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Professors Know Your Name: if you participate, most often, yes. Some teachers actually try to get to know all their students-somewhat rare. Favorite Class/Least: Creative Writing with Kim Garcia, Spanish Culture and Civilization with Kathy Lee How Often do you study: As an English/Economics major, I have substantial reading and writing for English. Economics is mostly administered with lectures and exams. You find a balance, although a large part of it is what major you are Class Participation Common: If you want to get a good grade then participate, teachers hate awkward silence just as much as we do. Intellectual Conversation Outside of Class: Depends on who you hang out with, for the most part no. However, I would not like to spend all my free time discussing Kant and James Joyce either. Students Competitive: Depends on the major. Most are competitive but for the sake of high grades not necessarily for knowledge. Unique Class Taken: Microeconomics with Zhi Qui Major department: English is good, need to diversify literature courses beyond African American literature though. Economics is a good program but has a detached faculty. Time with Professors Outside Class: Very rare, unless you are really want to. BC's Academic Requirements: Rigorous curriculum, students balance it out by taking joke classes though. Education-Getting a job or learning:

Professors are great - the discussion is great. I have had intellectual discussions with many peers, though of course there are still some idiots.

I am a nursing major, so I have a different academic experience than most students at BC. I have clinicals in the Boston hospitals at least two days a week and then have classes one or two of the other days and therefore I am not on campus very often. I only go to the library for finals, otherwise I study in my room or in Lower dining hall. I like how I am able to have many one on one experiences with instructors in clinical because it helps me to apply the information that I have learned in class.

Professors are great! I would say that if you want to be in the business school, get in as a freshman. It is extremely hard to get in as a sophomore.

Professors were by and large pretty attentive. My favorite class was Psychobiology of Mental Disorders; the subject matter was extremely interesting, and the professor really cared about his students. I also really enjoyed Nihilism and Pop Culture, extremely engaging professor. Class participation seemed pretty common in the classes I took, though it was often easily facilitated. I think that the education is more geared toward learning for its own sake, which I prefer. I think that learning prepares you well for a job, but not necessarily for getting a job.

Unfortunately, BC is a much better school than it gets credit for in the public eye. Last year, for instance, the Carroll School of Management was ranked the 14th best undergrad B-school, but this has gone relatively unnoticed. With the exception of some lectures and seminars (Intro to Bio, etc.), the classes are typically very small, with close interactions between students and teachers. Speaking from experience in the School of Management, the professors do a phenomenal job of mixing realty/experience with theory, and they absolutely take a vested interest in their students' success. As a Jesuit, liberal-arts school at heart, BC has a 15-course core curriculum that must be taken in the School of Arts & Sciences, regardless of the school in which they are enrolled. Within CSOM, there is an additional 11-course core curriculum that each management student must take (finance, marketing, accounting, etc.), regardless of their major. The mix of breadth and depth leads to some of the most well-rounded undergraduates in any business schools, and the jobs BC students are receiving reflect as much.

I'd say 50/50 as to whether they know my name, depends on class size. Favorite class was Freshman Writing Seminar, great professor, free writing, had fun. Students study frequently, but less and less when you're a senior. Class participation is very common, especially because it is required as part of our grade. Yes, many intellectual conversations arise outside of class. Yes, VERY competitive. Most unique class would be Sports Marketing. I'm majoring in Finance and Marketing in the Carroll School of Management. Not a lot of time spent with professors outside of class, only to clear a grade up or an understanding problem of subject matter. Academic requirements are good, goes to show students have a lot to bring to the table, almost too good though-I feel like it's difficult to get in here now. Both.

i think most professors ive had know my name. my favorite class was my third year honors seminar. least favorite was my first semester physics class sophomore year. class participation varies by class size, type, teacher. ive only had a few intellectual conversations outside class, id say they happen very rarely. yes some students are competitive. third year honors seminar was been the most unique. the cs major is a good one, but our department is not very strong. we dont have enough students in cs to justify spending more money on professors, grad classes, etc. i occasionally meet professors in their offices. i think the requirements are good, forces students to be well rounded in a good way. csom is about getting a job, my experience in a&s has been that the emphasis was on learning to better ourselves as humans.

Professors do know your name here. However, there are the few exceptions of when you have a bigger than usual class. Even in these classes, the professors try to reach out to you. I was in a lecture class with over 300 kids and my professor knew my name and I even went to office hours. The most unique class I've ever taken is PULSE which combines the philosophy and theology course requirements. In that class, you have to volunteer off campus for 10-12 hours a week. Although it is time consuming, it is definitely worth it. For both of my majors (English and Communications), teachers are always ready. Some teachers have even given me their cellular and home numbers so I can have access to them anytime. The academic requirements appear to be overwhelming at first but they aren't too bad. I'm pursing a double major and as well as fulfilling the core requirements and I will graduate on time. The education at BC goes along with the Jesuit tradition in trying to make its students well-rounded individuals who will be ready to change the world. I believe that when I graduate I will be able to get a job at ease and I will be a more-rounded person.

As far as classes go, everyone has cores that they have to fulfill. I recommend getting those out of the way first so that you have junior and senior year to learn about what you love. The cores themselves aren't really that bad... they try to make them interesting. Some classes are the kind where attendence is taken and others are the kind where the teacher puts everything up online (the latter is the one where on the day of the exam, the attendence rate grows exponentially). I recommend going to class because you are spending money on it. There are alot of study space, with more than 5 libraries and study lounges in almost every dorm (some of the freshman dorms such as Koska doesn't have a lounge but you can always go to the library or caf).