Honors College Benefits

If I was accepted into the honors program here at the University of North Alabama, I would bring several things to the table; one that I believe is most important is passion. To me, learning is not something that is superficial; it is something best pursued with curiosity, and a willingness to solve problems. Learning is a means to expand our horizons while also opening us up to the things that we love in life, and will continue to love to learn about for the rest of our lives. I bring a passion

The Honors Program student embodies the virtues of independence, academic talent, intellectual curiosity, and persistence. In a brief essay, of approximately 500 words, please tell us how your reasons for admission to the Honors Program as well as your long and short terms academic goals speak to these four virtues. In doing so, you might consider the following questions:

The Suny Stony Brook Honors College would be a perfect fit for me for a wide array of reasons. Even though I may not seem like a suitable candidate for this program by being part of this program I will gain the extra motivation to work harder at my work. The Honors College provides its students the opportunity to participate in research at its highest level. This is very important to me because in High school I did research at a university and this helped me learn a great deal about the topic and by doing research in Stony Brook I can better understand my major. Also in the honors college these students are given the chance to be close with the faculty. This will greatly give beneficial to me because it will help me learn much better when I

For me, the largest draw to joining the Engineering Honors Program is being able to work with and get to know my professors on a level that I wouldn't be able to in a larger classroom setting. In a large classroom setting, I don't see myself getting many opportunities to interact with my professors outside of office hours, which I still absolutely plan to take advantage of, but being in smaller classes would allow me, and the class as a whole, to have more time to ask our professors questions. On the subject of the other students, I believe that being in honors classes will give me the opportunity to interact with some of the smartest people in my graduating class, and I look forward to participating in that smaller and closer-knit group.

The National Honor Society has gave me the opportunity to help others in ways that I could not have done on my own. I have had the opportunity to help many in our community with our multiple different community service projects. Last year we sold raffle tickets for a gift card basket. All of the money that we earned went to a family in our community who had been through devastating house fire. They lost not only there house but all of their personal belongings too. The fact that we have the opportunity to help those around us makes the service projects seem even more meaningful. We also took up donations of paper products to give to the Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald House is a place where families can stay while they have a child at the Ruby Memorial Hospital. They can stay there for as long as

There are many benefits in Honors College, such as priority registration, smaller class sizes, travel opportunities, speaker forums, film nights, and many other privileges. Honors College students receive consideration for Phi Kappa International if they qualify. “It’s very rewarding,” Sean Daniel a U.S. History major and honor student, said.

When I was in high school, I wished I was one of the top students in class. And when I saw the top students get awards in my senior graduation, I felt a surge of humiliating emotions – a feeling that I will never forget. I wanted to do it – I wanted to get that award, but I couldn’t. But now, since I can start fresh in college, taking honors college is going to help me get the highest distinction, the thing I couldn’t do when I was in high school. Following my passion will also lead me to stronger sense of the world and how I belong into it and why I am doing what I am. I will also basically have a deeper understanding of myself and the world by being in Honors college.

Education is about uncovering who we really are through overcoming challenges that encourage us to constantly ask questions. Introspection allows us to achieve a deeper understanding, remain open minded, and develop direction in our lives. Joining the Honors College at Villanova would extract and develop my authenticity, making me a better person both in and out of the classroom.

A respectable college education gives people the advantage to lead themselves in any direction they want to proceed in life. College is a time that students can truly become individuals. They have the opportunity to become more independent and to take on new responsibilities. The bonuses of a college education include more self-confidence, greater economic stability and security, and it makes you a major contributor to the greatest nation on earth.

One of the biggest myths in my high school was that the people in the top ten rank were the smartest students in the city. That because we were considered to be the best school in the city(another issue in and of itself), they were the ones that were going to be accepted into the high ranking universities and selective honors programs. But what most of my classmates (and myself at first) failed to see, was that the truth was actually very different. When one took a step back and actually looked at the credentials and scores of the people in the top ten rank when compared to the rest of the class, it became exceedingly obvious that the numbers don’t support the notion that they are the “elite” scholars of the school. Many of the “elite” were there for one reason only, they knew how to play the system by picking the easiest teachers for each subject. Now of course there were a couple of students that were indeed hard workers and very intelligent, our valedictorian is a great example of that. But the majority of them were anything but. Most of their test scores (AP, SAT, ACT, etc.), awards, and community service/extracurricular activities were noticeably less than the students who were deemed less “successful” than them. Now when I first started there I thought that maybe if I tried to do what they did, I would have a higher chance of getting into a great university, but I started to notice several little things about the previous classes and their top ten’s experience in

To an extent, my grades test scores, and class ranking are accurate predictors of my potential success in the Honors College. I have had over a 4.0 my whole high school career and am tied for 1st in my class ranking. My test scores are also above average. Knowing this, I feel like I would have success in the Honors College. However, I feel like how well of a relationship you have with the professor also will help with my success. I worked well with the teachers at my high school and community college. I know that my grades, test scores, and class rank would indicate that I would have success in the Honors

To begin, one good thing about college is it makes you want your goals more. By this I mean, the hard work that you put into college becomes drive to make you complete your goal. In other words, college is like a videogame and your goal is the princess. The harder you work on the levels to get to the princess the more you want her. So in other words. One example of this is my mother, when I was younger my mom decided to go back to college.

A college education exposes a person to new experiences and gives them ideas that improve their intelligences and make them a better learner. Gaining knowledge from professors who have experience in the field of my interest is what really excites me about college and has motivated me to join the Manor Early College High School program. In my case, I believe that rather than getting a job or joining the military college is my next step in life. I know that this choice will be extremely rewarding for my future because earning a degree will increase my chances of having a successful career. Obviously, having a stable career with a good income is extremely important considering that I must provide for

Students in honors classes often have many stereotypes that follow them around. The students are labeled as the ‘smart’ kids, they are assumed to know how to do assignments with ease, teased (usually in a kind matter) about having to achieve that 100% on a test, and it is assumed that the classes are quite boring since the students must be focused on their studies. Being in the class with an honors class proved some of said stereotypes false and others true. If this class had any representation of the rest of 10th grade honors classes, then it can be said that honors students help themselves learn by creating an environment that helps them become excited to be in class.

I asked my sister who has taken honors and AP classes all four years of high school about her experiences with these classes and her stress levels. When asked what being an honors student meant to her, she said “Being stressed, no free time, losing sleep, and it’s difficult to perform extracurriculars, but it allows me to challenge and push myself and makes me want to be a better student.” Our classes should challenge us and make us want to be better students, but they shouldn’t cause us to be so stressed that we have frequent headaches, like 32% of students, or changes in our sleep schedule, like