I agree with what others are saying about “it depends”. My son is applying to colleges right now and there are a couple of schools he probably would not be interested in attending if he doesn’t get to do the honors program. There are also a couple of schools where he isn’t even applying to the honors program. In general, honors programs seem to be a great way for a student to get more of a small cohort feeling at a big school, to get some nice perks, and to get to take some fun and challenging classes with engaged peers. The places where he’s not interested in honors are the places where he either feels like he’d get those things without the honors program, or the perks aren’t enough and it sounds like it would be more work without much benefit.
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