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Half lecture halls, half small classes in my major. most teachers have been helpful and willing to work for students. i have never spent time with professors outside of class

I wanted to attend a college where I could become anonomyous in the classroom and get a degree. Unfortunately that is not the case at any school. Sure there are 250 people lectures at UNH where a professor cannot possibly know every students name, but my language classes were 12-15 people and my major classes were taught by a few of the same professors each semester and only had about 40 people so they would get to know the students. Even in the 250 people lecture halls discussion and questions are encouraged by professors. In my smaller classes participation is a big factor in our grades and professors want to hear our opinions and thoughts. I learn something valuable every day in class about what is going on outside of UNH. My professors make sure that we read the newspaper and stay current with what is going on in national news beacuse sometimes it is hard to stay connected with the world outside of UNH. UNH offers a wide variety of majors and classes, which is one of the major reasons I attended the university. I have taken a variety of classes like Stressed Out, Making Babies, and Recreation in Society. I think that the education at UNH is geared toward learning for its own sake beacuse I do not have a job nor do I know what I should do with my degree.

I believe the academics here are great but the way that each school is selective and blocked up from the other schools is impratical and annoying. What if a student comes in and wants to take a business class but their major is bilogiy? It is a hassle to do so, and many schools lock students in without flexibility. I think that could be changed. And I also am not a fan of the later release in December and the summer.

UNH has alot of great acedemic opportunities. I personally love my major Recreation Management in Policy, where I have had some great hands on learning experiences that have prepared me for my venture into Event Management when entering the real world.

I am in the math education program. This program is primarily math bases as I wish it had a larger education emphasis

Academics are good. I think UNH should offer a Public Relations major or minor in the Commnication program. Also, the advisors sometime stink!

Yes, all of my professors know my name. My major is very small though, as there are only about 25 people in my graduating senior class. My favorite class was film studies because it taught me about a topic that i would never have learned about otherwise. I think that students study a lot. The library is usually pretty full, especially around midterms and finals week. I love my major. It is a very close knit community and everyone knows each other. There are only three professors that teach most of the core curriculum so they have followed us through they years and by the time you get to be a senior, they know you very well which is helpful when you need advice about either grad school, a job, or an internship. I feel that they also would be able to write me a stronger recommendation because they know me much better than professors know their students in other majors. I think UNH's academic requirements are good, but they are too strict on study abroad credits. Many times, it is impossible to find an exact match of a course offered at UNH. I feel that similar classes in a certain area should be given credit for a specific gen ed, even if it doesnt exactly match one of UNH's gen eds.

The class sizes are not too big. I have some classes with about 100 people in it, but some of my classes only have 15. Students are always ready to learn and are very smart.

I love every class I take at UNH. My major allows me to pick and choose several things I enjoy learning about. People who are in the nursing major, or other strict fields will have less freedom in the classes they choose, but as a liberal arts student I have the opportunity to chose what I think is best for me. There are a lot of diverse things to study at UNH, and many entry-level classes so you can test the water. I have found that most of my classes automatically harbor class participation. For instance, my sign language class would be entirely unsuccessful if there were no students willing to participate. The same goes for my writing fiction class, and film study class. The bigger lectures are usually an eclectic mix of people and there is limited participation in those courses. They implement "clickers," which are small devices the professors assign so students can participate electronically. They are also used for in-class quizzes. In my experiences professors like using them to take class polls and see how divided the class is on certain issues. I've visited friends at many schools, and honestly, UNH lacks in intellectual conversations outside of class. I suppose if you are a philosophy major it would happen more, but in my experience, it's not as common as I'd like it to be. However, topics like literature and politics usually get people amped up to talk for long periods of time. Literature classes are the best for intense discussions. Most professors will take the time to get to know you, unless it's a 200+ student lecture class. I like that most of my professors seem to care, and they are really intelligent people to get to know. I've had really great conversations with professors outside the class. Don't forget that your teachers are people, too. I took a class at UNH that was very unique, even for the liberal arts department. It was a class all about dreams, how to interpret them, and what they may mean for us. We learned a lot about dreams, and ourselves, while growing creatively as well. We wrote poetry, drew pictures, and had dialogues with our inner critics. We were also required to buy a plant and keep it alive for at least the semester. The best part of the class is that one a week we had a gift swap. Students had to bring hand-made gifts and explain why they wanted to make it. They would give it to another student, and hopfully brighten their day, or inspire them. It was a really unique experience, unlike anything else I've done in school. UNH also offers a lot of opportunity for Study Abroad. You could go nearly any place in the world and get credit for it. And if UNH doesn't already offer a program for that country or culture, you can make one for yourself and get it approved by the university. UNH wants you to make the most of your education. After all, you are paying for it.

Most of my professors know my name. The ones who teach large lectures don't but I wouldn't expect them to unless I made an effort to go see them. I think students study a lot, everytime I go to the library it is always full of students, and I know some students like myself often prefer to study at home. Class participation is more common in small classes where it is less intimidating to talk. I am a nutrition major and I have liked all of my teachers so far. Most of them know my name and I would feel comfortable going to talk to them. I have gone to a few teachers office hours. I think that the academic requirements are good but I think that there are too many gen ed courses required. I switched majors freshman year so I don't have any room for electives but have to take gen ed courses that I don't want to. I would rather be taking electives within my major than a gen ed class that has no relevance to my career.