The University of Alabama Top Questions

My favorite classes at the University of Alabama have been sociology seminars, each taught by the same professor. Class participation is a must at the university if you wish to pass a course. Academically, the student environment at the university is probably as competitive as one would expect with a student population of 40,000. In my department, I am fortunate enough to get to not only create my own curriculum in certain instances but also have the option to take both on-campus and online courses simultaneously. The professors are a huge asset in this regard as many are accessible for meetings outside of the classroom and even off-campus in specific cases. They also show up for student-organized events which they feel are beneficial to the university as a whole.

Although challenging, the academics live up to the reputation of a great school.

Although it is a large school, the class sizes remain small. They're challenging but not difficult, and most professors are nicer than my high school teachers were.

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Do professors know your name? No Is class participation common? Not really. Classes usually are too large for discussion-based classes. Do the students have intellectual conversations outside of class? It depends on who you talk to. Are students competitive? Not really. What's the most unique class you've taken? EN 207 with McWaters. It was the only small class I've ever had there. He was hilarious and frequently asked questions to engage students in discussion.

I cannot answer this question for the whole university. However, the college of engineering has great academic prestige.

I have some kind of relationship with every professor I have had thus far. Whenever I was confused about homework or a test, I just send them an email and they quiclky respond. They all have motivated me when I felt like I was giving my best in class. Being a college student, you have to balance time. You have to make a schedule inorder to study, eat and have "fun time".

I feel the academics at my school are at the top level. There are some classes where the professors know your name. In the larger lecture classes it is up to you as a student to get to know your professor by meeting with them during their office hours and emailing them with specific questions. The studying on campus varies from person to person. The people who are determined to finish in four years stay on top of their academics, but schools will always have those students who barley get by. The professors have office hours outside of class that allows you to ask any questions that need to be asked. They are always willing to meet one on one with any student that is struggling. I am majoring in Nursing as of right now. The department they give us is so helpful. They plan out our four years class by class to make sure you finish on time and stay on track.

In some classes (mainly core science classes), there are a few hundred people in one room. However, the majority of classes are small enough to where the professor knows each students' name.

The professors at UA are great about trying to get to know the class. They really enjoy getting to know the names of the students and involving them in class. This helps with attentiveness in class because you never know when you'll be called on since the teachers know your name. Also, the professors are going to make sure you not only can remember formulas, terms, etc., but they want to make sure you can apply the knowledge to real life circumstances to get you prepared for the real world. Any given day, you can be walking through the food court and overhear conversations of philosophy, theology, physics, and other intellectual topics of the sort. This is not to say you don't have to sit through the conversations about the bars, sports, or something of that nature. So, you can basically find anything you're looking for here.