荣誉常见问题

是的，它能充分说明你的能力和抱负. Students in Honors programs are widely recognized as being the best students at a college, having both superior academic ability and the motivation to make the most of their college experience. 想想美国大学学位对普通大众意味着什么吧. Because there are more than 3000 colleges and universities in the United States, 大多数人没有办法评估, 例如, 加州大学的分数, and they have only a vague idea about the quality of colleges in their local area. 但大家都知道，如果你参加荣誉课程, you are obviously a superior student who is clearly committed to getting the best education-the best courses and professors-available to you.

Honors programs at more than 1000 colleges across the United States are special academic programs designed to help superior students-who are sometimes bored or unchallenged by conventional courses-make the most of their college experience. 如果把大学比作一个大游泳池, 荣誉课程是在深水区游泳的机会. 你不必一直在那里，但你不应该错过它. A typical American Honors programs offers a series of small classes or seminars, 由学院最好的教师授课, 仅限于学术能力出众的学生, 强调课堂讨论而不是讲课. Because these characteristics are often associated with very expensive Ivy League education out of reach of most families, Honors programs occupy the place of pride on their campus and have been recognized as one of the greatest bargains in American higher education.

有时这是对的，但通常不是. 事实上, more than a thousand colleges have established Honors programs precisely because good students do better in them! 没有一个重视学术成就的同伴团体, 社交生活很容易变得比学习更重要. Talented students can be bored in normal classes and coast through or put off simple assignments (just as they did in high school). 不幸的是, students who avoid challenges and try to take the easy way out often face severe shocks in college (it’s not grade 13!)，毕业时学习成绩一般.

No, there is usually a world of difference between high school and college Honors courses. In many high schools Honors courses are just the normal courses "made harder" with extra readings, 额外的作业, 以及对学生的严格评分. 但是在大学里, 荣誉课程是特别“充实”的课程, 不正常的课程使“更难”,评分标准与普通大学课程相同. Honors courses avoid the boring lectures/passive 学习 approach to education. Enriched Honors Courses stimulate your thinking; they use provocative and innovative materials covering central concepts and cutting edge explorations, ranging from the classics to the ultra-hip; and they provide the informal, small class environment that encourages discussion and debate on important topics. 荣誉充实意味着带学生去博物馆向他们展示真正的艺术, 邀请客座专家——诗人和客座教授——进入课堂, 律师, 记者, 医生，或者做任何与课堂相关且有启发性的事情.

No. If you were selected for an Honors program, you have the ability to succeed in your Honors Courses. You will also gain confidence in your own abilities by working together with (not competing with) the best students on campus. 在荣誉课程中，学生和教师确实相互学习. 有时荣誉课程可能比其他课程需要更多的学习, but not excessively so; and Honors Courses and the faculty are often so stimulating that students barely notice that they are doing more.

不，荣誉课程的评分不会更高（也不会更容易）!)比其他大学课程要多. 平均分3分的学生.普通课程的6分可能是3分.荣誉课程的平均绩点也是6分.

在大多数情况下，他们会. Most freshmen in Honors enter with credits from AP or college courses taken in high school, 大多数大学允许学生用这些学分来满足要求. This policy makes it easier for you to take those courses you really want or are ready for, 为了避免在你的学术生涯中不必要的重复, 甚至提前毕业.

当然，你会遇到很多其他学生做同样的事情. Most Honors students are able to participate successfully in a wide range of extra-curricular activities and still maintain a balance with their academic work.

这取决于. 大多数荣誉课程是为新生设计的, 但有些学校允许学生在第一学期或第一年之后网赌的十大网站. Check with the Honors programs you’re interested in to see what your options are.

当然. 大多数荣誉课程强烈鼓励实习和国外学习. 除了, more than a dozen Honors programs at colleges in the United States offer foreign study opportunities just for Honors students.

This is a common high school attitude, but in college you will quickly see how wrong it is! 荣誉学生是一个高度多元化的群体, 不仅仅是专业, 还有背景, 国籍, 种族, 比赛, 个性, 利益, 等. 我们喜欢这样! 例如, 优等生参加校队比赛, 其他人则是舞者, 艺术家和演员, mathematicians and scientists; many are heavily involved in student government, 俱乐部, 以及宿舍活动. 优等生也是校园里杰出的领导者, 担任学生会主要干部, 校报总编, 电台的体育广播员, 引领心理学, 英语, 还有医学预科俱乐部, 等. Honors Students don’t look the same or act the same: what they do share is a commitment to academic excellence and a desire to make the most of their college experience. And in this diverse mix of Honors Students, you are likely to find your greatest friends.

不，荣誉学生是大学生活的一部分. 荣誉学生选修荣誉和非荣誉课程, 他们在荣誉学院内外都找到了朋友和室友.

是的. 学生和学生演讲是荣誉会议的重要组成部分, 区域, 全国性的, 而在全国范围内.

是的，有很好的证据表明它对你的未来是一笔财富. As an Honors student you will be identified as possessing not only superior academic abilities (often supplemented by solid extracurricular involvement), but you will be recognized as having the commitment and motivation to take on challenging work. 因此, Honors students are eagerly sought by employers and preferred for admissions by graduate and professional schools. Your Honors research projects provide you with graduate-level research experience and prove your ability to work independently at an advanced level.