During their time at Elon, of the graduating seniors who completed the survey:
100% conducted research – did an individual senior thesis project – worked on for at least a year and a half.
88% studied abroad (some multiple times, and they did so in 20 different study abroad programs, including semesters in Australia, Denmark, England, Italy, Scotland and Spain).
75% did an internship (The interned with the FBI, local elementary schools, the Philadelphia City Paper, a county district attorney's office, the Department of Wildlife Management in Yosemite National Park, Fox 8 News, The Department of Homeland Security Executive Office of the President, mental health agencies and The Weather Channel.)
88% performed community service (They served at places like Habitat for Humanity, Family Abuse Services, Boys and Girls club, Allied Churches, the Red Cross, America Reads Tutoring, local elementary, middle and high schools, Burlington Parks and Recreation, and Elon Volunteers.)
92% held leadership positions in campus organizations. (They were leaders in student government, Model UN, and political, religious, musical, honors, social, media, athletic, and departmental organizations.)
They’ve been offered jobs at places like:
New South Publishing, Inc. (staff writer)
Department of Commerce
The Weather Channel
Bank of America
Wells Fargo Audit and Secuirty (internal auditor)
They’ve been accepted into graduate programs in places like:
Doctor of Physical Therapy at Duke University - Hellen Keiser Scholarship
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at University of Georgia - awarded an assistantship
Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literatures at UNC-Chapel Hill - awarded full tuition scholarship and teaching stipend
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at University of Georgia - awarded an assistantship
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University - awarded an American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship
Boston College School of Law
University of Pittsburgh Law School
Roger Williams University School of Law - Jurisprudence Scholarship
M.A. in Psychology at Villanova University - tuition scholarhip
Honors Fellows - Class of 2007
During their time at Elon, of the graduating seniors who completed the survey:
100% conducted research – did an individual senior thesis project – worked on for at least a year and a half.
84% studied abroad (some multiple times, and they did so in 20 different study abroad programs, including semesters in Argentina, Denmark, Australia, Scotland, England, and Italy).
63% did an internship (with a department of orthopedic surgery, public accounting firm, marketing firm, study abroad organization in London, Hispanic community organization, mental health facility, historical archive in Washington, D.C., and a retirement community).
95% performed community service (at places like Habitat for Humanity, Family Abuse Services, Twin Lakes, Centro: la Comunidad, Positive Attitude Youth Center, Elon Homes for Children, Burlington Parks and Recreation, Elon volunteers, etc.).
83% held leadership positions in campus organizations.
They’ve been offered jobs at places like:
Teach for America (Charlotte)
Foundation for International Education (in London)
McGladrey and Pullen (as audit associate)
AmeriCorps
Deloitte (audit/financial consulting)
They’ve been accepted into graduate programs in places like:
University of Chicago, University of Virginia, University of California-Davis, Vanderbilt, Rice, Michigan State, University of California-Santa Barbara, Florida State, University of North Carolina (law and mathematics), Boston University, Pepperdine, University of Connecticut, Case Western (law school), Wake Forest
84% intend to attend graduate school in the near future.
Those who have made graduate school decisions include:
Ph.D. program in Economics at University of Virginia – full tuition + generous stipend
Ph.D. at North Carolina State in the Fisheries and Wildlife program
Ph.D. at UNC – Chapel Hill in Mathematics – full tuition + generous stipend
M.A. in Psychology and William and Mary
M.A. in Computer Science at Wake Forest – full tuition + $12,000 stipend
M.A. in Social Sciences (studying French history) at the University of Chicago
How are you different from when you came to Elon?
I have expanded my idea of my capabilities academically and professionally. I am far more confident in my abilities to succeed in whichever endeavor I pursue.
I am a more well-rounded person academically, socially, and philosophically. I am more aware of issues on the international level, as well as being more attuned to issues in my immediate environment.
[I’m] more mature in the sense of decision-making, time management, interpersonal skills, critical thinking.
I care a lot more about service to underserved populations…. My time management is also better; I am more mature and more responsible. I am a harder, more motivated worker.
The idea of Graduate school and the work involved no longer worries me. Instead, I am confident that I can succeed and am very excited to do so.
I am ready/excited to start the next chapter inmy life.
All information on this page is from the Honors Fellows Senior Survey, administered by Elon's Office of Institutional Research, each Spring.
Elon University Honors Program
Email Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler: vanderma@elon.edu
