Honor Residence Halls

AuburnMathTutor
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:20:01 +0000

I’m in the Honors College and here are what I consider the big perks:

Early registration. Honors students register several weeks before most of the student body. Later in your undergraduate career, this isn’t as important, as classes tend not to fill up. Particularly early on, and especially if scheduling is tight, it’s amazing.

Honors community. You meet people and have classes with them, normally more than one class. It fosters a real sense of community. Plus, most people in Honors are really… well, similar. It’s easy to get along with each other, and I made some of my best friends in my first few semesters of Honors.

Honors opportunities. There are Honors scholarships, prestigious scholarships (which you don’t technically have to be in the Honors college for, but I imagine this makes it a little easier), research fellowships, and the honors thesis.

All in all, it just gives you a sense of satisfaction. It’s not anything too terribly different from the ordinary college experience, but it’s pretty nice.