<p>My daughter took only one honors class in her four years at Pitt, and really enjoyed it. It had 15 kids in it as opposed to 100 in the regular section, and the professor was astoundingly good. She worked her tail off because instead of a straight lecture, as the regular section of the course was, it was writing intensive and discussion based. So I agree: Take honors courses only if you are extremely interested in the topic and have the time and inclination to work hard. You will not be able to hide if you haven’t done the homework! You will get the elite liberal-arts college experience.</p>