<p>Does taking all honors classes improve your chances of finding jobs later in life? If not, what are the benefits of taking them besides challenging yourself?</p>
<p>theres no way to take all honors classes at princeton…</p>
<p>Ok… Maybe not so much ALL honors classes. However, what’s the point of taking any?</p>
<p>You learn more?</p>
<p>A lot of the honors courses are taught by star profs (John Conway’s linear algebra thing, eg) and him writing you a rec is pretty damn impressive.</p>
<p>the normal classes are also taught by star professors… a fields medalist teaches atleast one section of mat 104, weischaus and bassler teach mol 101, etc.</p>
<p>The honors classes can also be helpful if you’re planning to continue in a certain subject area. For example, taking honors mechanics (physics 105 over 103) probably won’t get you any extra credit for jobs, etc. but it gives you a much better basis for later physics classes (106, 203/5, etc.) rather than just covering the required material.</p>
<p>Bottom line: if you don’t want to take honors classes, don’t take them and I doubt that anything bad would happen. If you have a special interest in a subject, however, and want to challenge yourself by learning more advanced material, go for it. The honors classes I’ve taken (mat 203+204, phy 205+206) have been well worth the extra effort, but realize that I am an engineering (w/ eng. physics certificate) major who likes that stuff :)</p>