University of Portland Top Questions

What are your classes like?

Claire

All of the classes I am taking are small and taught by a professor, not a TA. Just like at any school, there are good professors and there are bad professors, but you can lower your risk of getting a bad professor by talking to friends and using ratemyprofessor.com. All of my professors know me by name and say hi to me outside of class. One great thing about going to a small school is the class sizes are fairly small, my largest being 35. Most of my classes are between 15-25, but it can get as low as single digits and freshman/nursing classes can be 70+. These small class sizes allow for a lot of discussion and not only learning about your professor, but also learning about your classmates.