<p>le cavaier, you’re from france?! cooool.</p>
<p>Some of you may find this question ridiculous but what benefit does one get out of an
Honors class besides the satisfaction that you conquered an unbelievable workload? Does it have an effect on overall GPA? Does it mean you can advance past the level that someone in regular classes could by your third or fourth years? Does it have significant weight in grad school admissions? Are Honors classes more worth it if they are in your major? Could someone help me out? To me it seems the regular UofC classes are sufficiently challenging to begin with and Honors classes would just unnecessarily make life more difficult. But then again I’m not even a first-year yet so I would appreciate some insight.</p>
<p>I have a question to add to Bourne’s – are Honors classes only offered in math and science? If not, what other areas are they offered in?</p>
<p>Honor classes are offered in physics (Honor Physics), chemistry (Honor General Chemistry, Honor Organic Chemistry), biology (AP 5 Sequence), calculus (Honor Calculus), and analysis (Honor Analysis). Keep in mind that many other top universities do not offer any honor courses.</p>
<p>to Bourne: at the risk of being snarky… in honors classes, you learn more!</p>
<p>Plus, anyone who knows anything about UChicago (grad schools, etc) knows that a UChicago class with “honors” in front of it is likely to be quite challenging.</p>
<p>Bourne: keep in mind that honor courses normally have a higher curve than regular classes. Honor general chemistry is normally curved up to a B+, whereas regular general chemistry is curved to a B- or even C+ depending on the professors. It’s on average, easier to get higher marks in honor classes (curve-wise), but it is harder to get the top marks (A, etc).</p>