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Its great the lectures are good too its just great

Challenging but appropriate

Well I can tell already from this semester that students strive for A's. I read and heard about students GPA's being above 3.8. That to me is amazing. I'm going for an bachelor degree in Engineering with a major in construction science and management. I'm taking all the prerequisites right now and need a GPA above 2.5 to change to that college. Then in the fall I will officially be taking the required classes for my degree. Some of my classes are lecture's with about 100 students and there isn't much involvement or discussion's that go on. But we do have in class activities that are very competitive. One, I can remember, was make the tallest structure using toothpicks and marshmallows which was fun. But in the smaller recitation classes it seems more formal. Being able to ask the teacher something, and have them help you individually. I've only been to some professors office hours. Mainly asking due dates and details on an assignment. They are good about letting students know that they can ask them anything. K state's engineering department I found out is in the top 10 in the nation. Its cool to be a part of that and help keep it there.

Our academics are very good.

The academics are great at KSU. I have nothing to complain about

It is not very pushing.

Here, at Kansas State everyone, and I mean everyone cares about academics. Even the hardcore partiers still go to class, do their homework and care about how they do. There aren't a ton of lecture classes, like Public Speaking...a class where everyone on campus has to take to graduate, I only have 20 kids in my class. Kansas State tries really hard to make it easy on the students, and make the classes fairly small. Every professor here works hard to know every student and will answer any question anyone has. We are a huge academic school.

Classes at K State are about the same size as my classes were in high school so all of my teachers know my name and know that I am a good student. Since I am an engineering student I do spend quite a bit of time studying but I still have lots of free time to be in clubs do other extra curricular activities. Plus our school does a great job of helping us get prepared for life after college. Every fall we have the all university career fair that at least 100 companies attend. Then in the spring most of the colleges have their own career fair.

I think the academics very much depend on the department. From my experience, if you talk in class or engage with your professor, it is very easy to get to know them. They are generally friendly and willing to help. Some departments are more rigorous than others but I do see people studying in the library at all times. I also hear that the farther you get in a major the more you need to study and the busier you get, especially if you participate in other activities on or outside of campus. I think the general requirements are on par but the system used to reach the requirements is fantastic and very personal. I (like to) engage in intellectual conversation outside of classes and I think both of my majors lend themselves to meeting people who also enjoy doing so.

The likeability of classes vary from professors, to class size and subject. My least favorite classes are the general education courses. Of course, no one really enjoys general ed courses. My favorite class so far was the Introduction to Communications class. The professor was fun and so was the class. Unless you're taking a huge lecture class, professors will know your name. The library is one of the best resources K-State has to offer, so it's always filled with students,