<p>What are the benefits of being in the Rutgers Honors Program besides the priority housing/dining halls?
You have to take extra classes, which IMO would take time away and what not.
Is there really a benefit when applying to graduate/professional schools or getting a job?</p>
<p>bumping this since i have the same question...</p>
<p>You also get priority class scheduling. I don't know how this works, but I assume if a class is in demand, the honors students are ahead of the non-honors students in the list.</p>
<p>Honors program does get priority housing (McCormick Suites on Busch) which is good, but no special dining hall or anything like that. They also move in a couple days earlier in the fall. I know plenty of honors kids and they have more than enough time to do stuff, the honors seminars and stuff doesn't really take up tons of extra time, its a bit more work but depending on your major you could have less work than say the engineers and the pharmacy students (and pre-med students who basically kill themselves with work). </p>
<p>As for priority scheduling that is not necessarily true. Scheduling (besides your first fall semester which is setup as best as possible based on whether the time slots work) are based upon credits. Thus students with enough credits to classify as Seniors go first, Juniors second, Sophomores next, and then freshman with credits (AP or community college), and lastly freshman with no credit. This scheduling is referring to your 2nd semester (aka your first spring) which is the first time you do schedules. Thats about it when it comes to honors.</p>
<p>hm..
thanks for the information.</p>
<p>Getting an opportunity to live in McCormick (honors on Busch) is definitely a plus. There is no priority scheduling/dining. The course load is ENTIRELY up to you. Taking honors classes/seminars are completely optional and you could technically be in the honors program (ex: live in honors housing) but never take an honors course/seminar, though that way you wouldn't graduate with honors.</p>