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What are the academics like at your school?

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Kandra

I really like the academic situation at Boise State. Since I am an honors college student, I have had the opportunity to take honors classes that were very small. In these type of classes, we knew everyone's name. That made me feel more at home and more comfortable with expressing my opinion in class. These honors courses were discussion-oriented, so I became much more comfortable with speaking in public. The downside to this is that sometimes I felt that professors weren't teaching much. This was only the case in a couple of my honors classes, but it was frustrating. Some of the classes that I thought I wouldn't like turned out to be my favorite. I was hesitant to take Eastern Civilizations because it was a very large class, but it was amazing. The professor gave the best lectures I have ever heard. After his class, I decided to become a history major and focus on Tokugawa Japan. I have been really impressed with the professors in the BSU Department of History. They are incredibly knowledgeable, supportive, and fun. I went to a Phi Alpha Theta conference in Seattle with a couple of them, and it was an amazing experience. I have been researching graduate schools and the professors have helped me a lot with that. I have also had good experiences with the professors in the language department. When I decided to study abroad in Tokyo, I had no problem meeting with the department chair and getting all my questions answered. My Japanese professor was enthusiastic about my desire to go to Japan, so she wrote me a letter of recommendation that helped me get into a university. As far as studying is concerned, some Boise State students, particularly the freshmen, do not care about academics and do not study until finals week. This can be nice; for example, I can always find a desk in the library if it isn't finals week. However, these type of students can be very annoying if you live in the dorms because they are loud. I recommend avoiding the more party-oriented dorms if you are serious about school.

Kandra

I really like the academic situation at Boise State. Since I am an honors college student, I have had the opportunity to take honors classes that were very small. In these type of classes, we knew everyone's name. That made me feel more at home and more comfortable with expressing my opinion in class. These honors courses were discussion-oriented, so I became much more comfortable with speaking in public. The downside to this is that sometimes I felt that professors weren't teaching much. This was only the case in a couple of my honors classes, but it was frustrating. Some of the classes that I thought I wouldn't like turned out to be my favorite. I was hesitant to take Eastern Civilizations because it was a very large class, but it was amazing. The professor gave the best lectures I have ever heard. After his class, I decided to become a history major and focus on Tokugawa Japan. I have been really impressed with the professors in the BSU Department of History. They are incredibly knowledgeable, supportive, and fun. I went to a Phi Alpha Theta conference in Seattle with a couple of them, and it was an amazing experience. I have been researching graduate schools and the professors have helped me a lot with that. I have also had good experiences with the professors in the language department. When I decided to study abroad in Tokyo, I had no problem meeting with the department chair and getting all my questions answered. My Japanese professor was enthusiastic about my desire to go to Japan, so she wrote me a letter of recommendation that helped me get into a university. As far as studying is concerned, some Boise State students, particularly the freshmen, do not care about academics and do not study until finals week. This can be nice; for example, I can always find a desk at the library if it isn't finals week. However, these type of students can be very annoying if you live in the dorms because they are loud. I recommend avoiding the more party-oriented dorms if you are serious about school.

Kandra

I really like the academic situation at Boise State. Since I am an honors college student, I have had the opportunity to take honors classes that were very small. In these type of classes, we knew everyone's name. That made me feel more at home and more comfortable with expressing my opinion in class. These honors courses were discussion-oriented, so I became much more comfortable with speaking in public. The downside to this is that sometimes I felt that professors weren't teaching much. This was only the case in a couple of my honors classes, but it was frustrating. Some of the classes that I thought I wouldn't like turned out to be my favorite. I was hesitant to take Eastern Civilizations because it was a very large class, but it was amazing. The professor gave the best lectures I have ever heard. After his class, I decided to become a history major and focus on Tokugawa Japan. I have been really impressed with the professors in the BSU Department of History. They are incredibly knowledgeable, supportive, and fun. I went to a Phi Alpha Theta conference in Seattle with a couple of them, and it was an amazing experience. I have been researching graduate schools and the professors have helped me a lot with that. I have also had good experiences with the professors in the language department. When I decided to study abroad in Tokyo, I had no problem meeting with the department chair and getting all my questions answered. My Japanese professor was enthusiastic about my desire to go to Japan, so she wrote me a letter of recommendation that helped me get into a university. As far as studying is concerned, some Boise State students, particularly the freshmen, do not care about academics and do not study until finals week. This can be nice; for example, I can always find a desk at the library if it isn't finals week. However, these type of students can be very annoying if you live in the dorms because they are loud. I recommend avoiding the more party-oriented dorms if you are serious about school.

Alyssa

Professors and staff at BSU know your name and tend to know a lot about you. It's very easy to talk to your advisers and the professors at the school. A lot of this comes with the opportunity to do leadership retreats with certain professors. Class participation is common, you will be called out to answer questions, which helps you to develop your public speaking skills. I'm personally apart of the school of health sciences and we have various clubs like pre-med club that I spend extra time outside of advising with my adviser and fellow students. There are tons of clubs ran by students and professors that can accommodate just about any interest you might have. I started attending the pre-med club meetings even before I started attending school there since I opted to start in the spring. My adviser Glenda was very helpful and kept me up to date on gatherings to help get me involved.