Honors at Princeton??

[Hanna]

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<p>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>

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<p>Phi Beta Kappa operates in a similar manner at all the schools where it has chapters, whether they have designated honors coursework or not. The details vary, but it is always limited to no more than 10% of the class, and it is always based purely on academics (i.e., not leadership, etc.).</p>

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<p>“90% of the students at Harvard graduate with honors.”</p>

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<p>This was once true; the rules were changed for the class entering in 2001, and the number has been cut roughly in half.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.college.harvard.edu/academics/resources/honors_faqs.html[/url]”>http://www.college.harvard.edu/academics/resources/honors_faqs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;