<p>There are two types of honors programs, both get you priority reg. as well as a designated advisor, and access to honors-only courses. Univ. Honors now requires you live in the honors dorm, so my son opted for the honors program in his major instead so he could live in a regular dorm since he is more of a social non-nerd type (agreed the write ups on intellectual topics scared him off). The honors program students were very diverse, as they chose based on whole resumes - most were leaders or competitors of some type as well as being top students. You do get more attention overall as an honors student, and they do both social & academic oriented activities. There are lots of high achievers at this school, not all of them are in honors. It does require some extra commitment time & certain classes. It opens up more scholarship opportunities too.</p>