<p>Okay so i saw a thread on the honors college and i had a few questions because the other thread was really old. So i recently got into the A&S honors college… What exactly are the benefits of honors? And what is the honors dorm like? </p>
<p>If i plan on going to medical school, is it smart to do honors at BC? ive heard of quite a few people dropping honors because it brought their GPAs down too much. Does it help people get into grad schools? Thanks guys, i appreciate any help!</p>
<p>I will not be very helpful; I am just posting because no one else has tried to help.</p>
<p>In the admission packet, one of the sheets should have directed you to here:
[Discover</a> the Heights - Welcome to the Honors Program](<a href=“Admission - Boston College”>Admission - Boston College)</p>
<p>For me personally, the highlights of honors at BC include 4 years of housing and the senior thesis. Anything more specific might not apply to you because I am in CSOM.</p>
<p>As for the second paragraph, I cannot really help you at all because I am not too familiar with how medical school works. A lot of my friends are looking to be doctors though, and I have noticed some things from them. I am from Georgia, and a lot of kids turn down better schools to attend UGA for pre-med and keep their GPAs higher (and pockets heavier), and I do believe I have heard that GPA is VERY important for med school. However, if you put in the work and keep a high GPA in the BC Honors program than you will only be a more competitive applicant! 
Good luck on your decision!</p>
<p>Med school is GPA+MCAT+ECs. </p>
<p>While College honors is nice, Phi Beta Kappa is internationally recognized. More importantly, nearly every department at BC offers Departmental Honors, for those that want to write a thesis.</p>
<p>BC Honors’ curriculum, heavy on readin’ & writin’, at least in A&S. It is designed to fulfill many Core requirements. But if you have a lot of AP scores, you might want to take more electives, instead of Core classes. Finally, another consideration is prospective major. For example, neuroscience requires a ton of classes, so flexibility for electives is limited.</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t see the benefit of being in Honors at BC. Everyone is pretty smart already, and BC already looks good on a resum</p>