<p>I got into the honors college but im not feeling good about it nor do i have any interest in applying for honors housing. im not trying to "hate" or anything on this branch of pitt or the other accepted students abilities but im getting this vibe, especially from kids going there from my high school, that they think they're so wonderful and all. everytime someone asks where they're going to school they say with a snobbish tone, "I'm going to Pitt Honors" as if to boost their self esteem and act like uhc is a completely different, dissociated part of Pitt (like schreyers kinda) while virtually any determined hardworking student can take an honors class. I don't know why it bugs me, i may just be weird about it but i hope that typical kids that take uhc courses aren't so stuck up. anyone else feel this way?</p>
<p>Their snobbiness will probably run out when they find out they probably aren’t the smartest kids in the class anymore when they get to Pitt. Even students that aren’t in honors classes at Pitt are excellent students. Admission criteria at Pitt is pretty high across the board compared to some other schools with separate honors colleges (like the other one you mentioned). Honestly, the Honors College is set up so that a student makes as much out of it as she or he does or does not want to. You certainly don’t have to live in honors housing to take advantage of the UHC offerings, and really, you don’t even need to take advantage of the UHC offerings at all. It’s up to you. Figure out your goals though, whether it is finishing with a BPhil or trying for a major award (like Rhodes, Marshall, Goldwater, etc). The UHC is exceptional in guiding and preparing students for these awards and goals. </p>
<p>Personally, when I was in the honors college, I didn’t take advantage of it enough. I didn’t live in honors housing, and I don’t think I’d go back and change that, but in retrospect I probably would have taken better advantage of some of the other offerings of the school. But yeah, in the end, we’re all Pitt Panthers!</p>
<p>Right now a lot of students are feeling insecure–a lot is changing. Some of the less mature ones are going to express that by acting self-important. Or they may be feeling the need to justify going to a state school (an excellent, highly ranked state schoo) vs. a ‘bigger name’. Hopefully for most students, this will soon pass. It is an anxiety-filled time.</p>
<p>I am applying for honors housing, and I really hope it’s not like that. I’m just going in with the attitude that no matter where I live, I’ll make friends with people who are driven academically but also like to socialize and have fun.</p>
<p>Here is the things. There is nothing to be snobbish about in honors housing. Everyone in honors housing is in honors housing so being snobbish to each other is dumb. You COULD try to be snobbish to everyone else but it will become VERY quickly apparent that no one else on campus cares that you are in honors housing one way or another unless you are snobbish and then they will just feel sorry for you and dislike you. </p>
<p>Plus like the UHC really discourages that. There isn’t even any official standing of being in the honors college. </p>
<p>In fact, I find that the only people who say “im IN the Honors College” are the people who admit they never go there. Which just makes me smile. </p>
<p>So like, its easy to have UHC snobbery in high school but once you get here there will be absolutely no one who cares about honors standing and therefore absolutely no one to be snobby to.</p>
<p>In any group of people, there’ll be some who’re snobbish. There are benefits being in the honors college - take advantage of these opportunities and minimize your dealings with the snobs.</p>