<p>The Schreyer Honors College is one of the most prestigious honors programs (maybe THE most?) in the nation. I am in the college and found that some of the perks (priority scheduling, honors classes, honors thesis etc) are pretty great and will benefit you in the long run. Rutgers, is, meh, I looked at Rutgers as well and found that PSU far surpasses it. The SHC is just the icing on the cake.</p>