<p>Hello! I recently visited HPU and discussed my grades and ability to get into the Honors Program with a 1350 SAT and 3.9 GPA. I was just wondering, does the Honors Program hinder your ability to make friends because of the constant quiet hours and small pool from which your classes are chosen from? I understand that it becomes a living and learning communitiy but does this limit your "friend groups" because your classes are made of the same people?</p>
<p>It is definitely worth your time dindindin. Not all of your classes will be at the honors level, though a majority of them will. You will have plenty of opportunity to meet people in your specific major outside of honors courses. </p>
<p>As far as living goes… You can live in the honors dorm (York Hall) if you want. BUT, you don’t have to if you would like to experience a normal dorm your first year. The honors dorm if there for you if you want to live in a 24/7 quiet hour set-up. The honors program does have a lot of social opportunities within the program itself, but you are not restricted from joining other activities and clubs. For example, if you’re interested in paintball, you can join the paintball club. If you like art, you can join the art club! The honors program will increase your work load (as you know), but won’t hinder you in any way socially. </p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>camdisco really hit the nail on the head, dindindin. There really no “drawback” to the honors program. If the living situation is a concern of yours, then you certainly have the ability to live wherever else you’d prefer to live. However, York Hall is a mighty fine place to live, and I haven’t heard anyone complain about the “quiet” environment hindering any ability to socialize freely and make friends. The honors program will also give you that opportunity to register for classes sooner, which is certainly an advantage. You will not be “stuck” with the same people in ever class, either. The honors college is large enough to give exposure to a diverse group of people, and like camdisco said, al of your classes won’t be honors-based, so you will be at absolutely no disadvantage whatsoever. I would highly suggest pursuing the honors college. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>My D is in the Honors Program and lives in York, and loves it. She has many friends that are not, and that live elsewhere on campus. Getting involved in a variety of activities on campus has given her many circles of friends.</p>