<p>Does the honors program class sign up priority help at all? Anything else? Any sort of benefit for grad school?</p>
<p>You can sign up for your honors class early, but often times that’s worthless, Only national merit recipients can sign up for all their classes early.</p>
<p>If you complete the requirements of the honors program, you recieve some certificate (I think it’s an associates of honors or something rediculous like that). Being in the honors program is NOT the same as graduating with honors (that’s based on college requirements).</p>
<p>I don’t think listing it on your resume will help at all, but I’m not in grad school admissions so I can’t say for sure.</p>
<p>D took honors Enriched physics 2060 and 2061. She got an A in both classes, but she’s exceptionally strong in both physics and math. She especially enjoyed Furic in 2060. Those are the only two honors courses she took her first year. She probably won’t do any more as she has all her gen eds done, and because UF honors is only a two year program they don’t really offer upper level classes in her area. She doesn’t want to take classes just to take classes. After talking with her chemE advisor and chemE mentor she’s going to do honors in her major, which is much better for someone wanting to go to grad school. As far as scheduling is concerned, being in honors (and only being national merit commended not finalist) did her no good really in terms of priority registration. Most of her priority comes in with the fact she’s counting 45 credit hours of Ap credit towards her degree which means she has 75 hours of credit already. That puts her ahead somewhat in scheduling vs other freshman. After the initial honors advisor putting her into the H phys 2060 class in the fall at preview, she’s not talked with anyone in honors at all and she lives off-campus, so she’s not been part of Hume, either. So for her and her roommate (who’s also in honors), it’s not had much impact on them.</p>
<p>Zebes</p>
<p>I didn’t get into honors, but I would still like to take honors classes such as the enriched physics series. Is it difficult to get into these classes without being honors?</p>
<p>^^^
With reference to the enriched physics series, D was sent a letter from the physics department inviting her to join the class. When we were at preview, we set up an appt with the Prof who’d signed the letter (sorry, can’t remember his name) and met with him to determine why she was invited and what the class would be like. After meeting with him, we switched out of the honors calc 3 she was originally assigned and had them assign her the H phy 2060. The prof told us the class was originally intended for physics majors when first envisioned but that they put it as part of the honors curriculum (opening it up to a select group of honors students who’d exhibited excellent math/science grades in H.S.). I imagine if you are not in honors, you could go to the physics department and see if you could petition to get into the class that way. Good luck!</p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>Interesting perspective Zebes, I’ll keep that in mind in regards to honors, but I’m pretty sure I’d rather take non-honors physics and not have to compete with the math/science geniuses of honors. </p>
<p>It sounds like the perks of honors aren’t that notable in comparison to UCF or FSU.</p>
<p>So do you think that taking an honors course in calc/chem would be a waste of time? I am unsure of how much more difficult these classes are.</p>
<p>Is it true the professors keep trying to fail you so you pay more by retaking classes? That is what our pre calc teacher keeps telling us.</p>
<p>I 100% don’t believe that. The university loses money on every class you take (by nature of being a public institution, your tuition only pays a fraction, the state foots the rest of the bill). That’s why in hard economic times they’re DECREASING enrollment in order to weather the economic storm. Further, the administration is considering more and more measures in order to speed up the time it takes people to graduate.</p>
<p>Could someone explain what would happen if one where to drop before the 12 hour minimum for full time by dropping a class late in the semester?</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Mike</p>
<p>Hey, I’ve been hearing some pretty nasty stories about people’s horrible experience with Calc I at UF. I’m taking AP Calc AB and regardless of whether or not I pass, I plan to re-take Calc I just to brush it up. Can anyone confirm/deny these stories?</p>
<p>yes gwen i would also like to know. And if any1 could describe the difference between calc 1 honors and calc 1 I would really appreciate it.</p>
<p>I’m doing AB Calc next year…does that still get me out of Calc I, or would it have to be BC? </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>If you do well on the AB Calc exam you can place out of calc 1 and start at Calc 2</p>
<p>well as in 4 or 5? Or do I just need a 3? </p>
<p>I think I will do pretty good in calc next year, I think I can pull off at least a 4.</p>
<p>You only need a 3</p>
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<p>If you get 4 or 5 on BC test you get credit for both Calc I and II believe</p>
<p>Here is the AP test matrix showing what credit is given based on score.</p>
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<p>If you can test out of Calc. 1 and feel moderately comfortable with it, I’d say do it. </p>
<p>I never took it myself (tested out of it), but from what I understand it’s torture. Calc. 1 uses WebAssign for online homework, and for those of you unfamiliar with it, it is the most unforgiving online homework program (that you have to pay for!) ever. In Calc. 2, the TA grades your homework, and thus can actually give you points for what you figured out, and in addition you don’t have to PAY to do your homework.</p>
<p>That said, Calc. 2 is the hardest in the Elementary calculus series in my opinion, don’t skip to it if you’re clueless. Don’t be totally fearful though- my class started with a crash course review of Calc. 1, chances are good yours will too.</p>
<p>Sorry for the double post, but I thought I’d post some tips I’ve learned.</p>
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<li><p>Bring a compact umbrella. It likes to rain the first day of classes, and umbrellas in the book store on campus are EXPEN$IVE.</p></li>
<li><p>As someone said before, shop around as much as you can for textbooks! Ask your professor if a previous edition is acceptable, if it is, it’s the difference between paying $1.15 and $115. For example, in CHM2045 the previous edition was exactly the same, just different practice problems, which didn’t matter anyways, because they were not graded. Also look into international versions of textbooks, but be careful they’re in English!</p></li>
<li><p>A bike or longboard is an excellent way to get around campus.</p></li>
<li><p>The single best study tip I can give: Go to the library to study! It’s much less distracting than your room or your dorm’s common room.</p></li>
<li><p>Join the Student Alumni Association and get a free “BEAT” t-shirt before every home football game.</p></li>
<li><p>GO TO OFFICE HOURS! And don’t just go, go prepared with questions and problems you’ve had with the material.</p></li>
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