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Going After The Best And The Brightest

Written on July 26, 2011 – 2:20 am | by Justin Fraser

How can state schools keep the best and the brightest students from looking elsewhere for college? Heres what one schools doing. Purdue University recently decided to offer an honors college, which is expected to enroll more than 2,000 starting in fall 2013, according to ChicagoTribune.com

The school currently has an honors program with 450 students. But this latest move is aimed at keeping top Indiana students from looking out-of-state for college.

The honors college will be a low-cost option to what other (private schools) cost with tuition and fees, Dennis Savaiano, associate provost, told the Chicago Tribune.

The honors college will offer students:
A freshman seminar
Courses in specific fields of study that other students cannot attend
A special experience, such as working on a research project with a professor
Lower student-to-faculty ratios
[Hopefully] More scholarships

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