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I believe that during your freshman year you are only allowed to take one honors course (there are only so many to go around). The one my S took in his major was absolutely fabulous. But I believe you are right about being like AP courses. I think it's just a way to offer more stimulating classes at a large public university. I believe my S's friend at Vanderbilt doesn't even have honors courses.
As far as Lechner goes, the freshman honors dorm, (next year they are going to have another one to meet demand) the dorm is the newest dorm on campus (1989) and has the largest rooms. There are 4 big closets, one bathroom with a shower, and a dressing area. You each have a bed, a bookshelf, a bedside table and a desk. You don't have suitemates so just 2 people share a bathroom. There is also maid service once a week. They assign the freshmen "families" and they organize a lot of activities. If you are familiar with the residential dorm system at Rice, it feels a lot like that. A lot of them get their football tickets together and attend as a group. I don't think you will be disappointed with the dorm.
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