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Academics at Wheaton are extremely rewarding. I can honestly and safely say that the classes I took at Wheaton are some of the most thought-provoking classes that challenged many of my perspectives and urged me to look at subjects from different angles. ALL my professors know my name and all the professors are extremely eager to get to know their students. There is a "Dine with the Mind" program at Wheaton, where students are encouraged to treat their professors to a meal at the cafeteria by obtaining a complimentary meal ticket from the Students Activities Office. I have had three lunches with three different professors this year, when we just chatted about ourselves, the course, and our faith. One of my professor invited the class to his house twice to make up for a cancelled class and to host a review session for a test. Another one of my professor invited the class to his house for dinner and movie. Yes, professors love their students here, and students should definitely NOT take this for granted! Two of my favorite classes I've taken so far are Foundations of Ministry with Dr.Root and Intro to Anthropology with Dr.Howell. Dr.Root taught me what it means to be servants of Jesus and genuinely CARE for others, and Dr.Howell challenged me to think about what the gospel say about diversity and different cultures. This class helped me grow in my faith like nothing else. Since class sizes are relatively small, class participation is quite active. Students here are generally intelligent and challenges each other to think. I have had many intellectual conversations with my peers outside of class that were just as valuable as in class learning. Most students take their learning seriously, yet students are definitely not competitive with each other in a nasty / unhelpful way. Since Wheaton is a liberal arts college, there are many general education requirements, ranging from art survey to lab sciences. Wheaton definitely puts emphasis on the idea of "learning for learning's sake," and I can say that, cliche aside, I have felt the joy of learning here.

Academics at Wheaton are extremely rewarding. I can honestly and safely say that the classes I took at Wheaton are some of the most thought-provoking classes that challenged many of my perspectives and urged me to look at subjects from different angles. ALL my professors know my name and all the professors are extremely eager to get to know their students. There is a "Dine with the Mind" program at Wheaton, where students are encouraged to treat their professors to a meal at the cafeteria by obtaining a complimentary meal ticket from the Students Activities Office. I have had three lunches with three different professors this year, when we just chatted about ourselves, the course, and our faith. One of my professor invited the class to his house twice to make up for a cancelled class and to host a review session for a test. Another one of my professor invited the class to his house for dinner and movie. Yes, professors love their students here, and students should definitely NOT take this for granted! Two of my favorite classes I've taken so far are Foundations of Ministry with Dr.Root and Intro to Anthropology with Dr.Howell. Dr.Root taught me what it means to be servants of Jesus and genuinely CARE for others, and Dr.Howell challenged me to think about what the gospel say about diversity and different cultures. This class helped me grow in my faith like nothing else. Since class sizes are relatively small, class participation is quite active. Students here are generally intelligent and challenges each other to think. I have had many intellectual conversations with my peers outside of class that were just as valuable as in class learning. Most students take their learning seriously, yet students are definitely not competitive with each other in a nasty / unhelpful way. Since Wheaton is a liberal arts college, there are many general education requirements, ranging from art survey to lab sciences. Wheaton definitely puts emphasis on the idea of "learning for learning's sake," and I can say that, cliche aside, I have felt the joy of learning here.

Class sizes are smaller than average so every student has the opportunity to learn the names of their professors and become close with the professors in their majors. Classes are very interactive, often involving discussions. The work load is rigorous but doable, for the most part.

Academics at Wheaton are fairly rigorous. After taking some classes at other colleges I realize what a blessing this is. Teachers challenge you, this may be uncomfortable at first, but this is far better than teachers coming from a point of thinking you stupid and incompetent. I would suggest to anyone to take the intro to anthropology class with Dr. Howell, it is absolutely amazing for challenging the way you think. Wheaton students are always talking about the things they are learning in class with others outside of class. That is one of my favorite things about the academics here, I feel like I have my own majors and the majors of my friends because we discuss the different things we are learning. As this is a Christian school, theology is discussed widely, but I like it because it isn't necessarily the heady stuff of books, but rather how we can apply theology to our everyday life. A Wheaton education is very much geared towards getting an education rather than a job. It is about figuring out how to apply knowledge to your everyday interactions and everyday life. I saw once that Wheaton is in the top 10 for percent of graduates going on to get another degree.

The academics at Wheaton are the only thing keeping me there. They are wonderful. I have grown a lot intellectually since I came to Wheaton. The professors know my name, and classes are small, and I learn a lot from each class I take. The work is hard, and there is a lot of homework, but it is worth it, for me at least, to come away knowing that I learned a lot and got a run for my money.

besides general education classes, most professors know all the names of the students in their class. the smaller class sizes promote an atmosphere of discussion which is very helpful in the learning process. intellectual conversations are commonplace out of class among most students and students tend to be fairly competitive, especially in the sciences. typically professors are very willing to spend time outside of class answering questions or simply chatting with students. the education at wheaton prepares students well for graduate studies, especially in the health sciences (my experience).

A lot of the professors have political bents, but that's college for you. There are so many brilliant professors here, and that's what students come for. But what they don't expect is how down-to-earth and genuinely caring these teachers are. They care more about life than about book-learning, and that's quite a gift from such singularly learned men and women.

Professors really care about their students - I haven't been in a class where there wasn't personal attention and a chance to participate given to all the students. And intellectual conversations can be found whenever wanted - in the dining commons, the hall of your dorm, and anywhere else around campus. Students care about academics, but it's not competitive in the cutthroat sense of the word - they see each other more as friends to be thankful for than competitors to be beaten.

The academic situation at Wheaton is great and most of the classes that I have taken here have been quite enjoyable. The professors know your name in almost every class and students are definitely not afraid to take the academic conversations outside of class. The academic situation here is not necessarily geared toward getting any specific job but is more of a learning how to learn, and it does its job well.

I was a straight-A student in high school (minus senior year when I consistently earned b's in AP Statistics) but during my first year at Wheaton I made mostly b's with a few c's and a few a's. I took 17 hours first semester and 18 hours second semester. I didn't participate in any extra curricular activities 2nd semester, and only 1 first semester, but things were busy enough as they were. I made a lot of time to hang out with friends (one of the reasons I didn't get involved with many different clubs is because just spending time talking and hanging out with people is important to me.) Anyway, I thought that most of my time would be spent studying - and a lot of time is. I suppose my focus has changed from getting the 'A' to learning as much as I possibly can. That doesn't necessarily mean working myself to death to get an 'A' grade. I think that becoming an intelligent, competent, and joyful Christian is more important.