What's the advantage to Honors College?

Emi2008
Fri, 07 May 2010 22:48:58 +0000

CuttingEdge

By admitted, yes, I do mean the letter that comes with the admissions packet. And yes, I did get invited into Honors Housing, but I chose to decline. In reality, I have never taken an honors course, never lived in honors housing, and have never gone to any honors events and my Pitt experience has still been just as good. The only perk from the Honors College is the scholarship I receive from them.

I’m just not understanding the whole emphasis on SAT scores… it seems like a lot of people on this board are concerned with it, but I never knew that it was a definite requirement. Maybe I never really looked into it.

But on campus, it doesn’t seem like anyone cares you’re in the Honors College or not. It doesn’t exclude you or include you (except for housing I guess). It doesn’t seem to make a difference for most students.