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Most of my professors know my name. I'm actually quite surprised how much past professors remember me as a student when they see me around campus. My favorite class are those taught by a business professor named Richard Osborne "the Gorilla". He is really a great professor and takes a personal interest in each of his students and pledges to be a mentor for them. In general I have really enjoyed my business classes because they focus on the community - you know the name of everyone in your class and do a lot of group work. Students study all the time - probably 25 + hours a week for the lightest load. Class participation depends on the class - in business classes it is required as usually a part of your grade is comprised of your class participation. Students at Case are competitive but mostly competitive with themselves. People are not as focused as doing better than everyone else, but doing the best that they can do. There definitely isnt' any sabotage going on - people want to help each other out.

Professors do NOT know names Favorite Class: Microeconomics/EBME202: Biophysiology Least Favorite: Introduction to Polymers Students Study: Every day, even on weekends Class Participation: Can be common Intellectual Conversations: Some like to think that they can, most don't Competitiveness: Very Rampant on this campus in terms of grades Unique Class: Nonexistent Major/Department: Overrated and needs better faculty Professors outside of class: Can be difficult because many are involved with research, so unless you research with them, it is impossible Case's academic requirements: Can be very stringent at times and very hard on a person who is undecided Case Education: Getting a Job/Stepping Stone for higher education (MD/PhD/Masters,etc)

Case students study ALL THE TIME! We have a very heavy course load, even if you're not overloading on classes. Students study a lot on the weekends but also a lot during the week. My favorite class was my music history class because the teacher really involved us in the class conversations, and really momtivated me to study the material outside of class. Case's education system really prepares you for getting a job once you get out of school, but it also encourages a general education as well. We have a good deal of flexiblity even though there are certain required classes that we have to take for general education. Most of my professors recognize me and know my name.

Some professors learn your name, but not all. My favorite class was taught at the art museum by a curator there. There are many that could be considered my least favorite, but computer programming, chemistry, and plenty of my upper level sociology classes have had aggravating professors. Students study all the time. Class participation is fairly common, but depends on the class. Intellectual conversation is rare outside of class, probably because we are burnt out. Pre-med students are competitive, which is annoying, but we don't have to compete for grades, which is really awesome. I am a sociology major but I hate it - I wish I had been an economics major. They have better faculty and more interesting classes. The art studio is full of bad teachers, especially the creative drawing instructor. But some are really good like the architecture and the design/color and the photography teachers. I HATE HATE HATE HATE the SAGES program - our gen ed program. There are few standards across the board for all the seminars we need to take, and therefore I have had completely different experiences - none of them good. In one SAGES class, I was taught the five paragraph model for an essay, something I learned in 7th grade.

Some professors know my name. My favorite class was Philosophy 101 with Prof. Stephenson. He made the material engaging and easy to understand. Don't have a least favorite class yet. Students study every night. Class participation is normal. Case student occasionally have intellectual conversations outside of class. Students aren't competitive. Most unique class I've taken is USSY 252 about Leonardo Da Vinci. Chemical engineering major at Case is demanding, but the faculty are approachable and involved. Dr. Landau and Dr. Z are well known for being great teachers. I don't really spend time with professors outside of class. Case's academic requirements are above average for engineering resulting a superb degree. Engineering is definitely geared toward getting a job.

Except for the big lecture hall classes, which are much of my schedual as a freshman engineering student, most of my professors know my name. I really don't have a favorite or least favorite class, just some that take more or less getting used to. Since most classes are more of a lecture format, there is not that much class participation, but there still is a fair amount. Case students are very competitive with test scores; however, Case students still want each other to succeed. We are competitive in the same way as a cross-country team is competitive: competitive between each other, but also competitive for each other. Since I don't have a specific major picked out most of these questions are unanswerable for me.

Yes most profs. Know my name Favorite class? Ochem Lab. Least favorites? Classical Mechanics or ENGR 131 Students study every night. Class participation is heavily dependent on class size. Bigger classes lead to less participation. Yes, Case students often have academic or intellectual conversations outside of class. Students are competitive, but many are collaborative and helpful all the time. The Physics department is a motley assortment of professors and students. We have all types. More heavily male though. I don't really spend a lot of time with professors outside of classes, except for asking for help, letters of rec., things like that. Case's academic requirements are tough, but fair. Case education can be both geared towards a job, and for learning, it depends on the field. Engineers are definitely geared for jobs, Art and SCi are in between. PreHealth is definitely for learning/Entrance Exams.

You get what you give. If you care the professors care. If you dont, they could care less, just like any college.

There are professors who know everything about you because they care about students and learning, while there are many professors that only care about research and only teach because they are required. It depends on your style of learning because both seem to work for different students. I am a biology major and my favorite class was my human anatomy class where as apart of our class, we had a human cadaver lab. The bodies were prosected by medical students, but was the most awesome thing ever! The worst class was P-chem, but the professor who taught it made it terrible. She doesn't teach the class anymore. However, among the chemistry classes, all the P-Chem's seem to be the worst with the 5 hour labs. Case students definitely speak about their work outside of class. It seems that it is mostly upperclassmen because many of their classes deal with cutting edge research and they love to tell everyone and mostly everyone loves to hear about it. Everyone here wants to be better than everyone else and knowing something before others is their ideal way of getting ahead.