The Honors College

Does the Honor System Work Almost everyone has cheated on something at least once, whether it was on a test or in a football game, everyone has cheated at least once. For the majority of us, it was only once and we felt guilty enough afterwards to quit, but there are some that continue to cheat at every opportunity. While most colleges and universities would like to think that this does not happen on their campuses, the fact is that it happens everywhere. People have tried solving

personal testimonies of what college is like and how I will have loads of homework. From these stories and personal testimonies, I decided that college was going to be extremely scary and brutally difficult. As my senior year in high school began, I had no plans of where I was going to go to college and how I was going to pay for it either. As my senior year went along, everything concerning my future plans at college played out the right way. I was accepted into the Honors Program at Rogers State

High School’s National Honor Society, I had the privilege to speak about the qualities of scholarship to the inductees and their families. After writing my speech, I feel connected to my personal pursuit of scholarship. With a high chance of attending college, I have reviewed the multiple possibilities for my pursuit to be a scholar. Therefore, I have a desire to join the Honors College at Purdue because I seek the challenge provided to honor students. In the Honors College, students are expected

Honor codes are becoming very common among many American colleges. This uprising in honor codes is due to increased rates of plagiarism and dishonesty amongst many students which has become much simpler due to the advancement of the internet and smartphones. Many high schools are following suit of college in enforcing an honor code and my high school should as well. Based on my experiences and the provided sources I have read my school should enforce an honor code to prepare students for a college

Over the past few years the honor code has begun to slowly fade away as more students decide that cheating is the best way to get through school. Many students in college still hold strongly to the honor code, but to others the honor code is dead. Many people believe that you should be able to choose what you do through college if that’s cheating your way till the end or is it doing everything the right way and pushing yourself to be the best. Honor, by definition, explains one with high regards

SC State should establish an honor code to help enforce rules that will prevent students from cheating and plagiarism in the college community. This is because it will promote a healthy academic environment, and lower the academic dishonesty in school. Although, some may not think an honor code can be useful in a college environment, but it can be seen in Dirmeyer, Jennifer, and Alexander Cartwright article which states, "students at colleges with honor codes—typically students enforced cheat

I’ll admit that UNLV was not my first choice of colleges. Actually, I didn’t even apply when I was searching for a college to transfer to last year. I planned to escape Las Vegas (for the third time) and head to the east coast. I was offered a scholarship worth nearly $40,000 a year at Warren Wilson College. A small, private, liberal arts college and working farm tucked against a river bed in the mountains of North Carolina just outside Asheville. I know, it sounds idyllic. Choosing not to take that

involved with National Honor Society from 10th grade. Currently, I am a member of National Honor Society. My role in National Honor Society is to participate in and support all service projects throughout the year, share ideas and information about chapter activities, encourage others to get involved and support chapter activities and help all newcomers find activity they can become involved in also keep inspiring them to get a good GPA in order to become a member of National Honor Society. It helps me

What goals should a high school senior have in their last year of school? This senior year I have 3 goals. These 3 goals are learning from my co-op, to graduate this year with honors, and start getting college paid for. These three goal should be accomplished by the end of my senior year. Hopefully I get the second goal accomplished by the end of this school year! The first goal I have is learning from my co-op. Each day I get out two periods early and I intern for my father’s business. There I

institutions is the honor-code, which prevents students from plagiarizing and cheating off one another. Among scholars, there’s a debate on whether this policy is still in appropriate use today. Acknowledging the issue is Susan Greenberg, a journalism instructor and writer for The Washington Post, and Lynn Morton, an English professor at Queens University of Charlotte. Through examination of the two authors, both provide insightful background about honor-code practices on college campuses. However