<p>I was recently accepted to the Honors Program at LSA (yesterday) and they told me that I had to respond by May 1st... since it was such a short notice, I said yes. I had every intention of going to the Honors Program since I liked the idea of smaller classes, exclusive courses, and in all honesty, South Quad.</p>
<p>But I am now having some worries? I feel like I'm not the "smartest" person going to Mich, let alone in the Honors Program. For someone like me, is the Honors Program going to...</p>
<p>-hurt my GPA more than regular courses?
-add on more stress during the transition period as a Freshman?
-seclude me from meeting other non-Honors freshman? Do non-Honors kids view all Honors students as nerds?</p>
<p>Any opinion is welcome. It would be great to hear from Former/Current Honors students, and students who aren't in the program.</p>
<p>Nah you’re fine. Try to sign up for classic civ instead of great books and it won’t really be any harder than regular LSA, either way definitely worth it to live in south quad. A lot of honors classes pretty much give out all A’s so it’s not gonna kill your GPA.</p>
<p>As far as having a place to sleep and shower in AA goes, South Quad sucks unless you compare it only to dorms. But if you happen to find some good long-term friends while there, it might make all the difference.</p>
<p>Go ahead and talk to everyone you can and have a blast, you don’t have to mention Honors if you think it’ll sound snobby for a particular conversation.</p>
<p>Learn how to tell which older students and profs give good/wise advice. Google all the classes you’re interested in - look into clciv 101 vs great books.</p>
<p>Is Great Books really as bad as people say it is?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about it. The biggest complaint about Great Books is there is a lot of reading. It is all Greek literature and some of it can be tedious. The class can be really good if the GSI for the discussion group is good.</p>
<p>Hi res ipsa - What does the classical civilisation module incorporate then? Is it more towards history and the social sciences? I find Greek literature interesting but I’m not a good writer so taking Great Books might be a burden in the long term. However, I’d prefer literature to history.</p>
<p>Don’t worry. They are strong students but not geniuses. They are not nerds either. There are all types. You can always leave if it’s not for you. You get smarter being with smart people. You made the right choice.</p>
<p>I don’t know the difference between Class Civ and Great Books but both will require writing papers.</p>
<p>Classic Civ is, frankly, less reading and more fact based quizzes and tests as opposed to blue book exams that are graded pretty harshly.</p>
<p>A vast majority of honors freshmen take great books. Easily 90% of the people in your hall will be in great books, which is actually a plus. I remember the week before turning in papers we would all be vigorously pounding out theses with our doors open, shouting back and forth for page numbers, good quotes, etc. </p>
<p>Yes, GB was harder. The classic civ people didn’t write as many papers (but this was in 2009) and always said they were glad they didn’t take GB because of its relative difficulty. BUT, the prof. changes each year, and with a new prof. comes a new syllabus, new requirements, etc. It was hard, a ton of work, and my GSI was very demanding. BUT, that class raised my level of writing TREMENDOUSLY. Easily one of the most beneficial classes I’ve taken, even though it isn’t related to my field. It will likely be a fight, but today I know a lot of people who are glad they took GB; not so much from the classic civ. crowd.</p>
<p>I am a pretty good essay writer and I prefer writing essays over taking quizzes and tests. So my opinion of GB is definitely headed towards the positive direction. Lit is actually one of my favorite subjects as well… thanks for the feedback everyone!</p>
<p>Is there any benefit to Honors if you’re applying to Ross or Ford? I hear the grades can be inflated in Honors, but I’m assuming that’s only because the classes are more challenging?</p>
<p>I’m not in the Honors Program, but almost all of my best friends at umich are. Your GPA probably won’t be significantly affected, and it definitely won’t add more stress to the transition period. Most of the other freshmen you meet will probably be in Honors unless you rush or join a club. Non-Honors kids don’t view all of the Honors kids as nerds. Actually, a majority of the Honors kids I’ve met party just as hard as non-Honors.</p>
<p>So if I plan on rushing, will being in Honors get in the way?</p>