<p>My experience is a little dated – graduated from the UConn honors program 25 years ago (one of the early grads). It was a great experience then – and it is amazing how much they have done with the program. I would highly recommend this path. It will allow students to go deeper in a subject area and work more closely with professors. At a large school like UConn – it also allows connection with a smaller group of students with similar academic interests. The Dean of the Honors program was the former college president at Simmons College, really doing great things with the program.</p>
<p>I believe the honors programs at schools like UConn rival Ivy League level academic experience. It also opens doors (think it was a major reason I got into Harvard B School).</p>
<p>Best of luck</p>