Choosing Between an Honors Program and a Competitive School.
A common decision high-achieving students are faced with when trying to choose a school is whether to attend a competitive, highly-ranked university, or attend a less competitive or well-known university as a member of an honors program.These are the top 11 reasons to be an honors student at UNI according to the Honors Student Advisory Board: Smaller class sizes. Make great friends. Challenge yourself academically. Interactive, discussion-based, and thought-provoking classes with fun class projects that provide an outlet for creativity. It's fun!Eric Hoover's Honor for Honor's Sake The idea of being judged by your peers has long been accepted as the best way of regulating a population. Even the Constitution uses a peer based judicial system when laying down the framework for the United States government.
A competition to achieve high-grade marks is also placed upon children and this competition lasts the individuals entire career as a student. Competition for grades is a healthy almost necessary influence on students. No practice, however, is perfect or works for everyone.A personal congratulations letter for hard work done to earn a degree or top grade is an important recognition of hard work for an honor student. Such a letter, one that that acknowledges long hours of effort and sacrifice, gives students a boost to continue working hard and earning accolades. Craft a congratulatory.
Academic Competitiveness 4 forces students to become competitive with their peers to avoid the embarrassment of not being a successful student. The pressures to succeed academically from both internal and external sources are driving students to discover ways to give them an edge on their peers.
