by Amy Yarygina ‘25 In high school, I was never able to experience working in a laboratory at a college level because my AP Chemistry class was online during the pandemic. Instead, I had to create a project of laboratory protocols and memorize them two weeks before my AP exam. Therefore, I was looking forward… Read More BIO 101 Lab Experience for an Honors Student
By Emily Whitehill ‘24 When choosing a college, location is an important factor to consider. It’s the place that you’re going to be living, working, and studying, so you need to make sure that you pick somewhere that you are happy to call home. Before applying to colleges, I knew that I wanted to live… Read More How to Make the Most of Living in NYC with Pace and Honors
By Justin Wong ‘25 Hello, potential future Honors College peers! My name is Justin Wong, and I’m currently a freshman in the Honors College, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience and minoring in Women & Gender Studies. My pronouns are he/him/his, I’m originally from Basking Ridge, NJ, and am currently tutoring at the NYC Learning Commons in… Read More The Benefits of Being in Honors
by Chloe Palagonia ‘25 Choosing to live on an Honors floor my freshman year was one of the best decisions I’ve made at Pace. So many of my closest friends here have been made from living on an Honors floor. I was initially a little nervous about making friends because I had decided to live… Read More Living on an Honors Floor
by Rylie Yeager ‘25 Since my initial arrival at Pace, I have heard time and time again about how welcoming and friendly the Honors College is, how close-knit and family-like it is. At last week’s Welcome Back Event, where members of the Honors College had the chance to reconvene after winter break, I was reminded… Read More Honors Welcome Back Event
by Greyson Corley ’23 When deciding what college I wanted to attend I often considered what options would be best to set me on a path of success that I felt was right. I knew that I wanted to do something that involved writing, but I also felt like I would need to do something… Read More Combined Degree Program Experience: Publishing
by Kelly Filipczuk ‘24 A lot of pressure goes into selecting your major, especially when you find yourself either unsure or stuck between two options. Before applying to college, I heard from guidance counselors that a decent percentage of students end up changing their majors and that doing so is not a bad thing. After all,… Read More Changing Your Major
by Maddie McCool ‘25 As a graduate of the class of 2021, I have the most recent experiences and memories at my disposal. I grew up in a small town in a school with 600 kids in total, where everyone knew everyone. My schooling was far from progressive, and at times felt out of touch… Read More The Shift Between High School and College
by Amanda Zinni ’25 In December, students from the Honors College were given the opportunity to go and see The Rockettes perform their Christmas Spectacular show before performances closed due to a rise in coronavirus cases. The show is touted as an essential New York City tourist attraction, so I was excited to see if… Read More Rockettes Review
by Kelly Filipczuk ‘24 In my junior year of high school, I visited Pace with my family. We went on a tour of different areas within campus and got to ask our tour guide questions. Towards the end of the session, the conversation focused on Honors, particularly the qualifications needed to get in and… Read More Why I Decided on Honors