<p>I'll be doing it this fall and i have some questions to any current students in the program.</p>
<p>-Do you tend to hang out more with honors kids, like is there a sense of community?
-What kinds of classes are open to honors kids?
-Anything else i should know that isnt on the website? </p>
<p>My son was in Hume as an honor student. There were lots of in-dorm activities/parties etc.(some of which he started) Most of his long term friends (3 years later) came from his time there. Pretty much a very bright, studious group (not to say you can’t find similar groups elsewhere on campus!) He got involved with campus events/clubs from the people he met there. Quite a few of the residents spent more than one year in Hume (it’s pretty nice).
He took a few of the honor classes which he enjoyed but dropped them as he became more focused on requirements for his major.</p>
<p>Since you live in Hume, you definitely encounter more Honors kids in your first year than any other…that can be a good thing or a bad thing). For me, I maintained only a handful of friendships from there - most of my friends were not in the Honors program, but that was because of my personality preferences.</p>
<p>Take a look at the honors course schedule to get a sense of the type of classes - most of them are liberal artsy type stuff. I will say that the advising at the Honors Office is notably better quality than everywhere else on campus. As in, people are reasonable and aren’t giving out bad advice.</p>
<p>I didn’t complete the Honors course requirements for the A.A., so don’t worry about necessarily fulfilling them either. You can still graduate with latin honors (depending on your dept requirements).</p>
<p>The biggest value Honors provides is that early in your college career, you get better housing (Hume), course scheduling priority, and access to better mentors. By your last two years, you might be fully involved with your specific major department and have minimal interaction with the Honors Program (except with career advisors).</p>
<p>I’m an Honors student and lived in Hume my first year. It was an amazing experience because you meet incredibly interesting people. The Student Honors Organization holds many events that allow people to bond and meet others in a fun way (and usually with free food). </p>
<p>As for the classes, they are very liberal arts based. The ones that people usually take are the (Un)Common reading courses, but there are other courses you can take like Honors Calc 3 and Honors Enriched Physics if that’s more your speed. The great thing about honors courses is that they are very small. The courses I’ve taken have had a max of 15 people which is wonderful compared to the other auditorium-sized classes you will have. </p>
<p>Something else that is really important about being an Honors kid, and that I loved, was the daily Honors Opportunity list. It’s an email with all the opportunities for leadership, involvement, and community service on campus. It brings everything you need to get involved right to you and is so valuable. </p>