<p>Can someone explain it to me? I don't really understand what RC is or how it works. Also, what is the work load of honors? Which do you think is better, RC or honors?</p>
<p>Basically, can someone dumb this whole thing up for me? This would be a lot of help.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>ummm...for a dumbed down commentary, I'm gonna defer to chibears on this one. lol.</p>
<p>j/k...before I launch into a lenghty explanation, I'd encourage you to search this board for previous discussions about the RC and honors. This topic has been extensively covered.</p>
<p>Workload is a good question. Could you compare the type of workload in the learning community with the rest of the university.</p>
<p>I know I keep asking but it's important to me: The kind of person who is in RC?</p>
<p>I totally understand that you guys are probably sick of answering questions on this. I meant more though, which program people preferred, and why. Also any personal experiences in each program.</p>
<p>I searched through the 9 pages and I found only a few posts that didn't really answer my questions.</p>
<p>Generally, people in either one enjoy the program if that's what you mean. It's really hard to compare them perfectly because so few are in both, and those who are, like kb, tend to just focus on RC because it has more requirements and is more demanding of a program, and eventually end up just dropping honors, so it's really a question of what is right for you. You can see my experiences in the honors program quite easily by looking around. Essentially, housing is awesome, the classes are better, and the people around you are all neat and intelligent. I'm a big fan of it. Plus grades tend to be high, haha.</p>
<p>Thank you! That was really helpful. </p>
<p>I have one other question though. haha.</p>
<p>Is the workload really heavy in comparison to non-honors classes? Basically, are you spending like 20 hours on homework while your non-honors friends spend only 5? Or, ya know, something like that.</p>
<p>Yeah, I gotta contest that. Its not that the RC has more requirements, they are just req. that chibears isn't into. I'm not into the honors requirements, so I fufill very few of them. I'll say this: I won't rip honors. The program is ok. But I will say that I am in both programs, while chibears is only in honors. I think he holds a deep down grudge against the RC since he was the only person in the history of the program to be rejected...(hehe). </p>
<p>HONORS CLASSES ARE NOT NECCESSARILY BETTER!!!! I'll say that its nice to have the ability to be in honors sections of large lecture classes, but sometimes the workload outweighs the other benefits. Chibears, go ask anybody who was in Honors Polysci 160...they'll confirm that. </p>
<p>East Quad and South Quad are roughly equal in terms of housing. You'll all experience housing because the "U" has decided that it is the best place to introduce you to Michigan life at summer orientation (I wonder why that was....)</p>
<p>Honors people are cool, RC people are cool. That's just about it. </p>
<p>If you are interested in both programs, then sign up for both. The MINUTE one doesn't meet your needs, drop it faster than that ugly-ass ex of yours. Seriously, there's no program loyalty here...if a program isn't floating your boat, do something else. But be open to TRYING (glares at chibears).</p>
<p>question: what if I want to pledge a frat/sor but am in the RC? Can I pledge but not live there till I'm a jr or do I drop the RC that year or what?</p>
<p>One more- in the RC, how many classes do you take a semester normally and how many if one is the intensive language?</p>
<p>kb, i don't get the reference of me being rejected from RC (I wasn't, so you guys realize ths). Some sort of joke i'm not picking up on. I'm still going to disagree with KB on requirements and stuff. The only honors requirement is that you take great books I and an equivalent second semester instead of the first-year writing seminar. So they're basically replacing one requrement with another while getting your humanities distribution done. I have no doubt that the honors section of Polisci 160 was way more intensive than the regular section, but the vast majority of honors kids will tell you this is rarely the case. Kids who take the honors sections of physics, psychology, bio, calculus, orgo, etc will tell you that the honors section is at most 20% more work and that it's often worth it because you get much more individual attention from the smaller classes and you learn more that way.</p>
<p>The RC is a residential academic program; the Greek system is a social academic program. The academics are always gonna take precedence over the social. I believe that it is optional to live in the greek houses, but you have to live in EQ for 2 years as a part of the RC. Its just part of the entire program.</p>
<p>Don't think classes, think credits. You'll take the same number of credits as any other freshman; so, even though you may only have 3 classes, its the same amount of work. Intensive language classes are 8-10 credits (10 for asian languages). That leaves up to 10 credits for other classes. Usually, intensive language students have 2 other classes in addition to language.</p>
<p>NOTE:....the RC language requirement isn't more. Its just compacted into less time. If you start a new language, LSA requires 16 credits of language....the RC requires 16 credits of language. The only differance is that in the RC, those 16 credits are divided over 2 semesters instead of 4.</p>
<p>In the RC, you only have to take one writing seminar; in honors, you have to take 2 semesters of GB or Classic Civ. That would be..yeah..more requirements.</p>
<p>Chibears, if you knew anything about the RC, then you'd understand the joke.</p>
<p>Re: Greek System. Living req's vary by chapter house. Many chapters, especially the sororities, have at least a one-year residency req. Unlike some campuses that have a strictly social greek system, most of Michigan's chapter houses are residential. If you end up doing RC and are req'd to live in East Quad for two years, wait and pledge sophomore year. That way, you wouldn't move into the house until your junior year. Many kids are looking for an alternative to dorm life after a year or two anyway, and the greek houses are a nice option...no shopping, cooking, cleaning, good locations, social/philanthropic/leadership opportunities, etc. Non-university student housing in Ann Arbor is expensive and not kept in the best condition by the slumlords who own them.</p>