Anyone hear back from UW honors?

rabbitstew
Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:05:37 +0000

I graduated in 2008, so there’s probably been some changes, but I absolutely loved it and wouldn’t have done it any other way. I was a double major in microbiology and english, so having the different set of required classes than non-honors students was really helpful to me. I also strongly appreciate the intersection of sciences and the humanities, which honors has some focus on, so it was a great fit.
The small class size meant we always had good, interesting class discussions and that I knew everyone. I had friends in both my major programs as well, but it’s a more personal experience with honors and I’m still in touch with many of them.
Also, the best profs like to teach honors courses, because they can do pretty much whatever they want. That’s how you get crazy interesting classes (science of coffee, origins of Tolkien’s universe, french medieval romantic lit, magic and witches of the Landogo…) taught by highly engaging, excited faculty. It requires more of your attention and ability to really think ideas all the way through, but it helped shape me as a person more than any other experiences or classes I had at UW.

Also, when I was there, we could use the printers for free. That’s not the case anymore, but it was awesome.