Every University has honors college or similar programs, but what makes all honors program different is the students' contribution and benefits. When we contribute to something, we expect something in return. Similarly, I want to contribute to the University of Illinois at Chicago Honors College and expects benefits from it. I have taken the advantages of all opportunities provided in my high school such as dual credits, AP classes, Honors classes, clubs, leadership positions, and much more. I always…
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Honors College “To engage a diverse and talented community of undergraduate scholars with experiences that prepare them for a lifetime of achievement” is the mission statement of Georgia State’s honors college. Many institutions offer honors colleges for students who perform at an advanced level (Considering). These colleges provide students with new learning and growing experiences. Requirements for honors colleges usually follow similar guidelines and come with the same cost and benefits, and Georgia…
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2015 Why Honors? We are a part of many discourse communities in our everyday lives. Discourse communities are groups of people who share similar beliefs, values and assumptions. Two communities that I consider myself to be a part of include the honors college at Wayne State University (WSU) and the traditional undergraduate college at the university. Although there may be many similarities between the two undergraduate colleges, there are also many overwhelming differences.. The benefits attached…
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The race to be admitted into the best colleges begins much sooner than junior year of high school for many students. Numerous students begin their four years of high school with a plan to take as many AP and Honors classes as they possibly can. Since they believe these courses will increase their chances of acceptance, students tend to load up on these rigorous classes. Although many parents and teachers push their students to take an excessive amount of Honors and AP classes, the number of advanced…
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The Honors English program is a fantastic opportunity to begin my high school career. The class provides many benefits that can assist me in my journey to further my education. Honors English accommodates a more challenging curriculum. An advanced class could better prepare me for classes to come and strengthen my language skills. Honors English could teach me time management and responsibility in doing work. Honors English would be a prodigious step to achieving the success I desire for my future…
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I am interested in the Schreyer Honors College because I want to be part of a community that is full of bright individuals that I can learn from. I want to be able to take honors classes where I will be forced to become a more flexible and reflective thinker. I believe I can learn more when there will be fewer people in a class. Sometimes, professors can go slower than you like and that is when classes become boring. I want to be part of classes that will be more stimulating and challenging so I…
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to dismiss the idea that honor codes matter. In discussions of this controversial issue, students argue that honor codes do not make a difference and are not necessary. On the other hand, others contend that the utilization of the honor code reinstates the necessity of honesty. Ultimately, the honor code should be implemented in Lopez High School, because honor codes enhance the scholastic environment, establish trust and integrity, and eliminate bad habits. When an honor code is implemented, students…
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article, “A Prudent College Path”(2015), challenges the audience's preconceived notions that private colleges determine a person’s success, but in reality honors colleges prepare students more for the socioeconomically diverse world we live in. He supports his position by utilizing anecdotal examples from students accepted to the Ivy Leagues, providing web evidence to delineate his credibility, and comparing and contrasting the different aspects of private and public colleges. Bruni’s purpose is…
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An honor code is a set of rules where students must report another classmate if they violated the ‘honorable behavior’ shown in schools such as academic integrity. The honor code has been discussed widely through many American schools on whether it should be eliminated or implemented. I believe that these codes should be revised and enforced based on faith and belief and not based on supervision and security. I believe that these codes should be revised and enforced based on culture and faith instead…
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reached a point where I would have to go to college to keep advancing in life because without a higher education my goal of becoming a paralegal would not be accomplished. Without a higher education there would be many dreams that wouldn’t be achievable or attainable. Some of the achievements that I have had during my time in high school were being able to get honor roll, having advanced placement class, which would give me a college credit and honor classes. Also playing a sport for my high school…
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