<p>Can someone give me their opinion on how good/bad the Honors/Scholar’s programs’ are? In terms of housing, educational experience, worthwhile…thanks!</p>
<p>The Scholars programs are really good. There are advisers that meet with the group often and introduce you to a lot of opportunities on campus. Plus you live with other driven students. With a good GPA, scholars can also migrate into the Honors program. </p>
<p>The Honors program is good because it provides you with a scholarship which can be quite a sum of money. Honors students also have a lot of opportunities at the Kuhn’s Honors and Scholars house, like Serving with Honor, and Leadership Ohio State. There are also classes designated Honors that are only open to honors students. The honors program, like the scholars, has learning communities (meaning residence halls specifically for the group). Bradley, Siebert, Lincoln, and Taylor are currently the four Honors dorms. Another benefit of honors is that you schedule before graduating seniors, which is really nice. </p>
<p>Of course I’m biased, but I’ve definitely had a wonderful experience as an Honors student here at Ohio State, and my friends highly recommend the Scholars program as well.</p>
<p>Ohio State Univ.'s Honors Program/College is excellent & receives substantial funding.</p>
<p>A lot of people worry about the quality of programs here at OSU because they see it as an easy place to lost in the crowd, a place where grad students get all the attention, and a place where it’s just…</p>
<p>REALLY REALLY BIG.</p>
<p>But here’s the plus side of Ohio State University:</p>
<p>It’s REALLY REALLY BIG.</p>
<p>Thanks to its huge size, it’s got huge resources and a huge reputation. This means that for any program, there’s a lot of substance for students to dig in to. Because you’re interested in the Honors Program (and I happen to be a student currently in the Honors Program) I’ll focus on that for a bit.</p>
<p>These are the Honors-related benefits I’ve had this year. And I’m a FIRST-YEAR.
-Muchos scholarship money thanks to Maximus and the like.
-Upcoming dinner with Neil Degrasse Tyson (wikipedia him)
-Lunch and Learns about topics ranging from scheduling a minor to religious fundamentalism
-Small (capped at 30) Honors-designated class access
-FEH (Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors), which is awesome-squared
-Priority scheduling (you schedule BEFORE non-Honors Seniors for goodness’ sake)
-Honors dorms (Overall very friendly, normal people who like to have a good time like anyone else, but also know that studying is a big part of life)
-Special community service, leadership, etc. organizations
-An extra adviser to help you schedule things in accordance with Honors guidelines</p>
<p>And those are just the Honors-specific benefits I can think of off the top of my head. OSU has a million more awesome opportunities available to all students!</p>
<p>The Honors program is great. I’ve had very good experiences with Honors advising and in general I like the benefits it gives you (early scheduling is FANTASTIC! - this can’t be emphasized enough - and honors housing is good as well.) Honors classes are capped at 25 students, which is nice for lower-level GEC classes. </p>
<p>I think the students who most benefit from OSU’s huge array of resources are motivated students who can go after what they want. Same with honors: there are some quality resources that are great if you make use of them. Scholars is neat, but I definitely wouldn’t choose it over honors (just because honors offers better perks.) On its own, though, my scholars friends have all had good experiences.</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me with specific questions.</p>