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completely underrated. there are excellent professors to be found. large lecture classes exist, yes, but i've only had two in my entire two years. the scripps school is fabulous, and the honors tutorial college is unparalleled. the opportunities to be found within the HTC are mind-blowing.

Part of having reputation as a party school means that OU students can be perceived as a bunch of drunken idiots, which, even for people who do drink a lot, isn't always true. We do have our fair share of morons, of course, but at any given moment you can walk around and somewhere people will be having actual conversations - about classes, about politics, current events, whatever. We aren't a bunch of self-important, overintellectual ivy-leaguers, but we aren't totally stupid, and we do have opinions and ideas. For the most part I have to say that I do really like my classes here. Class participation really depends on the size, level, and subject of the class, but mostly I would say that if you want to be heard in class, you will be. My favorite class so far has been my archaeology class, because I have a good teacher with an awesome sense of humor. My least favorite has been my chemistry classes, but the only thing I can blame for that is my complete loathing of the subject.

I love all of my classes at Ohio University. My professors all know me, not just by name, but they remember who I am as a person. They take the time to get to know their students, and that makes all the difference in the classroom. My favorite class so far has been an introduction to French Literature. I loved that class, because we read so many different styles and authors, and the genres ranged from prose, to theater, to poetry. Another thing I have noticed about my classes is that my professors have presented the material in such a way as to encourage discussion, both in and out of the classroom. When a professor can get their students to talk about the material during their own free time, that says something to me. That says that the professors are passionate about their subjects, and that passion is passed on to their students.

I am a middle child education major with a math and science concentration. I really love the college of education. The professors are amazing!

There are some professors who get to know our names. Not very many, though. Most classes are pretty big so I'm sure it's difficult for them, especially when they teach so many classes during a single quarter. There are definitely those that make a real effort to get to know us. My favorite class was Social Work 101. Great professor, great topics, fantastic class. My least favorite was Social Work 350-Research Methods for Social Work. It wasn't taught well, professor was VERY unclear. Personally, I study a lot-mostly on the few days before an exam. I live with all freshman, though, who are still in their 101 classes who don't really study that often. Class participation varies from class to class. You'll get a lot of discussion in literature or political classes but not so much in psychology or science classes. I think that OU students do have intellectual conversations outside of class. We don't all just sit around talking about booze, I promise=) The most unique class I've taken is Biology 205-Reproductive Biology. The professor is kinda quirky and makes things in class fun. My major is okay, the department isn't fantastic. Had I know that I would be a Social Work major going in, I probably wouldn't have stuck around. The department is very unorganized, people just need to get on the same page, already! I don't spend time with professors outside of class and to be honest, I don't know a lot of people who do. OU academic requirements, at least for the College of Arts & Sciences, are pretty typical. I enjoy the classes that are outside of my major that I'm required to take. The education at OU if a little of both-for getting a job and for learning. The majority is learning for its own sake but a lot of professors will say "If you're going to be a social psychologist, this is the kind of thing you would be doing...", which helps=)

I can honestly say that I have been very satisfied with my academic classes at OU. I've found that for the most part, the teachers are knowledgeable and concerned about their students. I really haven't had an experience where it feels like the professor is just teaching the class. They are honestly interested in the topic they are teaching and want the students to be excited about it as well. The few times that I have had a teacher who wasn't fantastic, it is because they are either brand new professors or teaching an introductory course that is sometimes difficult to be excited about. While these courses can be frustrating, I always appreciate the course reviews at the end of the quarter where we can tell the professors that they aren't particularly great at one aspect of teaching or the other.

The classes aren't as big as you would considering the size of the school. There are about 25-30 students in most of the classes, so you get to know the teachers pretty well.

My major is a part of the Classics department, which is very small for the size of this campus. I wouldn't have it any other way, I love that I know my professors, they know me, and that I know that I can go to them for any help that I need.

From my experiences here, professors only know your name if you engage them or are failing in a small class and they take it upon themselves to talk to you about your grades. Class participation is usually only seen by the same three people in the class and all of them are sitting in the front row. Outside of class, the only talk about academia is whether or not you took the notes so that someone else can copy them from you.

I like how small my classes are, how they're all taught by professors instead of TA's that may or may not speak English. There's a wide enough variety of classes that I can fulfill GEC's and still have fun doing it.