Honors classes and Transfer admission

Transfer Students
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<p>I am a sophomore at a mediocre public college with a 3.9 college GPA and 2200-2300 SATs. I am attempting to transfer to a number of schools including Cornell and Georgetown.</p>

<p>I'm in the honors program at my school which is a program that requires you to take 6 "Honors" classes during your time in college. I have taken one already but since I was thinking of transferring, I didn't take any others since they didn't seem like classes that would easily transfer anywhere (Very out-there and unique topics). </p>

<p>However, I found out that one can choose to turn a regular class into an "Honors" class by getting approval and then doing some extra work for the class.</p>

<p>I figured that if I did this, it would give a tiny, tiny edge in admissions because it would show them that I'm trying to challenge myself. However, I just found out that unlike the regular Honors classes, when one turns a regular class into an "Honors" class, there is no indication on the transcript. However, someone I talked to said that they sometimes give out an addendum on a separate pieces of paper that explains that a class was taken as Honors.</p>

<p>I really want to transfer to a better school. Will it help my application at all to take a class as Honors?</p>

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<p>I’d say no. We’re talking about 1 class here right? Maybe if it were a bunch of classes but just one doesn’t seem like a big deal. I’d rather spend the extra time making sure I get straight As this semester than 1 class which may or may not show up as honors.</p>

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<p>I agree with Not a clue, concentrate on As, and in the extra information you can say you were part of Honors College.</p>

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<p>They would only see the mid-semester grades since I would be applying to transfer next fall. </p>

<p>Also, it wouldn’t really be that much more work. I can still get straight A’s this semester. I’d just have to write an extra paper and do an extra presentation. Also, I feel as though 2 of my classes first semester might look like complete BS classes on a transcript due to their names.</p>

<p>I might want to complete the honors program here anyway if I am unable to transfer so it might be a good idea to take the class honors anyway. You don’t think it will help at all in transfer admissions? Would they be annoyed by an addendum saying that a class was taken as honors?</p>