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On average, the top five percent of high-potential students coming to UT gain admittance to the Chancellor’s Honors Program (approximately 500 students).

Haslam Leadership Scholars are a select group of top scholars interested in making an impact as a leader. The program admits approximately 15 students per year.

 

 

 

**If you have submitted all components of your UT application and not received an invitation to apply for University Honors, please contact the University Honors office.

  • Start Your Application: Honors Essay Prompts

Chancellor’s Honors Program Prompts

1. Why are you interested in applying for University Honors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville? (Maximum: 200 words)

2. Please identify a local community need or problem of particular importance to you. Describe the nature of the problem and how it relates to your life experience, the state of Tennessee, and the United States and/or our Global context. How might you leverage your experience at the University of Tennessee to enable you to have an impact on this issue? (300-400 words)

Video Prompt (Haslam Leadership Scholar Candidates Only)

1. Please describe how you’ve shown up as a leader in your community through extra-curricular activities, jobs, sports, church, etc. What characteristics did you possess? What did you learn? What, if anything, would you do differently? How has your leadership left a legacy? (Videos should be 3-5 minutes. Videos over 5 minutes will not be considered as part of the application).

Note: Videos will be recorded directly in the Go Vols portal and not uploaded.

 

 

 

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