<p>I got an email saying I'm accepted to the warren honors program and I'm kinda confused because I wasn't invited to scholars day and I hadn't known anything about it until just now but w/e.</p>
<p>I was planning on choosing UCLA until I got this email and I'm wondering if UCSD honors would be a better choice.</p>
<p>In the email it talks about cultural enrichment and campus life and stuff but I'm more concerned with academics. Do honors students get to take harder classes or anything like that? Does honors look alot better on a job resume? Any other advantages that honors students get?</p>
<p>Btw I was admited as a mech engineering but plan on switching to computer engineering or computer science.</p>
<p>Like I said earlier, until I got this email I was planning on attending UCLA. I had visited both campuses, but only for like an hour on a weekend so I didn't get much of a feel for the campuses, my decision to choose UCLA was based mostly on prestige. Do you think it's worth turning down UCLA for UCSD's honors program?</p>
<p>From what I hear, the main benefits of honors are priority registration and more personal time with the professors. Priority reg. can be beneficial, but in the end you’ll most likely end up with the classes you want. Also, if you take the initiative to go to office hours, you’ll still get personal time with professors with or without the honors. In the end, go to the school where you feel more comfortable. I got honors and a Regents scholarship for UCSB and I didn’t like the school, so I’m willing to pay more for UCSD or Cal as a “regular” student. There’s no point in going if you aren’t going to enjoy yourself. </p>
<p>If you choose not to the honors program, I believe you can still take honors courses if you feel that you aren’t being challenged (at least for UCSB). According to a student at UCSB, honors on a transcript isn’t what gives you extra points, it’s the recommendation letters from professors, the GPA/test scores (if you’re thinking about grad school), and the activities/jobs/research/internships/etc.</p>
<p>People who are in their college’s honors program don’t necessarily get priority registration. Being in the honor’s program doesn’t really do much for your resume at all.</p>