Student Profiles

Major: B.S. Chemistry with Biology Minor
Expected Graduation: 2011

If you are looking for benefits, you’ve got it here; if you are looking for culture immersion, you’ve got it here; if you are looking for support, once again, you’ve got it here. The only structured program that gives you access to Philadelphia and a system where... Read More.

Major: B.A. International Area Studies (IAS)
Expected Graduation: 2011

I’ve benefitted greatly from the free events, Honors courses, and everything that Honors has to offer. The free events and tickets have helped me to develop my taste for culture. I’ve learned that virtually anything put on by the Wilma Theater is memorable... Read More.

Major: B.S. Environmental Studies/ B.S. Economics
Expected Graduation: 2015

There are really interesting and fun events that are only open to Honors students, so when you attend these events you meet other students with whom you already have something in common. In the fall of your freshman year, you take an Honors seminar class... Read More.

Major: B.S./M.S. Biomedical Engineering
Expected Graduation: 2013

Philadelphia is incredibly different from where I grew up, and attending Honors Events has been an excellent way of seeing what the city has to offer. I have the Honors Program to thank for getting me to my first NBA, NHL and MLB games, first ballet... Read More.

Major: B.S./M.S. in Mechanical Engineering – concentration in Aerospace and Robotics
Expected Graduation: 2014

There are too many great things about the Honors Program than I can list now. Overall, I’d say that the best benefits of being a member of the Honors Program are early registration, Honors activities... Read More.