National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
2013
Citation
Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Fall/Winter 2013, Volume 14, Number 2
Abstract
In the lead essay of this Forum, one of the questions Jerry Herron asks in discussing honors admissions is “What are we offering?” This question relates directly to the question often posed by well-meaning parents, wellintentioned students, and inquisitive administrators who want to know if honors is just more and/or harder work and hence not worth the risk. Having gotten a B in honors calculus will do damage to a GPA when the student could have earned an A in a non-honors calculus course. Students and parents might thus perceive the cost of honors work to outweigh the possible benefits, believing that the notation of honors on a transcript or diploma will not look as important as the GPA on a future résumé.
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