<p>Is it a bad idea to do an honors program if you don't get a scholarship for doing it? Or is it good to do even if it means more classes?</p>
<p>Also, on a more in depth note, does anyone know how long the two essays on the OCU honors app are supposed to be?</p>
<p>Hi be<em>a</em>star,
I'm not familiar with OCU or their honors program, but my advice is to learn as much as you can about the honors program, and then decide if it's something you want to pursue. For example, even if you don't get a scholarship, maybe being in the honors program will enable you to have more flexibility in classes that aren't performance-related. Or maybe it will allow you to travel, hear great speakers, or just have more opportunities as a student. Also find out if it is recommended for MT majors to do the honors program just because of the intense schedule. I probably wouldn't do it or not do it just based on a scholarship, but that definitely IS one of the factors that should help you in your decision. And extra classes--find out how much, and if it's a lot, especially during your first semester, because you don't want to overwhelm yourself.</p>
<p>I'm just speaking from my personal experience, I applied to several schools and at some of them, I decided to apply to the honors program because I thought they seemed like good opportunities. At the school I chose, there is an honors program after the first year, but I decided it wasn't something I wanted to do. Also, it was my experience that it can't HURT to apply, because that just gives you one more opportunity to do something really cool :-)</p>
<p>Be<em>A</em>Star,
MTbigsis offers some very good advice concerning honors program opportunities that you might not otherwise have. My d applied to and was accepted into OCU's honors program for the fall. It is true that you don't get scholarship money for being accepted into the Honors Program; however, you get an extra .25 on your gpa just for being in Honors, which may enable you to hold onto an academic scholarship that requires a certain gpa. Also, at OCU, they have now established an Honors dorm, and they have a lot of things planned for the honors students throughout the year. As far as course load goes,for my d's first semester, she is only taking Honors Eng (which she is used to from H.S.) and an Honors Colloquium (which is a discussion based class 1 hour per week), so I don't think she will be too overwhelmed. </p>
<p>As far as the length of the essays, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to this. I am sure my d did not write more than a page for either question. I think the evaluators are looking for depth and completeness of answer, and your grasp of written expression rather than how much you have written.
Hope this helps!</p>