Recent Ridgefield HS Grad, James Kelly, Admitted to UVM's Honors College

James Kelly (Jamie), an incoming first-year student from Ridgefield, CT, has been admitted to the University of Vermont's Honors College. Kelly a Animal Science major, is one of 196 students joining the college's class of 2018.

Admission to UVM's Honors College is by invitation; the Honors College works with the Office of Admissions to review the academic records of the university's entering class each year and invites top performers to enroll.

Invitation to the Honors College is based on high school academic performance and a commitment to creating a diverse learning community. The college selects students from a variety of academic areas, from the humanities and sciences to environmental studies and education, from nursing and social work to business, in order to enhance this intentionally diverse community of scholars.

Established in 2004, the UVM Honors College is a community of more than 800 top-performing student scholars who benefit from the program's rigorous, multidisciplinary academic challenge that complements and enriches the undergraduate experience.

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has 9,970 undergraduates in seven schools and colleges, 1,317 graduate students and 454 medical students. The University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research institution