<p>RAPs are not for honors students, you just take two or three classes per semester together, based on a theme. It’s only for freshman year. I wasn’t in the Commonwealth College (honors college) but I have many friends who were. The College talks itself up a lot to students but the consensus is that it’s a big joke. Some of the honors classes I’ve taken have had really great Professors, but anyone can take them. You are required to write a senior thesis/project (30-50 pages usually), take some honors courses, and take an extra ComColl class for 2 semesters called Dean’s book where you all study the same book, which is usually a pretty simple, pop-culturey book. The advisers in ComColl are apparently much worse than for the rest of the University as well. Hope this helps, overall I’d skip ComColl, there’s not much of an advantage and the thesis requirement will make senior year a lot harder for no good reason. Although they used to grant high academic honors at graduation (Magna cum laude etc) to honors college grads, I believe they have ended this policy. Put your energy into being involved in your major’s department and networking there instead of the honors college would be my advice.</p>