<p>To be clear, housing is not definite. Once you’re in honors, you have to apply for honors housing. I am not in honors housing even though I’m in honors program (too lazy to write another essay 
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<p>You get special scholarship consideration (which I don’t know much about cause it only applies to late sophomores and above).</p>
<p>The classes for honors are much better. For instance, as opposed to taking Linear Algebra at the Empo, I took it in a class. The class is much more work, but it’s also much more theory based; whereas, at the Empo, you just memorize formulas and techniques for solving problems. </p>
<p>Also, free food at honors sessions.</p>
<p>Plus, you get to meet a lot of smart people (who are better to study with)</p>