<p>I was wondering if being in an Honors Program in a University really matters or not when applying to graduate schools like Medical schools.</p>
<p>Does it really help you that much, or is it just better to be in the regular program?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>It helps a lot and is a huge advantage plus there are many benefits priority registration so you cn graduate on time, mentoring, better research and travel abroad opportunities and better advising hence better grad/med school acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Honors Programs are particularly valuable if you are attending a state school.</p>
<p>You will definitely get to know your profs better in an honors program. That alone will be extremely helpful in doing research as an undergrad and getting great recommendations for grad school.</p>
<p>if you attend a state school the honors program is a great thing. As has been pointed out you get better advising and contact with profs, some smaller classes, and early registration. The last one is huge because in a school of 20,000 students it means YOU will get the exact classes you want. Mention of honors is on your transcripts and diploma, so that helps too.</p>
<p>But don't think that the honors college is just like going to a top elite, the way some schools try to sell the idea. Its not!! Even if you get separate classes the 1st 2 years, when you complete your major most or all of your upper-division classes will be out in the regular college with the regular students. And instead of attending a school with 2000-8000 students just like you, there are a few dozen to a hundred or so.</p>
<p>I'd say that Honors programs narrow the gap with better universities and with good LAC's but don't close that gap. Generally, I think the trade-off that a student weighs is Honors program plus saving $$$$. If the student makes the compromise, the university is happy to slightly strengthen their student body and selectivity ratings.</p>
<p>in general, what exacly is an honors program and what is it good for? does it increase your chances of finding a better job after college? is it a lot more work than regular? ...</p>
<p>The best way to describe an honors program is it challenges you more.</p>
<p>That's really all there is to it :)</p>
<p>Agree with TheDad.....can be a considerable savings!!</p>
<p>Oldman, you might not agree with me if you that is a trade that I would seldom make nor encourage my D to make. I recognize the terms of the trade without assenting to it.</p>
<p>Though I cringe every time I write a check to her college.</p>
<p>Understand your point. "Honors" can be an overblown term. My son turned down such a program .....tuition difference is 16000 (x4).....oh well.</p>
<p>honors doesn't really matter in grad school admissions. If you are choosing between a ****ty school with honors program and a great school. I suggest that you goto the better school.</p>
<p>Yeah, 4 x $16K is about the size of it. Except my D was being offered a full-ride. Makes it more like 4 x $30K by the time the FinAid dust settles. Sob.</p>
<p>Yikes!! What a dad! Must admit I went to school out of state.....best decision I ever made.</p>
<p>ok. another question. I want to go into medical school after my undergrad. Lets say that I got a 3.5 gpa in the honors program, and this other person who has the EXACT same stats (diregard the essay and interview) but was in the regular college with a gpa of a 3.9.....</p>
<p>would the med school still pick the guy w/the 3.9 even though I was in the honors program?</p>
<p>so what im basically asking is that how much does being in an honors program affect professional college admissions? If you have a lower gpa than someone in the regular college, will this not matter as much as long as the gpas are close? Or does the person who went to the regular college who has a little gpa have an advantage?</p>
<p>they would pick the guy with 3.9 GPA, Medical school admissions is all about GPA and MCATs, they could care less what school you went to.</p>
<p>Honors college offers perks.....unlikely however to have much influence upon grad school chances....</p>
<p>Actually the acceptance rate at ASU honors for med/grad school is something like 95% due to their strong mentoring/advising program</p>
<p>A great deal depends on the specific honors program involved. Some places have honors programs with no dedicated staff, limited course selection beyond the 2nd year and no thread which ties the faculty and students together beyond designated "honors courses" and financial aid. Such programs have a small number of honors students so they are often a real minority in their college. Other colleges have dedicated many more resources to their honors programs including dedicated faculty/staff, special office and classroom space, advanced opportunities for research/scholarship as well as special advising and registration perks. These programs tend to have vibrant honors programs of hundreds of students who resemble their peers at the best schools in the country. You really have to explore each honors program individually and ask the right questions to see what you are getting and not getting in an honors program.</p>