Villanova University Top Questions

The core curriculum is intense, but it is changing. It is hard to say because each school has it's different curriculum so it varies. Some people hate the core and some people love it. I wish we had a little more freedom to choose. The Peace and Justice courses are amazing though and people should take more of those!

classes here are challenging, but professors (for the most part) learn your name and try to make a connection with you. a lot of emphasis is placed on participation, and i think that a lot of the professors try to encourage this as much as possible. while professors are always available for help and further support, it is truly up to the student to make the extra effort to reach out to the teachers if they are struggling in a class.

Some professors do take the time to get to know you, but in most cases you have to approach them first. Kids take studying pretty seriously here. At any given night the exchange in Bartley is full. During midterms and finals Bartley is busy with people studying. Kids here are really competitive when it comes to grades and pretty much everything. Teachers expect you to actively participate in class, and in most cases if you don't participate it will reflect in your final grade.

Academics are fantastic... Great, extrememely close relationships with professors. Great deal of career building

Most professors know my name. I sometimes feel like classes are similar to highschool ones.

All of my professors know my name and even if i took their class a year ago we still smile and say hello in the hallways. they are always approachable and eager to help you learn in a way that is best for you.There are intellectual conversations outside of class, there are all kinds of conversations. Education is geared to both getting a job as well as developing the student as a whole. The core curriculum ensures a liberal arts education for all and is even beneficial and obtaining a job.

Accademics are managable. Mostly not too easy, but students are not generally overworked for a school with such high enterance requirements.

I think that the academics are very good at Villanova. Some of the intro classes are a little dull and some of the professors that teach them are as well, but once you get into the higher level classes, for the most part the teachers and classes are great. The classes are generally pretty small (15-25 students) and the teachers are usually very accessible outside of class. I personally have a handful of teachers that I have a pretty good relationship with. One teacher I've taken 3 times and I have only been her 4 semesters. Another teacher took my class out to lunch. As far as requirements, there is a core curriculum which sometimes seems like a lot, but overall is probably worth it. Within each school, there are requirements that have to do with that school (e.g. Business has business requirements and less core requirements). It's just the way things are done here and because everyone has to take these classes it doesn't end up being too bad.

small classes mean easier to do well and teachers know name/know YOU. most classes are discussion based. people study enough to do well but not too much to hamper having fun. so many choices of unique classes. great school, prestigious.

Villanova classes are generally small. The largest class i've had was an intro class with about fifty students in it. Most of the teachers know everyone's names. The professors are always available outside of class and encourage us to email and/or call them. Villanova has a very well-rounded education and stresses the liberal arts aspect of life.