Elon University Top Questions

I have never had a professor who doesn't know my name. I love all of my teachers, they are all always open to meeting with you and helping you if you need it. I have found that I tend to like all of my classes that have teachers that are interesting. I like elon professors because they really try to bring real life experiences into class everyday so the class seems usefull. Students are competitive, but in a good way. You can always ask another student for help. I do talk to my teachers a lot outside of class because it helps make sure you stay on track. Education at elon is geared towards getting a job, but enjoying learning and becoming more interested in your field of study.

Love the small classes- I've never had a class with more than 25 people. I also love that the professors really get to know their students.

The academics at Elon are painfully easy. It is so easy to get an A in every class, although it may not seem like it. Kids no studying at all, and skip class, and then wonder why they're grades aren't good. All of my professors have been very helpful, but sometimes you have to ask for it, they won't just hold your hand. The academic requirements seem like a lot, but when it really comes down to, theyre not so bad. Students at Elon are so uncompetitive I sometimes wonder why they're attending college. I can't speak for other fields, but the business major is definitely geared toward getting a job.

My professors know my name, I know their names, and I often know their wives and children on a personal level as well. I've been to some of their houses. Most are friends and mentors as well as teachers, although I am mainly referring to my music teachers. The music department is very small and so everyone gets to know one another very well. Class participation is common and expected, especially because class sizes are often very small. I usually see that students are prepared for class every day. Most of the students I work with are competitive because they get satisfaction from success. The most unique class I have taken was Psychology and the Law, in which we studied aspects of psychology and their application in the court room (memory, suspect identification, et cetera). I spend time with some of my music teachers outside of class, because we often have rehearsals and events to attend together. We even eat lunch together sometimes. I feel that the academic requirements are stringent (especially for some majors rather than others) but that this is appropriate because you want to get as much as possible out of your collegiate academic experience. The education at Elon, at least within my department, is geared toward getting a job and also towards learning for its own sake. We get very well prepared for teaching, but we also get to take a lot of general education classes, so we learn interesting things that don't apply to our careers.

EVERY professor you have at Elon makes it a point from the first day of class to learn your name as quickly as possible. Students study frequently, the library is often full most nights. Class participation is very common and usually required in most classes because it counts towards your grade. Students are somewhat competitive but are moreso willing to help peers instead of outshine them. I think Elon's academic requirements are good...not too high or low. Education at Elon is geared towards a balanced combination of getting a good job and learning for its own sake.

Not only do professors know my name at Elon, they know my phone number and I've had dinner at their house. Class participation is huge at Elon. There tends to be a lot of group work and presentations. The learning is very hands on. There are some really unique classes at Elon including a class on Harry Potter and even one on the Religion of NASCAR. The Psychology department continues to grow. Most of the professors have their Ph.Ds and are really engaged in what they are teaching. As with most universities, the library at Elon is more heavily populated during mid-terms and finals, but students here know how to get their work done when the time comes.

Academics are strong at Elon but not too overwhelming as long as you attend class and get work done on time. Kinda annoying attendance policy, most colleges do not have one. Usually can only miss 2 or 3 classes per semester without penalty for each course. Great programs for Business or Communications/ Journalism majors. Professors are pretty cool and get to know students well. Elon always has great guest speakers come, just had Bill Clinton.

The classes are great! The most students you will ever have in your class is 33. All of the professors know your name and really care how you're doing. They are usually pretty accessible- I even have some of my professors home or cell phone numbers! We have a winter term, which has unique courses like Harry Potter Literature or Business of NASCAR. The communications program is amazing! We have two fully furnished TV studios and plenty of TV shows. The thing that I really love about the communications program is that you can be very hands on from the very beginning. As a freshman, I am already the Assistant Director of our game show, Win Stuff.

It ranges from easy to hard depending solely on the teachers. Too focused on group projects, but the class size is great. The smaller, the better. I have learned so much that I didn't expect

Academics at Elon are amazing. I have really loved most of my classes. Because it is a liberal arts school, education at Elon is geared more towards learning for the sake of learning, although we develop skills that are very useful in any career. Class time is often more of a discussion than a lecture - the professors often encourage student participation, as engaged learning is stressed at Elon. There is a healthy competitiveness and drive to learn in the classroom. The most unique class that I have taken in the year I have been at Elon is a service learning class during "winter term" called "Volunteerism, Social Justice, and Civic Engagement in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina". In this course, our class studied at Elon for a week about the socioeconomic factors that surrounded Hurricane Katrina. Then, we went to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana for a week to do Hurricane Katrina relief. Later, we came back to Elon and spend the last week of winter term preparing presentations to spread the word about how much relief work still needed to be done even two years after the storm. It was very rewarding to combine education with service by going on Elon's 13th trip down to Mississippi since the storm hit.