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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a lot to like about Honors programs.

[b]In my view, it allows big state colleges to compete with the offering of private colleges (smaller classes, easier registration, specialized classes, advising, mentorship with professors) while still offering the advantages of a large research university (research opportunities).[/b][/quote]

This is what schools want you to believe. In large research Unis, however, this is really hard to implement due to lack of funding (in most cases). Schools may offer honors seminars and such but most of the courses you need for your degree are outside of "honors" program. [/quote]

I think most of what the PP said was accurate in my experience at Penn State's honors college 10+ years ago. Most of the Gen Ed requirements and foundation courses had an honors class offered so you could avoid the large lectures taught by TAs. The higher level courses where things get more specialized were only available in regular format, but those were smaller classes anyway. We also had priority registration and special dorms with guaranteed housing as many years as you wanted on campus. Some students developed relationships with professors and did research as undergrads, but that wasn't really relevant to my major. All around it was a good option for me as an in state student. Again, this was over 10 year ago, so various things may have changed.  [/quote]

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