Honors at CC

Transfer Students
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<p>At my CC, there are only 6 actual honors classes (awful, I know). When I first started taking classes, I didn't realize these classes were available, as they are not really advertised at all.</p>

<p>So now, this year, I found out about them and ended up taking Honors English (not really much harder, just smaller class, more discussion). But that's it...I'd already taken all of the other classes that were being offered for honors in a "regular" setting. I will have one actual honors class, and then next semester I'll be taking:</p>

<p>Diff Eq.
Bio II
BCIS
Statistics</p>

<p>The only classes I could possibly do honors "contracts" for (which I also only recently learned about) are Bio II and Stats, since there aren't enough students in Diff Eq. to do Honors.</p>

<p>So my question: Am I going to be at a disadvantage. Apart from not actually having many honors classes, I have the strongest courseload of anyone I know:</p>

<p>ENGL I/II
BIO I/II
HIST I/II
CALC I/II/III
STATS
DIFF EQ
ACCT I/II
ECON I/II
GOVT I/II
BUS SPCH
BCIS</p>

<p>Not really any "slacker" courses, except maybe BCIS & BUS SPCH because I had to take them for transfer prereqs. </p>

<p>So do you think I should add some kind of letter in my app explaining the lack of honors courses, or is it not really a big deal given my current courseload?</p>

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<p>I don't think you necessarily need to explain this is a letter. You might want to make note of the lack of honors classes in your school somewhere in an "additional comments" column and I think the colleges will review your accordingly in terms of your context. After all, isn't that what they say? It's all about making the best of the resources that were provided to you.</p>

<p>If I'm not reading you wrong, I understand your anxiety. Somehow, a community college student feels like he has to prove that the classes he is taking are actually not wishy-washy basket-weaving sessions. I'm in the same position too, maxing out the classes at my school, but just hang in there. Good luck.</p>

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<p>No need for a letter...just have an advisor write about it or have a prof mention it in a rec.</p>

<p>You'll be fine.</p>

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<p>Thx I'll do that then.</p>