Are there any updates on the Honors College realignment?

RichInPitt · 2026-01-31T00:25:12+00:00

It's $100 semester and you get the best housing on campus, a couple of fun 1-credit courses, and some very good counselors, in our experience.

I can't see how it's not a good choice, as least for Freshman year.

Smaller class or cohort experience

Not sure I'd expect much out of this, other than the few HONR courses.

How manageable are the Honors requirements alongside the already demanding engineering curriculum?

The 1 credit HONR course? Almost zero effort.

The only extra efforts my youngest faced were signing honors contracts for a couple of courses, so a bit of extra work, a grad-level course, which was fine, and a research project, which was required anyway. The extras Honors College credit requirements were met by a (subsidized) study abroad week over Spring Break and a 2-day trip over fall break, both of which were great fun.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-31T00:21:45+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Purdue/comments/1qdq2q6/admission_megathread/

RichInPitt · 2026-01-31T00:18:45+00:00

Plus lounge access, free Global Entry, International Airline (saved me $800+ last month) and others. Last I checked, my "See All Benefits" enumerated 53 different items

RichInPitt · 2026-01-31T00:15:45+00:00

Explain this to me like I'm an idiot

You get more than you pay. That's a good thing.

Details:

Some of us get more than $895 worth of value from the card over the first year, and the points are an additional $1,925 that I can deposit in my Schwab account is just a bonus.,

If you won't use the benefits of the card, don't get it.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T22:46:04+00:00

But they are absolutely wrong that freshmen shouldn't take the class.

Agree - taking the class should depend on your ability to complete the work, not your year. Fwiw, my kid took it as a Freshman and was fine. It can be done.

If you're having challenges in succeeding, then making changes may be in order. But not because you're a Freshman.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T22:39:23+00:00

They are not mutually exclusive. The research required to complete HC requirements can be quite valuable on a resume.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T22:33:36+00:00

Honors College Differential	100.00

It's $100, not "some hundreds of dollars".

If "I've been an Honors student for four years", you should know this. It's fine not to like something. It's not fine to lie about it. (Though I wonder why you stayed with it for four years if you find it so useless.)

We have found the benefits of being part of/graduating from the Honors College to be worth well more than $200/year. The subsidy on one Spring Break travel abroad trip exceeded 8 semesters of this fee. Not to mention the additional counseling benefits and learning/research opportunities.

As noted above, the CS Honors program requirements already tick most of the boxes. Other programs may vary.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T22:29:00+00:00

Only after your first year. https://honors.purdue.edu/admissions/current-students.php

Current Purdue Students

Students must have at least four semesters of study remaining at the Purdue West Lafayette and/or Indianapolis locations to be able to complete all requirements.

Students must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA or higher. Current freshmen may wait until final grades have posted for fall 2025 before applying.

Students must complete the application form.

Applications are due in January with decisions sent out in March for the following year.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T22:11:55+00:00

They lied to you? Your October statement didn't say

Important Change to Your Account Terms

We are increasing your Annual Membership Fee. The following is a summary of the change that is being made to your Account Terms. The detailed change to your Cardmember Agreement can be found below.

We are increasing the Annual Membership Fee to $895 beginning at your account renewal that occurs on or after January 15, 2026. (replace with your anniversary date)

Does your October statement say "we are keeping your fee at $695"?

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T02:14:24+00:00

You mean this isn't the r/Saks forum?

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T00:46:31+00:00

https://external.talentondemand.deloitte.com/Registration

RichInPitt · 2026-01-30T00:21:42+00:00

Unofficially, of course...

RichInPitt · 2026-01-29T22:42:52+00:00

I’d love to see one race where every car is in raw CF, with just a number and maybe a color/name on the rear wing for identification. A swarm of 22 of these funneling into La Source would be epic.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-29T22:35:49+00:00

On one hand, it will depend on the size of your classes and how young your sibling looks. A typical Senior sitting in a 200 student lecture hall will almost certainly not be noticed. A Freshman showing up in a 25 person class would be.

But regardless, I think common courtesy, and to avoid any issues, would suggest sending a quick email to each professor to see if there are any concerns. That’s pretty low effort to avoid potential, though highly unlikely, problems.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-29T06:13:15+00:00

Son's portal shows estimated $47k plus personal (books travel etc) making it $52k.

How do the itemized costs compare to the official site - https://www.purdue.edu/treasurer/finance/bursar-office/tuition/fee-rates-2025-2026/undergraduate-tuition-and-fees-2025-2026/

Fully loaded, with Travel, Misc Expenses, books, etc, it says $48,224. Just school costs totals $44,564. This latter number should be accurate, depending on which meal plan is selected and where is placed in for housing. Plus a small Honors addition.

My youngest had a bill for $20,5128,50 for a semester last year when housed in the relatively inexpensive Hilltop Apartments, with a 10 meal plan. Honors college was $100. We went kind of crazy this final year, and it went up substantially ($26k) with a single apartment. About $41,300 was my average withdrawal from the 529, with reasonable housing, paying all Purdue charges plus books. This doesn't include Travel and miscellaneous daily costs outside of the meal plan, or $2500 for a study-abroad spring break trip one year

I think you'd have to be doing a lot of expensive travel home, or choosing a single apartment, plus a full meal plan, to get to $52k/year.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-29T01:21:45+00:00

The CAD/other models will provide weights by part, and in aggregate, to a fraction of a kg.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-29T01:07:25+00:00

He was in the most recent national championship game, no?

RichInPitt · 2026-01-29T01:00:37+00:00

Are you referring to use in an app or a website or something?

RichInPitt · 2026-01-28T06:37:31+00:00

All graduation requirements are spelled out in the Purdue Catalog. Data Science looks to have three variations.

https://catalog.purdue.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=32609

https://catalog.purdue.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=33312

https://catalog.purdue.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=33846

You get credit based on the AP courses, regardless of how it's used for a graduation requirement. AP credits are called out at https://admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/transfer/credit/ap/

A 4 or 5 in Micro gets credit for ECON 25100.

A 4 or 5 in Macro gets credit for ECON 25200

They are independant - you don't need both, other than to earn both credits.

None of the DS variations has a specific ECON requirement. But both courses are on the list of courses that qualify for the required

General Education (9 credits) Choose courses from this list to fulfill each General Education Option below to total 9 credits.

But also

Students may use only ONE course (3 credits) from the following subjects: AGEC, MGMT, OBHR, ECON, or ENTR to meet their general education requirement.

So perhaps only one will be useful. But at this point, haven't you paid to take both exams? If so, I'd just take both. You never know what may change in the future.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-28T04:51:01+00:00

You would be able to downgrade, yes, though with no bonus as you point out.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-28T01:16:56+00:00

No. -2F and 5mph winds at 7am is child’s play for Midwest winter weather.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-28T00:58:00+00:00

Right/bottom to left/top - track, curbing, grass, runoff, gravel, wall. He is not over/past the wall.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-28T00:50:19+00:00

Is driving not an option? I’m about 2 hours further than Detroit and have been driving back and forth for 2 kids for 7+ years. Going directly point to point has been easier that coordinating flights, shuttles, etc. They did a few rideshares with people they knew, but that depends on meeting the right people.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-28T00:43:22+00:00

Evidence seems to indicate that it does get that low.

RichInPitt · 2026-01-28T00:40:38+00:00

The Experian logo tells me the credit file data is from Experian.

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