Honors Programs: the good and bad?

illogic_1
Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:36:40 +0000

The housing is definitely a big plus. I also enjoyed having honors sections of classes. Sadly, though, there are not many honors classes after freshman year.

On the other hand, the honors program itself often feels out of touch with the students in it. The Enhancing Honors class is required in your first semester, now graded on an A-F scale, and is almost universally disliked. That said, it is only once per week for a single semester so it’s not really a big deal. There are other weird quirks like mandatory meetings with honors advisors who don’t seem to be able to do a whole lot for you and a rather pointless “e-portfolio” required for graduation as an honors student. Overall, though, the gripes are pretty minor and I would say the housing options alone more than make up for them.