<p>I have noticed many people stating that they have took honors classes at there cc before transfer. Does this really give a large advantage to those students? I ask because honors classes were never offered and now i feel i am at a huge disadvantage in the app process. I have a competitive gpa of 3.65 but with no honors were do i stand?</p>
<p>it depends on what ur major is to tell where u stand, and honors class dont make a difference for UCLA and thats only if u complete enough to get TAP, and admissions knows that only select schools have honors courses</p>
<p>I would take as much honors courses you can, as long as you get A’s. If not, stick with the regular ones. </p>
<p>My College has a couple and some, every so often. If you live in a rich area, you’ll probably have A LOT!</p>
<p>my major is poli-sci. igetc cert by end of spring. I would have took many honors if school offered them. they had absolutely zero honors classes in any subject…most likely due to it being a relatively new school and budget cuts, i guess… I applieed to all UC’s except Davis, Riverside, merced and SC</p>
<p>"I applieed to all UC’s except Davis, Riverside, merced and SC "</p>
<p>Really? You might as well have said I applied only to the good ones. </p>
<p>I applied to 5. I think they are all good, except Merced.</p>
<p>thebigshow is absolutely wrong. UCs don’t care about honors courses for transfers unless you are involved with UCLA TAP. Also I question his intellectual capabilities because he said, “If you live in a rich area, you’ll probably have A LOT!” Oh yeah, going to a cc located in an upper class community, means there will be tons of honor courses available!</p>
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<p>Haha. Thanks for the insult. Do us a favor and think before you type.</p>
<p>Edit: Unless you are a UC admissions rep., your words are meaningless. </p>
<p>Fun Fact: Honors classes are harder (you would know if you ever took one). If you had two equal candidates and one took honors courses, which one would look better? Plus, like you said, TAP is wonderful. And not only that, honors courses can make you a stronger student, which will prepare you for a top university. For example, last year a student at my school got in at Stanford-I bet the honors program helped!</p>
<p>Fun Fact: Conducting an honors class requires more resources. Schools that are well-funded and have high-school parents begging them to have honors courses (which is more likely to happen at rich areas) are more likely to have them. Compare OCC vs RCC. At RCC, we only have a couple; at OCC, they have way more.</p>
<p>You are correct that they are not necessary. My suggestion was to take them if you can, and if you can get A’s. All it was a suggestion. Take it as that. A student who has a high gpa and no honors will still be competitive. I believe an admissions officer will see the honors class as a benefit. </p>
<p>PS I hope your not an economics/business major.</p>
<p>tap does make a difference it doesn’t guarantee you a spot but increases your chance significantly .</p>
<p>If you search a few… hundred pages back for last year you can see that most people with tag i would say 90-95% of them all got accepted into their major except for special situations ala; Business econ at UCLA , Eng at CAl etc but it will increase your chances of getting in.</p>
<p>Also Fact Honor classes is just more work not much harder, mostly due to the fact that not many people that takes the classes doesn’t drop out, unlike regular classes where it seems half the classes disappears during the semester due to attrition</p>
<p>Individually, the UC’s are not going to know which classes you took are honor, so it doesn’t matter anyways unless your specific school has agreements w/ those schools. </p>
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<p>Lmaoooo. Yup, writing an extra research paper is sooooo tough.</p>
<p>Err…you list them as “honors” classes on your application when filling out your classes. One would assume they do see them…</p>
<p>@thebigsh0w how is UC Davis not a good school? overall it outranks UCI and UCSB, two schools that SLO applied to</p>
<p>eww UC Davis (no offense) :)</p>
<p>* @thebigsh0w how is UC Davis not a good school? overall it outranks UCI and UCSB, two schools that SLO applied to *</p>
<p>It doesn’t outrank UCSB if you’re going by the US News Rankings.</p>
<p>UC Davis is a great school, but not a very exciting environment. Pretty much the entire town revolves around UCD. Their academics are all solid, and their med program is fabulous. But if you’re looking for lots of community service opportunities or just a community outside of school, go somewhere else.</p>
<p>" @thebigsh0w how is UC Davis not a good school? overall it outranks UCI and UCSB, two schools that SLO applied to "</p>
<p>Sorry, it is a great school. I was just joking.</p>
<p>"Individually, the UC’s are not going to know which classes you took are honor, so it doesn’t matter anyways unless your specific school has agreements w/ those schools.</p>
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Originally Posted by thebigsh0w
Fun Fact: Honors classes are harder (you would know if you ever took one).
Lmaoooo. Yup, writing an extra research paper is sooooo tough. "</p>
<p>Wrong. Did you ever take an honors class? If you don’t know don’t write. Honors requires you to do more than just “writ[e] an extra research paper.” From my experience, they are significantly harder than regular classes. </p>
<p>As far as UC’s knowing if you take honors, you list them on the application. They are also on the transcript.</p>
<p>^i’ve taken all the honors courses available at my school, more honors classes than i actually need to complete TAG. and yea, there’s really no difference b/w honors courses and regular courses</p>
<p>The difference between an honors course and a regular course is the amount of time and effort you put into the class for the same grade. An honors course does require more work (e.g. a research paper), but in my experience it is not difficult.</p>
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<p>Honors classes may have been harder at your CC, but honestly, most of them are no different than regular courses.</p>
<p>in my college all we have to do is write an extra 10-12 page report and pass the class with at least a B to receive Honors credit. any of my classes are eligible for honors credit as long as the teacher agrees and signs a contract.</p>