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Class sizes, especially for the first couple years are pretty big. Despite this, you can always go to the professor if you need help. They may not know your first name, but this does not decrease their desire to help you learn. There are great places to study on campus. The library, Student Union, and cafes are great, to name a few.

My largest class has been over 250 and my smallest about 8...it really depends what class you take and how often it is offered. I would say about 5{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my professors have known my name during my time here...not many TA's (teaching assistants) knew my name in discussion sections either...It is incredibly optional whether you want to go to class or not but as i have learned the more often you go the better. I do have to study a lot outside of class...basically every night for a few hours...everyone here seems to either be really smart or an athlete...I'm an HDFS major (Human Development and Family Studies) and the classes I've taken thus far have interesting titles but seem to be lackluster in content. The most interesting class I've taken here is yoga and the least is probably history or english. I think UConn's academic requirements for graduation are incredibly fair and pretty easy to accomplish in 4 years if you have your act together. I feel like I have learned a good amount but I'm not entirely sure if I'm ready to translate all that into a career...but these days getting your undergrad is like getting a high school diploma...so do good as an undergrad then shoot for grad school. UConn is a good place to do that.

Classes are pretty big. There's a wide range of students academically. You get those that study all the time and those that party all the time.

UConn is a huge school with a lot of people, but the classes definitely do not suffer because of this. I am an English major and all of my English classes have never exceeded 30 students. Professors in these smaller classes learn your name & are really easy to meet up with if one has questions about anything. There are bigger lectures too some with about 300 students. In classes like this the professor obviously does not learn everyone's name. Although the classes are really big the professors still have office hours to meet with students, so that is not an issue. UConn has really great classrooms too that can handle the large class size with no problem. There are televisons that make it easy for everyone to see the lecture notes no matter where they are sitting. I do see some students speaking with professors outside of class & it is a common thing for students to meet up out of class to study or for group work in various places around campus, like the library.

Do Uconn students study a lot? Yes...and no. Depending on major, involvment in extra-curriculars and social life, among other things, a student night have sleep with their books next to their heads-osmosis!!!! in our dreams;)- or scan a page before an exam. As an engineering major, I have to study constantly if I want to get the grades I need to be successful after school. In fact, many people in different majors have told me how much they look up to engineering majors because of our hard work and dedication. Other majors may be more fun, but engineering majors definetly get the respect on this campus.

Professors will know your name if you go to office hours, if you dont, then they have no way of knowing you. You also have Teachers aides in discussion sections and they will most likely know you because they are they ones that grade you and often times attendence and participation play a role in your grade for the discussion portion of class. My favorite class was sociology 107 because it was easy, yet interesting, and I got a W class overwith. My least favorite class is economics because it is very challanging and you not only have to memorize concepts, but you need to understand them. The Teachers aides in economics are also generally foreign so they tend to be difficult to understand. I study all day everyday, with the exception of a few hours here and there and weekend nights.

We study all the time. Professor take the time to know you and memorize you r name.

There are a wide variety of class settings here. Some are huge lecture halls where the professor will never know who you are and there is no class participation which isn't always good if the class is difficult and you need extra help understanding the material because then you would have to go to office hours which I find uncomfortable and inconvenient. There are also small classes of up to 30 students where there is class participation and the teacher would actually recognize you and know your name.

Most professors really do care about their students. If you show interest in a class or subject, professors will really love you for it. The most unique class I've taken was called Walden: A History. It was a small, discussion based class, with a field trip to Walden Pond and no exams.

My professors don't ever know my name especially in lectures or in normal gen ed's. One exception are the art, because they want to learn about their students. They go through the trouble of learn ones strengths and weaknesses, and help students learn how to become better artists. I enjoy having intellectual conversations. I was always like that with my family. But most the people in Uconn really don't have useful conversations. It's mostly a conversation on the phone to a parent wondering why they can't wire them money for a new pair of hideous UGG boots....UGG....the name says it all people. I am not a creep so I dont really spend time with teachers. Uconns academic requirement is kind of pointless. When will I ever need to use the Borda's method in an art field. I rather get trained exclusively to my major, and try other classes IF i wanted to. and im sure science will never be involved with my field...*shiver*....