Road Scholar at Trinity College - Academics (2025)

FAQs

What does it mean to be a scholar at Trinity College? ›

Trinity College has always had its Scholars, students who are selected on merit and given certain benefits during their time in College. At present Scholarships are awarded in all courses to students showing outstanding achievement in a set of non-compulsory exams that are typically taken in their Senior Freshman year.

How do I qualify for honors at graduation? Latin honors are awarded based on your final GPA. Cum laude is awarded to students earning 3.667 – 3.799, magna cum laude is awarded to students earning 3.800 – 3.899, and summa cum laude is awarded to students earning 3.900 and higher.

Road Scholar is an American not-for-profit organization that provides educational travel programs primarily geared toward older adults.

Elderhostel was rebranded Road Scholar in 2010 to reflect the growth and evolution of the organization and better represent the loyal participants who rely on us for an in-depth study of the world.

Students in their second year may opt to take Foundation Scholarship or 'Schol' exams, usually held in January. These in-depth examinations are the basis for the election to Scholarship of the University.

Students who hold a GPA between 3.5 to 4.0 may distinguish themselves to institutions awarding academic scholarships. Since many students may receive high GPAs, colleges often grant scholarships to those who meet other criteria in addition to having a high GPA.

In order to qualify for the award of Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction students must not have failed any component during the period of study and must as a minimum either. achieve an overall credit-weighted average mark of at least 70% across all modules, or.

Our exams are numbered from Initial (in many subjects) to Grade 8. The Initial exam acts as an introduction to the exam system for new performers.

Honors are conferred as follows: summa cum laude—3.900 and higher. magna cum laude—3.800 to 3.899.

Among some famous Rhodes scholars are basketball great Bill Bradley, former President Bill Clinton, songwriter Kris Kristofferson, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

What is the average age of the Road Scholar? ›

Typical Travelers

If you don't count kids in the mix on the Grandparent and Family programs, the average age of a Road Scholar participant is 72. But trips generally include a wide range of older travelers from people in their 50s through 90s.

Yes, it's included

That's because every Road Scholar learning adventure includes most meals and all lodging, tips and taxes, behind-the-scenes experiences, expert lectures, group expeditions, and listening devices—24/7 emergency assistance, too.

Road Scholar provides tips to Group Leaders, drivers and restaurant staff. You're welcome to discreetly give additional gratuities for situations when someone has gone above and beyond, but we ask that participants do not solicit other participants to do a group tip (i.e., "passing the hat").

The breadth and depth of our offerings is unsurpassed. Road Scholar is proud to offer thousands of learning adventures in more than 100 countries and throughout the United States. At any given time, nearly 2,000 Road Scholars are experiencing the world on our learning adventures.

As of 2018, Bill Clinton remains the only U.S. President to have been a Rhodes Scholar. Clinton never completed his two-year degree at Oxford and left the institution before graduating.

Definitions. In contemporary English usage, the term scholar sometimes is equivalent to the term academic, and describes a university-educated individual who has achieved intellectual mastery of an academic discipline, as instructor and as researcher.

Scholars have accumulated significant amounts of information about each aspect of society, culture, and human nature (that they consider important enough to explore). The only way to add to this knowledge in meaningful ways, it seems, is to become an expert in a specific chunk of this information.

To become a research scholar, you need to have some background in the field of study you wish to pursue. Take courses that provide many opportunities to do extensive research. For undergraduate research scholar positions, schools may require you to major in specific subjects.