Apply to Honors
Admission to the Simmons Honors Program is highly selective. The program is designed for students with strong analytical and writing skills who seek a rigorous intellectual community and challenging experiential learning opportunities.
Join the Honors Program
Interested students should complete the application for the Honors Program (online or via mail) and submit it to the Admission Office.
An Honors Steering Committee reviews each application and selects the entering class. Please apply for the Honors program by your application deadline, and no later than February 1st. The Honors Application is also part of the Common Application, so you can complete and submit it when you apply to Simmons.
How to apply
The application to the Honors Program requires two essays.
Essay 1: Please answer the following question in approximately 150 words:
As you can see from the Simmons website, leadership is central to our mission. Honors students in particular naturally gravitate toward leadership positions on campus and in the surrounding community. Pick one organization at Simmons or in the local Boston community that you would like to get involved in, and tell us how being of a member of the Honors Program will be beneficial to you in this role.
Essay 2: Please pick ONE of the following questions and respond to the question in approximately 400 words. Note that this essay should demonstrate your critical thinking and analytical skills, moving beyond a mere opinion statement.
- There has been a lot of recent publicity about Artificial Intelligence (AI), much of which concerns ChatGPT and the potential — both good and bad — for future uses of AI. Write an essay in which you weigh in on this debate, and suggest how you might constructively use AI as a college student.
- Increasingly, commentators have pointed out how polarized we have become as a society. Media scholars describe the "echo chamber" many of us inhabit, where we hear views we agree with amplified, and rarely hear opposing points of view. How do you get multiple perspectives on an issue? In what ways do you see your college experience as an opportunity to learn from people with different views from your own, and to hear competing points of view on controversial topics?
- What can older people learn from your generation?
Students should submit their essays here
On each page of the document please include your full name and date of birth.
Honors Program
The Simmons Honors Program is an interdisciplinary program that develops thought leaders for the 21st century through rigorous curricular and experiential programming.
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