<p>I was just wondering what the benefits of UF honors are? is it worth it?</p>
<p>I plan applying to Honors for the atmosphere… </p>
<p>I want to be around those who are motivated and value their education, rather than those who party.</p>
<p>I would like to be around hard working motivated people, but i would also like to lay back and have fun once in a while. Work hard play hard and such.</p>
<p>From what I’ve been hearing, I’d rather be living at Hume with a starcraft playing roommate, than not being able to fall asleep at Broward at 2 in the morning.</p>
<p>true, and i suppose you can go out and find a good time whenever wherever.</p>
<p>I liked Hume, there was some weird people and some cool people. There would be stuff going on friday and saturday nights, but it was always pleasant to get work done during the weekdays. I was never kept up late on a school night, but had all the opportunities to drink and talk to pretty girls I wanted. If it’s not social enough for you, make friends in other dorms and go there to party (Which, I did occasionally, but they got too big and I reaaaaally didn’t wanna get a violation for alcohol.) Better yet, make friends who are off campus, parties are way better. Then your only fear is party patrol.</p>
<p>The program itself is a joke. If you happen to want to take an honors class (Just because you like the scheduling better) or you want to live in Hume, you should do it. There’s no reason not to do it.</p>
<p>Just don’t finish it. I swear it’s funny to people who can’t graduate on time because they took their required (worthless) honors classes, for a certificate… If you wanna take a class, cool, just don’t do it because you “need an honors class.”</p>
<p>I took a grand total of one, get the benefits of being in the program, all I lack is a certificate (which is not the same as graduating with honors, so the certificate is pointless).</p>
<p>Zaersz… I remember you mentioning your a Nuc Engineer…</p>
<p>Assuming i get credit for, Calc 1 and 2, Chem 1, General Physics 1, and all required Comp/Lit/humanities classes though AP/IB/Dual Enrollment, based on your experience with the program and the school, what would my first semester schedule look like if i were to major in NucE and were to be on the pre-med track?</p>
<p>Thanks! And sorry Emili for hijacking your thread :)</p>
<p>Wait, so you can join honors and live in Hume but you aren’t forced to the “honors” classes if you don’t want.</p>
<p>If I go to UF, it’ll be bc I didn’t get into my dream and I plan to transfer in (hopefully) after a year so I need a high GPA and don’t want to take anything harder than I have to.</p>
<p>ZapadniyRus, it would depend on how ambitious you are. If you totally place out of gen eds (Diversity was one that not many people I know placed out of) then ideally you’d start taking your real classes. If you wanted to make people think you’re crazy, you could take Calc 3, Physics 2, Chem 2, Bio1 and the labs. That’s like a ridiculous first semester schedule. You could probably take technical writing in place of one of those sciences. You have a rough schedule ahead of you. Are you planning to do true NE and meet premed requirements, or just do NES (Which has premed requirements built in, but it isn’t real nuclear engineering.</p>
<p>jcold
You ultimately determine your schedule, they will pressure you into taking one at preview, but you can either resist them, or just drop it and put something else in. You are under no obligation to take the classes at any time, so only take them if you feel like it.</p>
<p>Zaersz, </p>
<p>Would you say not being honors means there is less opportunities?</p>
<p>Or is there little effect, academically?</p>
<p>Overall, if you could go back, would you join honors or not? And for what reasons</p>
<p>I have yet to decide as to whether or not to take engineering over sciences. I plan to audit and sit through Calc 3 and Chem 2 at local university this summer to familiarize myself with the material.</p>
<p>For pre-med, you probably want to retake your science classes in college. A lot of med-schools don’t count AP credits, and you may avoid many problems by just retaking them. If you don’t mind overloading on sciences, then your first semester could be calculus 3, bio 1 & lab, and chem 1 & lab. Personally, I would postpone bio until the 2nd semester or the next year. However, since you want a nuclear engineering major, that adds the twist of fitting physics in there ASAP. It’s tricky to do it all, you may want to make your life easier with a different major (physics with your electives focusing on particle/atomic/nuclear side of things).</p>
<p>Engineering is the better option, if you can swing it (it’s a more established and prestigious program). Especially if you can get an in with Dr. Bolch, Gilland, or Hintenlang. Dr. Bolch is probably the easiest to talk to. They all do medical physics research so if you can talk to them about a project at some point, you’ll definitely have a good resume builder, and some kick ass recommendations.</p>
<p>Calc 3 is pretty easy, some people think Chem 2 is hard, I also found that really easy. I didn’t really go to class either.</p>
<p>There’s no reason NOT to be in honors, but the benefits are very limited. Occasionally an honors class will be scheduled at a better time. I don’t think it adds any prestige to your college education. If you can’t get into honors, don’t sweat it. If you can, no reason not to do it.</p>
<p>Thanks Jalmoreno… </p>
<p>I was thinking of taking Calc 3, Physics 2 + Lab, Chem 1/Chem 2 + Lab, and Russian</p>
<p>That would put me at what 15 credits? I would have already sat through Calc 3 and Chem 2 during the summer, and i grew up speaking Russian.</p>
<p>I guess i still have time to decide…</p>
<p>On a somewhat unrelated note… </p>
<p>What are your plans for next year Zaersz, if you don’t mind me asking? How is the job market for Nuc Engineers?</p>
<p>do not take Russian! I am in it right now, and you will regret it. Yes, the class is an easy A, but it is soo boring and filled with busy work. and on top of that, the study abroad to russia is only good if you want to major or minor in russian, because those are the only classes that you can take there. and there isn’t even a student exchange to russia, so you can either afford to go on the super expensive study abroad, or not at all. I feel like taking russian as my language was a horrible mistake, and you should take something that is at least useful, like spanish, chinese, or maybe german.</p>
<p>I grew up speaking Russian and would be taking the class to better familiarize myself with grammar and expand my vocabulary</p>
<p>zaersz, do you know anything about the ChemE department? How hard is it/how is job placement outside of Florida?</p>
<p>There are definitely some benefits of the Honors Program. Hume is so much nicer than the other dorms, but it is not super nerdy like some tend to suggest. There are some really outgoing people and not too many that are hermits. I knew everyone on my floor and many people from other floors and the other building too. The classes are a lot smaller. My first Honors class had 25 people, not only do you learn more, but you get to know the professor better. I’ve had honors professors write me letters of recommendation and help me find research positions. You DO have to take honors classes, but only four before you graduate, so it isn’t difficult. Also, honors courses are not harder than regular courses, just smaller and sometimes more detailed. Overall, go honors if you can!</p>
<p>To live in Hume did you have to pay housing back in December though? Since its only for Honors people is there enough to go around or is it still priority by order that deposit was submittedd?
I never paid :l</p>
<p>dale2011 if you did not pay the $200 housing fee you no longer have the priority that the initial deposit gave you. However since Hume is Honors only it will be easier to obtain a spot there.</p>