<p>So I have recently been accepted to Florida State University Honors Program. So I am wondering if any of you know the difficulty of Honors courses vs. Regular courses. I ask this because I really don't feel well-rounded enough to be in the Honors program. I excel in mathematics and sciences (I am pursuing a math-related major) but I haven't taken any Honors or AP courses in subjects other than math and science during high school. Although I still do very well in those courses (i.e. the ones that are not math or science) but I never really considered myself 'smart enough' to take them. I want to say that it isn't a matter of being lazy either (I am extremely studious in all my classes) I will admit that I am really self-conscious about myself in general so that may be the ultimate problem at hand.</p>
<p>To the point:</p>
<p>What are some of the Pro's and Con's of being in the Honors vs. Regular?</p>
<p>How much different is the work load (mainly referring to non-math/science courses)?</p>
<p>1)
Pros: a) You get priority registration (you get to sign up for courses along with the seniors). This is a HUGE deal - especially if you want to be a math or science major because many courses are sequential and it is important to get your courses in at the right times.<br>
b) You get to live in Landis Hall - arguably the best dorm on campus
c) You get to be part of the HSA
d) you CAN take the honors courses and seminars. The key part of this is can, you do not have to take a single honors course except for the one credit honors colloquium course, which is totally worth it in order to get priority registration.</p>
<p>Cons
a) Having to take the honors colloquium course, which is a total waste of time imho. </p>
<p>2) The workload could be exactly the same sans the honors colloquium course if you desire.</p>
<p>You only have to take the honors classes you want to take. You can take only math and science honors classes if you want. After fresh and sophomore year, there are not really honors sections anyway. The nice thing about honors science classes is the size of the class and the prof. For example, if you are taking Chem 1 and/or Chem 2, you will be in a large class of 200+, with recitation sections of 30+. For honors, you will be in a class of 30 and don’t really need a recitation section. You really get to know the prof.</p>
<p>To thesos76,
Did you recently petition to get into the Honors Program? I sent in a petition about 3 weeks ago, but have not received a decision. From what I understand, I will not receive a decision until April.</p>
<p>is it true that everyone accepted to honors receives a 10,000 scholarship? also, how hard it is to be accepted to the program upon appealing? do they take many appeals or not really?</p>
<p>No, there is no automatic scholarship and it depends on your stats and how close you are to the cutoff as to how the appeal goes. Students who appeal def get in. How many, you would have to ask FSU Honors.</p>
<p>I was accepted to the honors program in January after sending my
Midyear grades and received the 21st Century Scholarship when I was accepted ($8000 total). All scholarships are merit based as well as first come first serve. Just because you are in the honors program doesn’t necessarily mean you will be offered a scholarship and vice versa. Also, if you are accepted through the petition process in April, and are able to change your housing preferences until May 1st without affecting your priority number, I don’t see why your chances of getting into landis would be different then any other honors student! Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m not trying to be a downer or anything. But I know I hated it when people gave me false hope about something when they knew there was a 1 in a million chance about something lol</p>