<p>I am looking into the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma. Could you tell me the pros and cons of this school related to other similar colleges?</p>
<p>I can’t really compare the OU Honors College to others, but after my first year as part of it I can tell you some of its positives. </p>
<p>1) Its course offerings are broad. There’s Honors sections for various classes in most, if not all, general areas of study, including humanities, social sciences, fine arts, math, and sciences. Personally, I was really excited that Honors anthropology courses are available, because some of the other colleges which I considered (James Madison Univ., UNC-Chapel Hill) had Honors programs that looked boring for my areas of study. Also, it’s easy to talk with professors and arrange to take a non-Honors section for Honors credit by doing a little extra work.</p>
<p>2) Honors classes are more challenging and intellectually stimulating than their non-Honors counterparts, but they’re not over-the-top difficult. I’ve had to put more effort into the essays for my Perspectives class this semester than I did for almost all of my English classes, but the weekly reading assignments aren’t very time-consuming and the written assignments are challenging but not ridiculously hard.</p>
<p>3) My favorite part of the Honors College is probably the informal reading groups. They’re organized mostly by students, but also by some faculty, each semester. Each one meets once a week, the books are free, and it’s a really great way to meet others in the college and have nerdy discussions.</p>
<p>4) The Honors College community in general is pretty nice. There’s lots of other activities and perks - a classic films watch group, socials, small class sizes, writing groups that are about to start up, a writing center, a small library where a lot of my friends like to study - that help you both academically and in finding people with similar interests. People tend to be friendly.</p>