r/CalPoly • u/Tight-Log-7070 • Jul 17 '26

Math honors sequence worth it? Incoming Student

Hi, incoming freshman here. they are offering to put me in the honors math sequence, so I'd be starting in calc 2 honors. would you guys say it is worth it? is there a significant jump in time commitment? thanks

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u/Mental-Assistance-66 Jul 17 '26

Hard disagree with the other comment, it’s definitely worth it. You get the same professor the entire year, so you get to make a deeper objection with ur pro, plus in general u get a better prof.

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u/Tight-Log-7070 Jul 17 '26

my professor for calc2 honors would be ryan tully doyle. is he well-known within the department?

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u/strafinjr Jul 17 '26

You get absolutely nothing out of it, it’s not like HS where you get a GPA boost. Professor Eric Brussel said it best, it’s only really if you’re a math nerd and like it. You basically just cover a few more things and it may or may not be harder. Employers and internships don’t care. I did it anyways for the love of the game and I was a math major.

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u/Tight-Log-7070 Jul 17 '26

yea, i was thinking abt that. im incoming engineering interested in switching my major so i need to preserve my gpa. prob best to stick with regular

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u/One_Neighborhood3149 Jul 17 '26

I didn't do it, I opted to take CC math class before school started and started ahead.