What does it takes to be an honor student?

Answer 1

Generally, honor students are selected primarily on the basis of their GPAs and the rigor of their prior coursework. They have to be willing to focus on their schoolwork and to go beyond the expectations of the curriculum to do extra academics. They need to be willing to sacrifice the easy "A" for the chance to learn more.

Answer 2

Honors students are generally in what are referred to as the honors classes but technically are the Advanced Placement or AP classes that are the equivalent of most college undergraduate general education requirements credits classes. So in other words, AP Honors English has the same criteria as Community College or University level 1st-year English 1A or English 101, but at high school - some classes are for college credit, sometimes not.
Honors students typically have a 3.5 or higher GPA, and are called honors students at high school if they make the High School Dean's Honors List every semester.
It does take a lot of extra homework in the AP Honors classes, but you generally learn a lot more than in the regular classes. The pace can be a little faster in the AP honors classes, but if you are up to the challenge it can be worth it.
Honors students are generally the ones who are in student council or student body presidency. They participate in Athletics, Marching Band and Auxillary units, and even cheerleading. They are members of the Chess Club, the Science Fiction Club, 4-H, and the Surf Club if their school has one. (Hey, my brother's friend was in the Honors classes and the surf club - he's now an oceanographer working with the weather service studying and predicting tides, inclement weather, and helps out with the daily surf reports on the local radio!)
Honors students work hard for what they get, scholarships or no. My sister had one "B" on her transcript and zero scholarships, she went to school anyway, first graduating from community college, then a local state school, and she's finishing up her master's this year in English. She is the most strict AP Honors English teacher you will ever find, but if you pass her classes you will be well prepared for any college level course.
Honors students get invitations to apply to certain schools besides the Ivy League and UC Berkeley. Honors students do really well at smaller colleges and universities where their leadership skills are recognized and are important.
Geek, nerds, maybe, but I would rather have an Honor's student be my heart surgeon than someone who scraped through high school and med school with a "C" average!

Answer 3

every honorable students differ each other on how they could get honor award. they might be real brilliant; intelligent, to become first honor (2nd honor & 3rd honor). some honorable awards are like being so behaved in class, thus he/she could get "Most Behaved" honor award. "Most Cooperative", very active in school organizations; cooperate well esp in curricular activities, per se. Technically, in higher educational level, it is mostly called "President's Honor Award"; or Super Magna *** Laude; and or, *** Laude; et al.
*is it the kind of honor as a student you're looking for? hardship pays the price.

Answer 4

Many factors influence this. For me, it just happens. I dont work harder or do extra work. My GPA is still 4.0.
For some people, motivation is the key.
Concentration helps; try to reduce all distractions.
There isn't a "cheat" to be an honors student.
You have to be VERY ambitious.

Answer 5

You have to be willing to work harder and do more homework. You have to put up with people ignorance aka being called a nerd, geek, suck-up, etc.