Application Requirements
Please review these application requirements before submitting your application.
Before you can apply to the Honors College, you must first apply to the university. Click here to apply on the undergraduate application if you have not done so already. After applying, please also submit required university admissions documents of high school transcript and official test score. Your MC Admissions Counselor will contact you after you apply to guide you through the process.
You should request a letter of recommendation from two recommenders who can comment meaningfully on your academic qualifications, leadership abilities, and character strengths. Recommendation letters need to be emailed to honors@mc.edu. Additional information for recommendation letter writers can be found here.
You should submit a resume of no more than two pages that highlights your academic and extracurricular involvement and achievements during high school.
You should respond to both of the following prompts in a separate essay of no more than 700 words. Please fit onto a single page and at the end of the essay list your total word count. Your essays will be evaluated based on a combination of content, organization, creativity, and substance.
- Essay topics coming soon!
Letters of Recommendation and Resumes are due Nov. 5, 2025. Essays are due Nov. 19, 2025.
Application documents will be submitted electronically via the MC Student Application Portal. Please advise your recommenders of this due date.
Interview Process
Upon review of all completed applications, selected applicants will be invited to participate in the Honors College interview process. Interviews for the Honors College will be conducted on January 26, 2026 and January 29, 2026. Applicants to the Honors College will be interviewed on campus by Honors College faculty members. A dinner will be held on the evening of your HC interview at 6:30 p.m., and all competing scholars and their accompanying family are invited to attend. Students selected for an interview will participate in MMI style interviews.
Additional Opportunities
Honors College applicants are strongly encouraged to also compete in the Select Scholars Competition; the two competitions are not mutually exclusive. Students also participating in this competition will have an additional interview with the Admissions Committee on the following day. Please see the Select Scholars Competition page for additional information and requirements.
Questions
If you have any questions or problems with the application process, please contact the MC Honors College at honors@mc.edu or your MC Admissions Counselor at admissions@mc.edu.
