College Essay On Honors College

As I sit here writing my first essay for Honors 101, I get to recall my decision making process to supposedly spending the best four years of my life at the University of Mississippi. To be honest, I believe I am very blessed to have an in-state school with the prestige such that of Ole Miss. Among others, a major reason I decided to come to Ole Miss was because of the low cost of tuition due to scholarships in return for a high value of education. From a young age, I have always been fascinated with Ole Miss’s rich history and breathtaking campus. All throughout my adolescence, family members with medical backgrounds have drilled into me to go to UMC to pursue a medical degree after my undergraduate studies. I believe it was part of my plan
At first, I didn’t really know much about what a honors college program is about. I then furthered my research about SMBHC and coincidently ran into more people that are in it or have graduated. From my sources, I derived that SMBHC is one of the top honors college programs in the nation and that apparently it is a “real honors college” compared to other honor college programs around the nation. I decided it would be of my best interest to give myself a challenge in my courses by joining the honors college. I felt that the honors college would better prepare for post-grad school and that the smaller classes would be a good way to develop bonds and interaction with my peers and professors. I also found out that not as many people graduate with honors compared to the amount that first started. This can be due to a number of reasons. Compared to high school, I plan to change my outlook towards school. I believe that even though it is the best four years of my life, it is also the most deciding four years of my life. In my opinion, good grades and knowledge go hand in hand with success in