One of the most enjoyable parts of this course was the professor's self-made simulations. While I am no biology major and, in fact, do everything I can to avoid classes on chemistry and biology, this course seemed too interesting to pass up.

A big concern for me coming in was my lack of biology knowledge, as it had been years since I had taken AP Biology in high school. However, in true Honors fashion, my previous knowledge was not a hinderance and was, instead, one of my greatest strengths.

I was able to look at our models and simulations, like the one to the right, from a different point of view - allowing me to draw different conclusions and root causes from many of my STEM-centric classmates. That wasn't to say my opinions and conclusions were right and theirs were wrong, or vise versa, but rather our diverse backgrounds became an interesting mode and predictor of how we'd interpret these biological concepts.

The low barriers to this course for non-STEM majors helped to widen my scope of potential Honors classes that I now want to take in the future, seeing as though I'm slowly realizing that just because I'm not a subject matter expert on something, doesn't mean I can't provide valuable input in a discussion or conversation!