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While my classes are hard this semester, I feel like they will soon finally get to the point where I will start to enjoy them more. I can't wait to start taking Journalism classes that I actually feel will help me :)

Professors usually get to know me pretty well. I usually find myself emailing them about certain topics talked about in class. I'm not sure if that will transfer over to the next semester or anything longer, but I usually try and get on the teachers good side. Favorite class, that would have to be accounting. I'm a marketing major so I was well aware that I was gonna be in a lot of business classes. Billie Cunningham is one of the best teachers at this university. She knows about current events and songs that are becoming popular, she knows the ins and outs of accounting and every aspect of being a successful business person. She makes the class great. I just wish it wasn't at 8am. Least favorite would have to be macroeconomics. Like I mentioned earlier, my professor has a hard time with english. Her tests are way too hard and they don't really cover the material she goes over. I failed the first test so I dont know what I'm gonna do now. :( Students study a lot. I've never walked into a remotely empty Ellis Library. I always see hundreds of students gazing over pages and pages of material. Class participation is pretty common. I've had a few classes where it was nothing but awkward silence, but as I'm going along and getting older I'm seeing a lot more of my peers speaking up in class and voicing their opinions. I'm sure that students have intellectual conversations outside of class. I can vouch for them and say I do. I dont really know if their competitive...:/ Most unique class by far was Leisure Studies. That name alone had me assuming I'd be getting another hour of sleep, I was wrong. I actually learned a lot of about the parks and recreation program and a lot more about the country we live in. I've never spent time with a professor outside of class. I've had a lot of fun with a few RA's and PA's, but never a prof. I feel that Mizzou's requirements are pretty standard. It seems that they dont just let everyone in, but its no Harvard. I'm not a super great student so I found myself going out of my way to bring my grades up so I could get in, but on the whole, their requirements are pretty standard. I know for a fact that once I graduate from mizzou that I will have no trouble finding a job in a career I enjoy.

Lecture hall = no way, but under 30 kids in a class yes. Favorite class has been comm 2100, least favorite is Math 1120. -Student study habits strongly vary, but on average 5 hours a week. -Class participation could be better, could be worse, in journalism it is higher though. -Yes they have intellectual conversations, we're not Harvard, but we have them. -Students are competitive - especially journalism students with their precious egos. -Most unique class is my religion and film course. -My major is Journalism news broadcast. Need I say more, amazing program! -A few, but most of them I do not. -I feel the pre-reqs could use some work, but it is not horrible. The language requirements are WAY extreme though , 13 hours... please! -In Arts and Science, learning for its own sake. In Journalism (Broadcast) it is geared toward getting a job.

The classes offered, as far as I've discovered, are pretty much the standard fare for a large state university. There is a huge range of majors and tons and tons of interesting classes. I can't imagine going there without a focus or a defined major, although I did have two different ones. Most general education courses are large lecture hall classes with TA's that run a smaller "lab" group. TA's are hit or miss. I had some that were fantastic and others that were...well...not fantastic. I was able to take two of the most popular classes on campus: Human Sexuality and Jazz, Pop and Rock. I liked Jazz, Pop and Rock, which focused on the evolution of popular music in the 20th century. The professor was amazing - he could have probably taught calculus and I'd show up for it. Human Sexuality, on the other hand, was often ruined by the sophmoric antics of my classmates, although I can't say I did a lot better with the subject matter. Basically, everyone talks up the class like it will change your life or something, but it's not like that at all.

The journalism school especially is geared directly at getting it's graduates jobs right away. You get so much hands-on training working for the Missourian, Vox Magazine, KOMU, Adelante, MOJO Ad Agency, etc. that you leave here much more employable than other journalism grads.

At a school as large as Mizzou you're bound to have those annoying kids in every class that raise their hand and comment on everything. So participation is pretty common. I'd say students study alot. You can always find the library packed on any day of the week at any given time. But alot of people go to the library to get "face time". Meaning, they only go there to see and be seen. The library can be a pretty social place. I'm a journalism major so I'd say it's really competitive. The kids in the J-school are all pretty much out of state students who are journalism nerds. But you could also so that it's one of Mizzou's most popular majors so you find a good mix of people. There are the really driven journalism freaks, and there's also some laid back types. I never spend time with professors outside of class.

Most professors dont know my name, and it is a pain in the butt dealing with tas that just look like thy hate life or with teachers with no personality- but as classes go on i feel that im getting more and more high quality teachers

1. Some of them, depends on the class size 2. Fav: Jewish Ethics because the teacher is so open to hearing everyone's opinion and I actually learn something new in that class every day I am there. It opens my eyes to new things and makes me want to experience new things. Least Favorite: Teaching Development Program (TDP) They never encourage the major we've chose, and they treat us like we're idiots..it's ridiculous. 3. Depends on the person and the class 4. Yes, mandatory in some classes. 5. If you want to, the option is there, but I don't see it happening too often. 6. For grades, somewhat and getting into schools, yes. 7. Jewish Ethics 8. They don't encourage anyone, they lack organizational skills sometimes, and they treat students with little respect. (Secondary Education) 9. During their office hours occasionally. 10. They are fair academic requirements. 11. It is geared mostly towards learning and sometimes too much in that direction, the TDP courses teach you background information, but I have yet to learn what to do in an actual classroom.

In large lecture classes it is harder for a professor to know who you are, but if you take the time to go and visit them during their office hours they tend to remember you. I would recommend going in just to talk to them about something basic or just to introduce yourself- you never know if that will mean the difference between getting an A or an A-. My favorite freshman class was Mythology- the professor (Barnes) was amazing and he made the topic so interesting. Since I am a broadcast journalism major I really love my broadcast journalism classes because it is something that I have an interest in. I think that the journalism school especially prepares you to get a job, but they make sure that you understand the reasoning behind why you are doing everything the way that you are- for example, right now I am in my History of American Journalism class to understand where we have come from in journalism to better understand where we will go.

No, mosst of my professors don't know my name, I have very large classes. But even so, I don't know that I would like them to. My least favorite class is college algebra I have never been very successful in my past math classes. My favorite class is English 1210. I love the teacher, he's laidback, fun and explains exverything throughly. It certain situations, depending on the mood of the class participation is not uncommon. The most unique class would be English 1210- British Literature. The discussion is always great and class is something to look forward to.

some in smaller classrooms Advisors very inadequate

In general, professors only know your name if you want them to. Some classes require a lot of work and the porffessors get to know you because you just have to interact with them a lot but if you don;t make the effort they usually won't/can't. My favorite class was "Introduction to Black Studies" with David Brunsma.

Some of my professors know my name. I don't blame them if they can't remember though because I take a lot of large lecture classes. My favorite class curently is Monogastric Production; it's varied but not so much that the material is hard to follow. Sophmore Seminar is my least favorite; writing intensive - enough said. Students in my major study together quizzing each other mostly. My major is animal Science which is a wonderful and very challenging major, however CAFNR is not very LGBTQ friendly. I do not spend time with my professors outside of class. I feel that some of my humanities courses are not always applicable to my career after this. My major in general is an excellent stepping stone to the college of veterinary medicine.

Some of my professors remember me. And yes they knew my name only because I often sat in the front row during class and emailed them incessantly with questions. Fav class: Classical Mythology with Barnes. Total blow-off. Handsome devil of a teacher who actually had a sense of humor. He made the class memorable. Least Fav: Geology 1400 with some brooding professor. I'm sure he hated all of us. I don't like geology which is probably why I didn't do well or like it. How often do students study: You have slackers and you have over-achievers. I was in between. There is no limit to the ways of how college kids will spend their time. Competitive students: No. 1 J-School in the world, hello!? I'm sure the other programs also have competitive students. Most Unique class: I wasn't there long enough to take more classes. Mine were all gen-eds. Major/Dept: see above. It was the best attribute of my college experience at Mizzou. Spend time with professors still: Yes, one. I was her work-study student and she has been published in Vogue, had a column in the NY Times, she's written books... I just spoke with her today. A great mentor for a plebeian writer such as myself. Academic Requirements: very sufficient to pretty challenging. It's not like its painfully difficult but there's not such thing as a free lunch, either. geared toward getting a job after graduation: Yes, I'm sure hiring statistics of Mizzou grads is your favor if you want a career in X. You will learn along the way too.

If you're looking for a competitive major, you should look at Journalism. The requirements to get into the school are a 3.0 GPA, but if you don't have a 3.3 and a great transcript, you might as well not apply. A lot of journalism majors drop out after the first couple classes, the weed-out classes. I've been quite tempted myself, just because the first four classes you HAVE to take (usually one a semester over four semesters, three semesters for those looking for a challenge) have very little to do with what you'll do in the j-school. Especially for those not going into broadcast or news writing, the first four classes and even a few once you're in the j-school have nothing to do with you're intended major. I'm a magazine design student, and there's nothing I've done or learned in my four semesters dealing with the area. I have a friend who is majoring in Peace Studies and Strategic Communications Journalism with a minor in International Relations. I work in the district where my boss graduated from Mizzou with an interdisciplinary major focusing in French, Psychology and English. It's entirely possible to major in pretty much anything. I've taken classes like "Contemporary Moral Issues," "Political Parties and Election Campaigns" and "American Visual Culture." I have a friend who is taken a class on Judaism and African American Folklore. I had another friend who took a sex-ed class and a pulp fiction class. Mizzou really wants students to have a well-rounded education outside of his or her major. You have to take an American Government class, a general math class, a general English composition class, and a capstone class. Sometimes this is a little frustrating; I've had to take classes that were very difficult and not interesting. Economics, biology lab and lecture, nutrition, survey of American lit., etc. But I've also taken some really interesting classes, and after I take those boring ones, I can move up into more in-depth classes.