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In my smaller Gallatin classes my professors know me, and my TA's do. My favorite class is Writing the American South. My least favorite is Intro to Psychology. I don't think people study that often. Class participation is most common in smaller classes but overall very common. In terms of intellectual conversation outside of class, it depends on who you hang out with, but overall I'd say not very often. Students aren't very outwardly competitive. The most unique class I've taken was Writing in Times of Historical Crisis, which combined history, literature, and writing in a very interesting way. I'm an undecided major in Gallatin, which is the school for individualized study, which I like a lot. I did talk to one of my professors outside of class a few times, but I haven't made any real connections with a professor. I feel really pleased with Gallatin's requirements, but from what I've heard about MAP requirements, they sound ridiculously strict. I feel like education at NYU is often very pre-professional, not always, but I get more of that feel here than at other schools. I would like it to be more intellectual.

All of my professors know my name. I can only speak for myself but I study ALL THE TIME-- ten times more than I had to in High School, but it doesn't seem like a ridiculous amount because I'm acutally learning about things I enjoy. Yes, NYU students have intellecutal conversations outside of class-- all the time. I spend time with some of my professors outside of class, but not a lot. Edu. at NYU is geared toward learning for its own sake (the theatre program definitely cannot garuntee that I'll get a job) The most unique class I've taken is either one of my acting classes or African Dance

Just like at any school, there are large lecture classes and small, more intimate classes. All my teachers are 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} devoted to teaching and to their students and encourage their students to see them outside of class during office hours for extra help, reinforcement of class material, or just to talk and say hello. The pressure that high school teachers seem to put on their students doesn't exist here. At NYU, teachers care more about students developing a new sense of appreciation for the subject matter and challenging themselves intellectually than they do about working just to get the 'A'.

Some of my professors know my name, but students have to be willing to go to their professors office hours if they really want that personal connection. My favorite class last semester was my Politics class, and this semester, it's a toss up between Black Urban Studies and Natural Science II: Brain and Behavior. My least favorite was Conversations of the West--it is a pretty boring class that I didn't learn much from. Most students study pretty hard here. Everyone I know studies pretty much every night, during the day, and at least 1 day on weekends. We also like to have fun, though. Even people with really rigorous classes like to have a break every once in a while, though. When midterms and finals roll around, we study like crazy. Once my roommate and I had a marathon study weekend where we took 15 minute breaks every 2 hours or so. It was ridiculous, but we work hard. Class participation is more common in the classes that people like the most, which are mostly the non-requirement classes. We always have intellectual conversations. Lots of people are passionate about some social issue or another, whether it be domestic or international. Students are competitive, but it is friendly competition. And it really isn't against one another, but against our grades from the previous semester--we are always trying to do better. Except, the Stern school students are really competitive--the business school is really hard to get into and even harder to get a job from, so the students are kind of cutthroat. The Politics department seems nice, but the Africana Studies department is a little disorganized. That's okay with me, though, because I know it's still a relatively new department. Education at NYU is geared mostly towards getting a job. I think I've learned a lot already, just for it's own sake, but people are aware that it "looks good" to come from a school like NYU, so they want to do all they can to get a good job and pay for all the debt they've generated taking out loans to pay for NYU.

The Classics department is tiny, and the specialty classes it offers are no less so. Take Latin or Greek and your instructor will know your name within two classes. Take one of the larger, common-interest classes, like mythology or history and you're in a lecture with a hundred and forty-nine other people, fighting for attention. This is the trend with most majors - the more specialized your class, the smaller. Oh, and the academic requirements are the bane of every student's existence. Especially the much-hated 'Writing the Essay'.

Professors in small classes know my name. My favorite class is Intro to Public Service. My least favorite was Calculus II. Students study monday through thursday, and intermittently throughout the weekend. class participation is very common. NYU students occassionally have intellectual conversations outside of class. Students overall are not that competitive. The most unique class i have taken is europe & africa. I am a business major. I do not spend time with professors out of class. I feel that NYU's academic requirements are not anything special, it doesnt set NYU apart as a university. The stern school is geared towards a job

Most professors didn't know my name since I hardly attended classes. I couldn't stand most of the stern courses, except for some of the marketing and business development ones. I remember liking the macro and microeconomics courses freshman year. The micro teacher was an italian woman who enjoyed her armpits au naturel. The macro teacher was a young italian man who would fall off of the stage every week, and pop up from the floor with an "oop eeek!" Do NYU students have intellectual conversations outside of class? What kind of a question is that? What's the definition of intellectual here? I'd like to think so, I've had some pretty thoughtful conversations about some pretty silly things. But I'm still taking the time out to think something through. Anyway, yes, students are competitive. Some are a little crazy with it. People spend time with professors outside of class? I definitely don't. the NYU education is fine. Being in a school like Stern was a little rough because it didn't give me the freedom to do everything I wanted. The academic requirements are rigid, so if you're not on the finance business track, it's frustrating. I would have liked to take more music classes, but with only 32 extra credits, most of those designated to CAS, it was basically impossible.

Professors definitely know students names. In general, history classes were small and very discussion-based. I still see professors I had freshman year, and I graduated a year ago, who recognize me and say hello on the street. I'm also still in touch with a few professors whose classes I was particularly interested in. Class participation is definitely common, and the only way to propel a class discussion forward is to debate, comment and critique on texts read and commentaries made. NYU students definitely have intellectual discussions outside of class about everything from politics to cinematography. An NYU education is definitely well-rounded, and certain courses of study gear students more toward employment while other are more concept-based academic studies.

A world-class education undoubtedly is one of the major draws to NYU, but New York City certainly doesn’t hurt. I’m double-majoring in psychology and history, and I’ve found in them two very different experiences. My history classes have tended to be smaller and more intimate with a focus on discussion, while the psych classes have been larger and research driven. I’ve found that I’m loving my history major, but the psychology major has left me feeling a little let down. My advice to prospective students would be to contact the department they’re interested in directly to determine if the structure of the major is what you’re looking for. As a whole though, my academic experience has been very positive, and I’ve built strong relationships with several of my professors. The thing to remember is that it’s the student’s burden to make those connections because a professor simply isn’t going to have time for a student they’ve never seen in class or spoken to before.

I think most of the classes are generally stimulating to our brains, but that doesn't stop them from boring either. The classes are smaller than normal, probably 13-20 per class. The professors generally know who we are and our names and there are so many intelligent people at school. It's really challenging sometimes.