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I think only one of my professors knows my name the others don't, my favorite class is writing for mass comm, i dont eve like writing that much but my teacher is great she really helps us in class to become better writers. other teachers just preach at you and think you will know how to do everything. but its not as bad as it sounds they have office hours i just dont take advantage of them. some students have intellectual conversations, i wish i had more, when i am around older students they talk about real things and it is really nice. I think classes for your major will help you to get a job but Gen Eds are almost worthless, what they do is tell you if you are interested in studying this subject for a major, and in the you learn how to learn.

So far, most of my professors have known me by name and I have been able to get to know my classmates. I don't really have a favorite or a least favorite class. They've all been pretty good. Some students never seem to stop studying while others seem not to study at all. I think it depends a lot of your classes and professors. In most of my classes, participation is an important part of our final grade. Professors really encourage us to think outside of the box and promote discussion about the topics we're studying. I love the School of Communication at AU. I'm always getting e-mails about things going on in the various departments. I have only taken two Comm courses, but they have been two of the best courses I've taken. The professors were great.

All of my professors know my name. My favorite class is Civil Rights and Liberties, the professor is a badass and you learn so much. It's amazing. My least favorite class is college writing, because of the large amount of writing, but I learn many things so it balances out. Class participation is very common, and extremely encouraged. I swear that American students only have intellectual conversations out of class, though this can't be true at any given time you can find people arguing about foreign policy. Students are competitive to an extent, if you talk to any of the students who are majoring in Political Science, they all want to go to law school and become Congressmen/women. The most unique class I have take this year would most likely be my college writing class that is focusing on privacy and surveillance. I really like that they can incorporate things that you like into classes that you don't like. I am majoring in political science at a school that ranks among the top 10 political science schools in the nation. I have had lunch with professors as well as going to office hours to chat. American's academic requirements are rigorous at times. But with so many classes to choose from it is very easy to find something that interests you in the least bit. Education at American is geared both towards getting a job and for learning. Many people go on to pursue masters and phd degrees so it makes sense that they are gearing towards it both.

My largest class has 40 students. Professors make themselves available all the time. Class participation is very common and the conversations in class generally carry on after the class has ended. American desires for its students to learn, as well as be prepared for the real world. The career center was ranked in the top 10 college career centers in the United States.

Some professors know my name. My favorite class is Spanish since it's generally easy. Many students study, but I rarely do. It's boring. I just study for test time. Certain students are cmopetitive. American's education is set up for both the career and simply learning. I only spend time with my bros outside of class.

AU doesn't have any classes bigger than 150 students and very few lectures. Discussion is often the way you learn. Class participation is common and I've never had a professor who didn't know my name. Students as a whole study enough to keep up their grade, but don't stress about it. Everyone's helpful rather than competitive and it's common to find people in the dorm lounges at four am discussing presidental primaries or chaos theory. Professor as a whole are very accessible and eager to help putting in at least as much effort to help you succeed as you put into their classes. The General Education classes are annoying to have to get out of the way, but they give you enough choices that you don't hate doing them. AU is very career oriented, but there are classes that are just there for learning too. It's all about who you are and what classes you choose to take. AU has everything from public policy classes geared to helping students with congressional jobs/internships to classes like Science Fiction and modern society.

From my two semesters of classes, I have been satisfied with my academics. I have not had a class with more than 50 people, if that, and most are small- between 20-30 students, which only encourage class participation. I'm in the honors program, and honors classes are capped at 20 students, and 15 for Freshman English classes. Professors are very accessible, and encourage you to visit them during office hours. For the most part, they are very understanding, and willing to give you a hint or push you in the right direction if you are stuck on something. I've had a few professors take the class on field trips into DC, and some have brought in food for the class. Classes generally run twice a week, either on Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri schedules and are 75 minutes long, although there are "block" classes that are twice as long, but only meet once a week.

i am constantly impressed not only with my own professors but the other professors i come into contact with through various clubs, presentations, etc. our professors are heads of think tanks, many-time CEOs and executives, filmmakers, geniuses. do a little research, pick the right professors, and you'll be blown away.

Professors do know my name, especially in my small honors classes. I love my classes, especially my religion and my poetry class, even though those are both disciplines outside of my major. Class participation is common -- again, especially in honors classes, which are smaller and have less people to hide behind. American students do have intellectual conversations outside of class. I often find myself telling my friends what I learned in a class lecture that day, and we go over papers and other homework together. As a student in the honors program, I am satisfied with Americans academic requirements. I feel I am being pushed in new ways.

Profs are decent.