Son won't do Honors essay!!

liyana179
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:10:31 +0000

burnout is legit… senioritis really does suck. and being told to do something… well that hardly ever works as motivation. but if he was motivated enough to apply (and get in!) to UCLA, it’s pretty inconsistent with his own self not to write a lousy 500 words.
honors isn’t annoying, IMO. to me it was a good way to explore my interests and take some small classes with dedicated profs. also, if you take a cluster your first year, that’s 15 honors units right there!!!
your son has a fair point in that applying isn’t too important right now (i say this only if he is planning to take a cluster). with the 15 units (which will count retroactively once he DOES apply), he won’t be behind in any way if he applies his first year. also, clusters give you priority for winter and spring quarters. however, he needs a 3.5 GPA when he does apply, and you can’t always count on that happening.
if your son is eligible to be in college honors now, it’s better to just suck it up and do it rather than count on a 3.5 later on. also, once you’re in, you just need 8 honors units per year and a 3.2 GPA to stay in college honors.
bottom line… it’s 500 words. sure it’s a hassle of sorts, but it’s a bigger hassle if you wait. and i would say it’s worth it, not just for priority, but the other perks. as for extra classes that depends on how you plan things out, and doesn’t need to necessarily add a lot of work. so… he should just write the darn thing. we all did it (even with our senioritis).