Renderibg of the Honors College, housed in a new brick and garreted-roof complex rising above a bluff that overlooks the Raritan River

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The Honors College, housed in a new brick and garreted-roof complex rising above a bluff that overlooks the Raritan River, will feature small seminars, intensive research groups, and opportunities for the nation’s highest-achieving students to work in labs, in archives, and in the field.

Courtesy of Elkus Manfredi Architects

With anticipation growing by the day, Rutgers University–New Brunswick will be unveiling its new residential Honors College in fall 2015, a living-learning community in which 500 of New Jersey’s and the nation’s most intellectually driven students will explore, learn, and create alongside Rutgers’ acclaimed faculty. The Honors College, housed in a new brick and garreted-roof complex rising above a bluff that overlooks the Raritan River, will feature small seminars, intensive research groups, and opportunities for the nation’s highest-achieving students to work in labs, in archives, and in the field, where new intellectual frontiers are reached. The Honors College will be an around-the-clock immersion in learning, a place where 21st-century technology meets the traditions of a liberal arts education, where students and faculty fellows share amenities that foster contemplation, experimentation, and innovation, and where students will be paired with professors and peer mentors who will guide them down a unique academic path.

Admission to the Honors College at Rutgers University–New Brunswick is competitive and based on many factors. High school students wishing to be automatically considered for it when they apply to Rutgers–New Brunswick must apply for admission by December 1 and include a response to the essay question. Prospective Honors College scholars are invited to attend special events during which they can meet deans, faculty, and students and attend information sessions.