Lewis Honors College Releases Admission Decisions

The Lewis Honors College released its admission decisions to applicants on February 25. This year’s number of applicants exceeded last year’s record, and the candidate pool was one of the most competitive to date.   

All applicants were carefully reviewed by multiple readers on the Lewis Honors College admission committee in the areas of application essays, unweighted GPA and high school involvement and academic rigor. 

Since a central component of the Honors College is the development of critical thinking, essay responses carry a large amount of weight in admission decisions as this showcases a prospective student’s ability to cultivate ideas and share their unique perspectives in a coherent and respectful manner. 

All UK Honors and Honors Pathway applicants received notifications in the form of email, with a mailed letter to follow. All admission decisions were sent to the email address the applicant used when applying to UK.

If an applicant is unable to locate the admission decision email in the inbox of the email account they used to apply to UK, it is highly encouraged that they check their junk or spam folders, as messages can sometimes end up in these folders. If an applicant has checked all folders and is still unable to locate a decision email, they may contact honorsadmission@uky.edufor further assistance.