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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Varty English 1020 1 November 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…
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The Academic Honor Code The academic honor code has great value to it and all schools should have and enforce it. This system ensures that any student who breaks this set of rules and principles will get consequences. Not only are they being dishonest, but do not deserve to be in the position that they are in and get the career they are working for. If a student gets a position an honorable student should have gotten, they will not know how to apply themselves in the real world compared to the student…
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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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Being a member of the Honors College would provide me with so many incredible opportunities that I would otherwise be unable to experience. Taking classes at an honors level would give me an added opportunity to go more in depth in my studies. The Honors College offers smaller, more specialized courses about very interesting subjects that are only available to Honors College members, and are taught by professors who are preeminent in their academic fields. The challenge of studying at this higher…
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has transformed into the aspiration to pursue a possible career in psychology. With this being my major long-term goal, I know that the Honors College will assist me greatly in research abilities, rigorous thinking, and communication skills. Being a part of the Honors College will allow me the skills to discover the diverse areas of psychology within a supportive community. This community of the Honors College will grant me the ability to become exposed to many diverse individuals from different backgrounds…
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Honor codes have been a huge discussion topic for high schools, colleges, and universities, where they have been implemented to reduce cheating, stealing, and plagiarizing among students. Others argue that honor codes should not be implemented, however, studies show that honor codes prevent students from cheating and plagiarizing their assignments and tests. In my opinion, honor codes should be implemented in high schools, colleges, and universities because they promote academic integrity and it…
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I am an exceptional candidate for the ECU Honors College because I have always upheld high academic standing in school and I also hold myself to high moral standings. I am on the DREAM Team at my school, which is a group of eleven student scholar athletes who uphold high moral standards by committing to being drug, alcohol, tobacco and violence free, and as a part of the DREAM team I go around and speak with students at local elementary and middle schools to try and prevent them from abusing drugs…
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I believe being a member of the Honors College will allow me to continue to serve in leadership positions and engage in challenging academics. As a high schooler, I thrived in leadership positions such as newspaper editor and student council president. I also enjoyed challenging myself with AP courses, College Credit Plus and Dual-Enrollment courses. I found that if I demand more and more out of myself in service and academics, that I will be surprised with what I am able to achieve. I am confident…
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