FSU (honors) vs UF

goufgators
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:42:35 +0000

Sorry… this is the message I wanted to post… I ended up accidentally posting my incomplete message then I got distracted and couldn’t go back to finish it because of this stupid 20 min rule they have here.

rodfrommiami,

I think that is were you’re confused. A student in the honors program sits in the EXACT same classroom as a student who is not in the honors program when it comes to core classes. In other words, core classes DO NOT have honors and non-honors. Honors courses only apply to the pre-req courses during your first two years. You’re going to get a better education from a better engineering school as a “regular student”… compared to being an honors student at a much lower ranked engineering school.

Again, I go back to my original statement. You have to decide for yourself if taking honors history, honors calculus, etc… (only the pre-req classes) is more important to you than taking core engineering classes (where ALL engineering students have to take… honors AND non-honors students) from a much higher engineering school.

Remember… when you go for your job interview, engineering companies are not going to test your history skills… they are going to test your engineering knowledge.