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This brings up a related point that I think is often overlooked. Not every class will be an honors class–so make sure you’re OK with the academic level of non-honors classes, too. This can be accomplished with, as mom2collegekids suggested, a more demanding major like engineering; but what if you’re set on majoring in the humanities? Then, will you have access to graduate-level hum theory courses? Will you have the opportunity for independent research (dime-a-dozen in science, rarer in humanities and non-experimental socsci)?</p>
<p>A long-winded way of saying: don’t just look at honors programs, but at university AND honors.</p>