Honors Program in Universities-Is it worth it?

mikemac
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 01:06:11 +0000

if you attend a state school the honors program is a great thing. As has been pointed out you get better advising and contact with profs, some smaller classes, and early registration. The last one is huge because in a school of 20,000 students it means YOU will get the exact classes you want. Mention of honors is on your transcripts and diploma, so that helps too.

But don’t think that the honors college is just like going to a top elite, the way some schools try to sell the idea. Its not!! Even if you get separate classes the 1st 2 years, when you complete your major most or all of your upper-division classes will be out in the regular college with the regular students. And instead of attending a school with 2000-8000 students just like you, there are a few dozen to a hundred or so.