<p>Are the classes more advanced? Don't they have their own housing? Tell me everything you know guys.
I got accepted and I'm getting a mixed response. Half my teachers are thrilled and saying it's such a great school blah blah blah and the other half are telling me they knew i would get in and they think i can do better.</p>
<p>There are a lot of classes that are honors-specific and a lot of them seem to be more interesting than some of the ones offered to "regular" Temple students. That said, the honors courses I was in this semester were slightly more demanding than "normal" classes, but I wouldn't say that they were more "advanced" per-se. But being in honors is a definite advantage. The advisors are great, 1300 is the best housing (yes we get our own housing), and there are a lot of resources and activities that are only for honors. </p>
<p>But in regards to Temple itself, it depends on the program that you're in/want to go to. It is a great school and I absolutely love it, but that is partially because I specifically chose it for their art school. It may be true that you can do better but if you can cite reasons for why you want to go to Temple, then trust your feelings and go with that. I got a lot of the "you can do better" when I chose it, but I have no regrets and I really do love it here. In the end, the choice is yours.</p>
<p>When did you get the acceptance to honors? Does it come after the first acceptance? If so, how long is it until you find out? Thanks.</p>
<p>Best part of honors program is that your classes are small - you have very few huge classes as is common at temple. I believe you find out with your initial admission decision. One word of hope just in case - I was not offered acceptance in the honors program from the start - but after earning a 4.0 my first semester I took my grades to the staff and they admitted me to the program - it was the best decision of my life - I enjoyed my time at Temple immensely particularly the smaller classes in the honors program and the amazing professors in the honors program. As well as Temple study abroad. I'm now at Penn for a graduate degree. </p>
<p>To be honest - you will love the Temple honors program, but you can be happy a million places. You never know unless you try. It's not too late to send in some further reaching apps now that you know you got in. And....if you aren't happy you could always transfer. But the Temple honors program is wonderful - it really really is.</p>
<p>I would be really grateful if people who have been accepted into the Honors Program would post their GPA’s/SAT’s?</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted to Temple with a merit scholarship, but has not received an invitation to Honors. Because of the small, seminar-like classes, I think Honors would be a much better fit for her. I don’t know if incoming freshmen are ever successful requesting that placement, but I wanted to see if her stats were competitive before we asked.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help!</p>
<p>My son received his honors acceptance separate from his regular admission. It came about 2 - 3 weeks after.</p>
<p>I really like the sounds of the honors program. Do you have to apply for honors, or is it offered to you? And if you are in the honors program, do you have to take all honors courses or can you mix in regular courses as well? (I’ll be working full time and need to maximize flexibility with the schedule.) And is it available for students at Fox School of Business?</p>
<p>Here’s the info on Honors:
ENTERING FRESHMAN
Entering first year students, when accepted to Temple University, are automatically screened for admission to the Honors Certificate Program based on SAT scores and high school GPA. There is no need for entering freshman to fill out a separate application. If admitted to the Honors Program, you will receive your welcome packet 2-4 weeks after you receive your initial acceptance letter from Temple. </p>
<p>•465 Incoming Freshmen
•Average SAT = 1337
•Average H.S. GPA = 3.85/4.0</p>
<p>Yes, it’s available for Fox School of Business as well. Not all of your courses are Honors - so it’s a mix. From what I understand many of the classes are taught at 1300 - making it very easy to get to class on time if you live in Honors housing 
Here’s the link to find out more on the honors program at Temple: [Honors</a> Program](<a href=“http://www.temple.edu/honors/applying/index.html]Honors”>http://www.temple.edu/honors/applying/index.html)</p>
<p>As I mentioned my son got a letter 2 - 3 weeks after he received his acceptance package.</p>
<p>Thanks for info and link jsmom! Looks like I’ll need to apply since I’m considered a transfer student.</p>
<p>BLK616 - i had a 3.91 GPA and a 1310 SAT and was admitted to the Temple Honors Program. Hope that helps !</p>
<p>Sinceredesichick- Thanks very much for the info. Congratulations!</p>
<p>another question about honors…</p>
<p>some of you mentioned special housing…are honors students required to live there? I think honors would be good for me, but I don’t want to be isolated there…I’ve just taken a year off of school (I’m a transfer) and would rather take care of my own housekeeping, cooking, etc… Do all honors students live on campus?</p>
<p>Also…if you are in honors, about how many honors classes do you take per semester? One, or not even that?</p>
<p>I really love a lot of things about Temple, but am sort of concerned that I won’t be “challenged enough” there…it sucks to have to weigh academics against social dynamics and my strong feelings about not being cooped up in an ivory tower. </p>
<p>Related but different: do non-honors students (or honors students for that matter) seem into what there studying, talk about it in class, talk about it out of class…or is it more like a chore? Obviously not everyone will be passionate , but is there a crowd like that? I don’t mean studying obsessively, but just interested and enjoying classes…</p>
<p>Believe me, Temple is challenging.</p>
<p>CharlottRH, I don’t think you’re required to use Temple’s housing at all. I was accepted into the honors program when I applied to Temple, and I never lived in student housing, Honors or otherwise.<br>
As for classes, you’re required to take a certain amount, so it ends up being about 1-2 per semester. See info here: <a href=“http://www.temple.edu/honors/handbook/documents/HonorsHandbook2011-2012.pdf[/url]”>Honors | Temple University;
<p>I would say there are a lot of students that are interested and passionate about their class subjects, although there will always be some who are just trying to get through a class and just don’t give a hoot. But plenty speak up and ask questions and discuss it.<br>
It will also depend a lot on the professor. Check out ratemyprofessors.com or similar websites before you register for classes and see what students are saying about them.</p>
<p>I’m a business honors student in my senior year. I had a 3.2 on a 4.0 scale and a 1360, but I wasn’t initially admitted to the honors program. Entry post application is very easily engineered by taking easy classes the first semester and immediately reapplying. I didn’t do this, but I know a few students who did. The business honors program offers an “elite” track of a small subset of students. Honors classes generally contain all the same students, so in effect the business school becomes a small word and connections and relationships run deep with the other honor students. To this affect, we apply to the same jobs and internships and the culture is highly competitive - almost to the point of being unfriendly. For some people (like me) this kind of atmosphere is a positive atmosphere that fosters achievement, to other very smart people it’s crushing, literally leading to some initially highly meritorious students to dropping out of school altogether. Applicants should consider their how their own personalities will react - as a general rule of thumb independent types do best, glorified high school students don’t survive. The Honors program favors hard work over intellectual development. Honors classes are deeper than regular classes, and require sometimes two or three times the amount of work. Honors professors might hold meetings on weekends, evenings and early mornings because they can’t fit the material into the allotted time. Exams are far more challenging, although often that means that they focus on minutiae and verge on the abstract. By the second or third year, regular classes fail to impress. The benefits of the program are as follows: it is as challenging as you want it to be - one honors class will not make a difference to your education, three will be a world of pain, the students are both very intelligent and very hard working, there is none of the out-of-touchness you might find at say a Penn (I’ve worked on hands on projects with equivalent Penn students), you develop better and stronger connections and adapt to survive. The drawbacks are that the professors are often (ironically) less well trained. I’ve had several without relevant degrees. Much of the program is arbitrary (you need to participate in a certain number of school functions, towards which internship hours dont count). Some of the students are clique - generally not an issue in a big school, but the program is very small, so it’s felt. </p>
<p>Of note is the fact the program is not ranked. I’m beginning to doubt that it carries any benefits over to the job market, but it’s hard to be sure. The advising is very bad - the “walk in appointments” is another way of saying that they refuse to make scheduled appointments and can just close their doors whenever they want. Theres only two advisers. </p>
<p>I’m glad I did it.</p>
<p>@owl3333 Hi, I was admitted into the honors program and was planning towards the pre-med track. I’m extremely motivated, but I want to make sure that I don’t “fall behind” compared to other students at other, more prestigious top tier schools as we will, in the end, all be taking the MCATs together. Would you say the honors classes prepared you well? How many honors classes do you have vs. regular classes?</p>
<p>I have nothing to do with Temple, but will say if you have a chance to be in the Honors College GO FOR IT. It will be well worth the effort & you will really get your $$'s worth. </p>
<p>My son was accepted into the Temple Honors program and has decided to live in the honors dorm. He is an incoming freshman and was placed in a suite with students that will be sophomores. I spoke with the school about this and they said that he was placed with other honors students. I was looking for thoughts on him not living with other freshman I see advantages in that he can learn from their experiences and what it takes to succeed in the honors program. </p>
<p>scast, that sounds fine. He’s still on the honors floor and if he;s on the 3rd floor, there will be other freshman on his floor. if he’s on the 4th floor, he can just go down a floor to find other newcomers! Yeah, actaully living with sophomores could be a real plus. </p>
<p>and scast, how do you know ur kid’s roomates are sophomores? all i can see about my son’s roomate is the kid’s name and e-mail. just wondering cause maybe I’m missing something. </p>