Michigan State University Top Questions

With a few exceptions, most professors keep their doors open for extra help and are happy to assist students. If you're determined to get a 4.0 in a class, you should be able to.

Class sizes are large, but you will find out how to make it work for you. Professors have office hours, so if you have any questions you can always get them answered outside of class if you didn't get a chance to get them answered in class. The largest class I had was 550 people, but I made sure to sit in the front of the class and take good notes. The nursing program is totally different than prenursing, as the class sizes are much smaller and you have a lot of time in clinical. I have to study all the time for nursing, but I can still go out and have fun once in a while. I feel that this program will allow me to easily get a job after I gradate.

As far as academics go, you create your own world. The more time you're willing to put in, the more you'll get out of your classes. There are students who hardly go to a class all semester, and students who talk to the professor each day that may potentially earn the same grade. In college, the learning is for you, and no one else.

I'm an English major, which means like most other majors, I have to complete a ton of requirements that aren't directly related to English. To my surprise, I ended up REALLY enjoying the required classes. Taking social science classes, history classes, and foreign language were all really great experiences. Because of my requirements, I've finally chosen a minor I'm excited to study - History. One thing I've found true about all MSU professors is the effort they put into helping their students outside the classroom. You can meet with them before or after class and during their office hours. If their office hours aren't possible for you to attend, you can ask them ahead of time for a meeting outside those hours. After completing my Freshman year, I've become close to at least two professors. I was NOT expecting this, considering I've always been the really shy girl who never participates in class. This just goes to show you how hard MSU professors try to push their students above and beyond.

I think that the requirements at MSU are pretty dumb but I know that we are required to take science classes for good reasons just so that we all can have some type of diverse knowledge. I think classes on the other hand are all pretty good. Teachers always have office hours and/or learning centers after class so that if someone is not understanding the concepts they always have access to getting help. I was an advertising major and there was a lot of group projects and class participation counted a lot in class. At the time, I honestly did not like it, but it really helps out when you get out in the world, as you learn how to voice your own opinion and work as a team.

There's a pretty good diverse academic staff here. And I think it's something they strive for. I've been lucky enough to take classes with professors who I mostly admired. And the journalism program, having its major faults, still has given me quite the exceptional education.

If you balance your time and prioritize you can get it done. The library is always open and people are always willing to do study groups.

People don't expect the classes to be that difficult, but a lot of people underestimate the class work and content. 1/8 of those kids are the party kids, who eventually flunk out, but a good chunk of students didnt expect that much work would be involved.

Reasonably tough and demanding. This is a positive, because the person with this degree is respected in the job market.

This may be true for all four year colleges but a majority of my time felt wasted. When I received a degree in Telecommunication with emphasis in web-design I had exactly 3 classes pertaining to my degree that actually taught me useful information. Given I may have had a few more I could have taken had I decided on a major sooner, it's still sad I received a degree with the amount of REAL schooling I received. My misconception number 1 was that I would leave a college with a degree and be ready to work in the industry my degree pertained.