Tech Honors Program offers exceptional opportunities: An Honors Program residence Small, inquiry-based sections of introductory classes A sequence of innovative special topic courses. Opportunities for informal interaction with faculty outside the classroom A program of well-coordinated advising to prepare for upper-level studies in their major

4. Profile Gender (%) Female 47 Male 53 Ethnicity (%) Asian 23 African American 12 Hispanic 4 Caucasian 56 Residency (%) Georgia 63 Out of State 34 International 3 Average SAT Math 711 Verbal 715 Writing 716 2011 Student Demographics

5. 2011 GT major by college (%): –Architecture 4 –Computing 8 –Engineering 62 –Ivan Allen 8 –Management 6 –Sciences12 Profile of the Inaugural Class

6. Profile Of the 108 Honors Program students admitted in 2009: –25 were high school valedictorian or salutatorian –83 were members of honors societies –85 were in Science Olympiad, Mu Alpha Theta, etc. –45 play a musical instrument –28 participated in drama, debate, mock trial –39 participated in student government –56 engaged in community service –59 played individual or team sports Previous Activities and Achievements

7. After you are admitted to Tech YOU: Apply to the Honors Program by submitting an additional brief essay WE: Read your GT application with attention to Activities (details) Essay answers Recommendations from current HP students Invitations are issued on April 1. (No fooling.) Possibility of joining in Spring semester 2009 How our students are selected