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My favorite class on campus is probably my honor's seminar. The teacher is very friendly and interesting. On the whole though I really enjoy my teachers and find that they tend to be good at remembering their students' names. The classes aren't too big either so that helps as well. I absolutely love the dance department, all the faculty members are so helpful to the students. I don't know quite as much about the political science department but have really liked my experiences there so far as well. The only complaint I have about Hofstra academically is that the core requirements are slightly ridiculous. The amount of required classes definitely makes it harder for me to take all those I need for my two majors and graduate on time.

I know all my professors names however only about 3/4 of them welcome me to their office outside of class. In most of my general business courses participation isn't common but a lot of students are active in conversation in my specific finance classes. I think that the events and career center workshops help much more in preparing me for a job than any class I have ever taken. I have only taken 3 courses in the last four years that I will use beyond graduation.

The school has fantastic teachers, great credentials, many published, and not just because of requirements of their professorship. But the students....to be quite honest, and mind you I'm a pretentious prick, they are on the whole, a bunch of dumbasses. There are exceptions to this - for example, Honors College (no surprise there), the business school (which is quite good - every one that comes out of there can make you pick your own pocket for them), the law school (which isn't REALLY part of school life) and the Drama/Music Deptarment. There isn't much of an art program to speak of. ALOT of people come here because of the money they get. The school is not hard to get into (unless you apply to their Graduate Law School), but wow, they give alot of money. Their endowment is tremendous, likely from sucking money out of LI JAP parent's (Jewish American Princesses). I don't mind, it's what's getting me through.

yes, my professors know my name. my favorite class is french because its so easy. i dont spend time with professors out of class. my major is spanish education, i want to be a spanish teacher. i dont hear a lot of students have intelectual conversations outside of class, i hear a lot of people talking about drinking and going out.

yeah my professors know me, but my classes are relatively small. i hate c&e. A LOT. it seems quite superfluous. sure the works are classics, but we do not spend enough time discussing them to get a full appreciation, and there is not enough time to even read what is expected of us. studying is massive only the night before a test. yes there are definitely students who can hold intellectual conversations outside of class. perhaps i see more of it because i am in the honors college, but i have met others who can hold a real conversation or debate. i think the distribution requirements are a good thing, just to make sure students are semi-well-rounded.

Professors dont always know my name, not a lot of class participation, students cram with mad adderol the night before a test.

For the most part, I do like the professors. Some of them aren't the best, but that is at every school.

I found the academics at New College, which I wrote about above, to be superb. Professors and I would have great conversations outside class, and still do. The students would be more supportive than competitive. I also took some main campus courses, and I really enjoyed and learned a lot from half. The other half were an utter waste of time and money.

Professors know your name...especially when you go to class. My favorite class was probably genetics - I had a great time with the subject. Then again I had an amazing professor for organic chemistry who was nothing short of genius. He supposedly turned down a 2 million dollar deal to become a chemistry lawyer to continue teaching us dumbasses. my least favorite class was an honors class by some horrible atheist bitch - pretty much you had to deny the existence of god to get an A. it was kind of weird. I knew students who didn't go to class and didn't study...and then there was me and my roommate studying about 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our waking hours...and eating the rest of the time. Not to say we didn't have fun. So, it depends on your major, how well you want to do, and what else you've got going on in your life...not to mention if its midterm or finals week. I had small classes as a biology major so class participation was common but I'm told business classes are larger and you don't have to participate as much. That was def. the case in the marketing class I took. Hofstra students do converse intellectually outside of class...especially the kids who study all the time. Students can be competitive if they care. It's mostly about what you want to do. The most unique class that I've taken was...organic chemistry. For the fact that my teacher was completely insane in a great way. Biology at Hofstra is a small major - although larger than geology. There are alot of good professors here...and some annoying ones. Morrisey is def. a great teacher to take, and Willey is another amazing teacher, along with Clendening. Some teachers take more getting used to and are hate them or love them kind of characters. Because it's so small you really get to know the teachers and your classmates - as well as alot of the biochem/chem majors because alot of the classes are the same. I spent alot of time with professors when I needed help, advice on departmental issues, research, as well as references. Hofstra's academic requirements are average. Hofstra education in the biology field is geared toward pre-med (for the obvious reasons)...but alot of the teachers help gear you toward research because that is their interest. I know alot of business and such is geared toward getting a job...and the highly advertised Career Center is big into business jobs (dont let them bullshit into telling you that they can find you good chem/bio jobs).

Either my classes are way too demanding or not demanding enough. In my major classes we talk about puns in our profession. When it gets serious the professors talk gibberish and expect us to know everything. The textbook choices are also horrible

Yes, the small class sizes allow the professors to know every student. My favorite class so far is an extremely small advanced writing class because myself and the other students get to pretty much gear the class discussions and assigments in any direction due to the creative nature of the course and the small size. I had an English class I really was bored with because it was mixed with many non-English majors that took it to fill a requirement and had no real interest in the subject matter. It was a shame. I am a horrible studier, I try to be good, but have not mastered that, but it seems that students probably do moderate to higher levels of studying--at least what I've observed during finals. Class participation is usually pretty common, but I think it depends on the course and teachers usually require it as part of the final grade. Personally I have had intellectual conversations, but I can't speak for everyone. Not so much competitiveness at Hofstra yet. The most unique class I've taken is the aforementioned writing class. I personally enjoy the English department, I feel they offer a decent variety of different English courses to fufill the courses, but the advisement I've personally come across has been less than helpful. So far I have not spent time with professors outside the appointed class time, except for nighttime observations I had to attend for an astronomy class, so maybe I did? Their academic requirements are very similar to those in other colleges, I don't think anything outside the normal. In my major, definitely learning for learnins sake, but I don't know about other majors.

Professors DEFINITELY know your name on this campus. The average class size is 23, it is very easy for you to get to know your professor. I am so close to my professors that I babysit their children. They are not only my teachers, but my confidents, mentors, and friends. My favorite class was my Philosophy of Education class. The class extremely student centered. Every class meeting we would have a new and exciting class discussion. The professor was young and excited. Classes are always great when the professors LOVE the subject matter they are teaching, which at Hofstra happens all the time!