<p>eye53, you’re right in saying that wanting a better dorm is certainly not the reason to do a honors program. (It would have to be a REALLLLLLLLY GOOD room to be worth all that extra work, lol!) However, bigger, nicer, better located dorms are a very common “perk” for honors students – along with registration priority, smaller classes, special mentoring/internship opportunities, etc. At many schools, honors students are definitely treated as VIPs.</p>