College of the Holy Cross Top Questions

Academics at Holy Cross are great. At times difficult, yes, but I feel like I've learned a lot and I've broadened my horizons. I've taken classes that I never thought I would have, such as Women in Classical Mythology and Nature & Politics (my FYP class). Nature and Politics was so much fun thanks to Professor Reno... he's Greek and Roman myths, but they were so much fun to learn about.

The academics at holy cross are the most important component of the college. very bright people attend holy cross and the standards are very high here. the work is very difficult and it challenges you to push yourself past where you've ever been before. Many many hours are spent studying because holy cross is all about academia. most times when you aren't in class you are in your professors' office discussing problems, issues, or concerns. professors love to see class participation and in some classes it is a very large percentage of your grade.

All of the professors know your name and are very approchable. Most will meet with you whenever and are willing to help. The courses are very tough, we are ranked 3rd for the most amount of work given to undergrad students. We were offered to join the Ivy league schools but declined because we didn't want to loose our religious affiliation. It is not unusual to hear people say, "I should have went to Harvard!" See this is not us being cocky, we understand it is much harder to get into Harvard but we do more work, therefore we beleive it would have been much easier to do well in Harvard. Classes are geared to teach you how to learn, the school is Jesuit run making the focus on knowledge and understanding. But we have plenty of alumni connections that help get people jobs before they have even graduated.

Really tough. No matter what, teachers try to whore you when it comes to grades. They want to make the school look hard so they give people low marks and make things impossible.

Academics is Holy Cross' strong point.

Holy Cross has a liberal arts curriculum where students take some general requirements, major courses, and have the freedom in their curriculum to take other courses that interest them. I've really enjoyed the majority of my classes and find them relevant to each other, my own life and current events. I know that I've learned so much since coming to Holy Cross. While there is substantial work, I would recommend choosing classes based on your interests and skills, and that will make it easier.

pretty much amazing, very difficult and a lot of work, but totally worth it. i love some of my profesors and get frustrated with others, of course profesors know my name you just have to introduce youself and speak up in class. most people always go to class, but their partiipation level varies a lot of people take their academics very seriously and there are kids in the library till close every night, some of the core requirments are annoying but i would not have taken my favorite class without needing to for a requirement. i like that we can make our own majors because i dont want to have to stay in one department office hours are very helpful, but they are not necessary to go to

Academics are really excellent. Class sizes are usually no more than 25, which can make it hard to get into some come course selection time, but it encourages class participation and discussion and your professors really do get to know you. There is a lot of work, a whole lot: we only take 4 classes per semester for a reason. But it is worth it. HC is a liberal arts school and they really push that, so be prepared not to have a focus on job training but really to learn for the sake of learning, and that is definitely how you'll get the most out of college.

Holy Cross is crazy with academics. We have very good professors that are funny and ridiculously smart that inspire us as students to do everything the best way we can and with enthusiasm. Our classes are pretty small to individualize attention more, which is really good for our grades. We also get a lot of work and we get it done because there is always a campus activity going on to motivate us to finish our work and get unstressed. Also, most of the people on campus are friendly and it is very easy to acquire friends through intellectual interests and other commonalities.

Small classes, good professors, heavy work load