Honors at Princeton??

[gianievve]

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You can also be elected to Phi Beta Kappa, which is at least as valuable a credential as cum laude/magna cum laude. It is limited to no more than 10% of each graduating class.

So honors at Princeton is more of an award/credential for being in the top of the class, rather than a series of courses you can take or doing any special independent work? </p>

<p>Interesting tid-bit: “90% of the students at Harvard graduate with honors.” Between grade-inflation and the number of kids at Vard getting honors, I don’t think they have the same “50% at the bottom of the class” thing there… ;)</p>

<p>A friend of mine was talking to a group of us going to college and he goes, <em>enthusiastically</em> “You guys can sign up for the honors programs at your schools, where you basically just have to write a thesis!” And I remember thinking, “Well, we already have to write a thesis at my school!” Gotta love Princeton!</p>

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There are like “honors” classes in some of the math and science departments

What about in the economics, politics and sociology departments? Do you think they have an honors track in those too, phil?</p>

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i THINK its a GPA requirement. 3.7+ = summa cum laude, 3.4+ = magna cum laude, 3.0+ = cum laude, etc… i think

Thanks anon. Do you know the weblink with this info for Princeton? I’ve tried looking under the main search page and nothing comes up :(</p>