Elon University Top Questions

I'm an engineering major, which many people on campus didn't know existed. Our engineering program is a Dual Degree program where you attend Elon for 3 years usually and then the real engineering school for 2 years. This allows you to circumvent the annoying weed out classes at the big schools and take your calculus, chemistry, physics in small classes and really understand the stuff. I think the general studies requirements are a pain in the arse. After spending countless hours trying to arrange my schedule around those classes, which often are very limited in the amount of students they can take. The career center needs work, especially if you want a legit science/math internship, not a meager comm internship with no pay.

In my experience within the Communications, Spanish and Business departments, you’ll have to work hard but it’ll be meaningful and if you learn to manage your time, you won’t be too overwhelmed. It’s college. Your classes will be challenging. But you’re not going to die. The class sizes are small enough that you know your professors, they know you, they genuinely care, they are willing to help and believe it or not, they want you to succeed. They also hold you accountable and you won’t be able to skip class and hope they don’t notice, or fall asleep in the back of the room. Elon does a really great job providing tools to help you do well. The tutoring center is available for assistance in all subject areas. There’s a writing center for papers. You’ll survive and if you put forth the effort, you’ll thrive. What really makes Elon academically rigorous is the fact that the clubs and activities and extracurricular are so rigorous that the hard part is putting aside enough time and energy for class and homework on top of everything else! And I mean this in a positive way - as many or most of the clubs and activities provide great real world work experience or opportunities for networking within fields of interest. Or they at least ensure that you’re happy – which is just as important. My point is that the average Elon student is very busy and involved with a full course load. And it’s not easy, but it’s manageable and you’ll get a heck of a lot out of it in the end.

If I was a liberal arts major, I'm not entirely sure that I'd go here. But I'm a communications major and I LOVE the department! Business and education are standout programs too. After freshman year, my friends who were communications majors at other schools had taken speech classes. I'd taken a communications history/theory class, media writing, and digital media convergence (a film/photo/design class). I was able to get an internship after my freshman year. And I still haven't had one teacher that I didn't like. They're all friendly, relatable, good at explaining things, and always available to help. The best thing about an Elon education is that you will be well-rounded when you graduate. Take advantage of the opportunities Elon offers and you'll be both prepared for a job and well-rounded in the liberal arts. It's also possible to take easy classes and slide by basically doing nothing, which some kids do, but that's such a waste when Elon offers so much.

I have had a very positive experience with the academics at Elon. I find that all of my professors know me by name and are very willing to help me outside of class. Class participation is very common in classrooms and students are encouraged to engage in discussions during class. I am an accounting major but have found that some of the best classes I have taken have been the classes outside my major. I have found that the requirements for the liberal arts part of the school have helped me discover interests in subjects I never would have thought about. My professors have been great at teaching and making sure that the class gets the concept before they move on. I have had some bad classes, but for the most part, my academic experience has been excellent.

The classes are all very small so it is much more personal. I actually miss my big classes sometimes. Some of the teachers are great and some are awful, just like any school

Elon's classes are all about engaged learning. Professors at Elon really try and make Elon students very well rounded. The classes at Elon have about 30 students in them, so the professors really get to know their students. Elon really encourages studying abroad and internships, and gives students plenty of opportunities to do so.

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Professors definitely know my name. The classroom sizes are the same as it was in my highschool, and all professors really take the time to get to know their students, which creates a very interactive and comfortable learning environment. Students want to learn and therefore spend a lot of time studying/ in the library. I am a biology major, but so far have only taken chemistry classes, and as those were my hardest classes last year, I definitely spent a lot of time out of class with those professors. For both Chem I and II my professors urged students to reach them at anytime for extra help. and that help that I received definitely caused me to succeed in the course. Because of that experience I might actually even change my major to BioChemistry.

Over the past few years Elon has experienced significant growth in student and faculty populations. As a result there are a fair number of new faculty. However, there are a significant number of excellent and experienced faculty and staff who strive to make the campus and classes as beneficial as possible. Its easy to get to know many of the faculty members and I still stay in regular contact with most of my professors. At Elon the staff learn your name and help you throughout you schooling. The classrooms and buildings are up to date with great teaching technologies.

Essentially Elon is as hard as you make it. If you take easy classes and just slide by, you can pull out a B or C average. For the kids who have a little more ambition Elon is very academically challenging.

Very possible to get good grades if you just go to class and do the daily homework. Class size is small which creates a great atmosphere in the classroom. You can't be afraid to speak up.

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i know ALL of my professors extremely well and legit all of them are willing to help you out with your schoolwork and want to actually watch you succeed. the classes are fairly small but having gone to an all girls boarding high school, i know its for the best. i got to know my classmates really well and because classes were smaller i feel like more was accomplished during each class (meaning we usually left early). i think that education no matter where, is always how you make it. Elon is challenging to me but thats because i take harder classes and actually push myself to do well, so people (like at any school) just ride it out and hope to pass the classes.

The academics are more than I could have ever imagined in college. My professors know my name. I always have a desk in the classroom. Elon is a difficult college, all classes require significant work and study time to be put in the class so you have to be willing to work. Every class I have had at Elon has an attendance policy, for instance you are only allowed to miss 3 classes the entire semester. I, personally am a hardworking student so I would attend class anyways, but for some people they really like this because it forces them to go to class and make sure they understand the material. My most memorable experience was traveling abroad winter term in Europe, I would recommend it to everyone and anyone.

Professors know who you are. Make time available to see you. Studying varies on the student and the major. You find some students in their books all the time and others out and saving everything to the last minute. I guess to some extent you can choose how hard you want to challenge yourself and work. I don't find students competitive at all. In all my classes everyone is willing to help their peers and work together. Depending on the class, I utilize my time with the professor.

The academics at Elon are suprisingly rigorous. Students work several hours a day on work almost every day. The classes are small with no more than thirty students in one class. You get to know your proffesor and they are very friendly and approachable. My favorite class this year was World Religions because in this class, like many of my classes, the teachers are more concerned about intelectual discussion and theory more than memorizing facts and taking tests all the time. My major is Environmental Science and although it is a newer feild of study, Elon has done a fantastic job staying current with environmental issues, technologies, and theories. I enjoy going to class and I feel that it adequately prepares me for a proffessional career after college.

The only bad thing is that some of the teachers from before Elon became a great school still teach there and are bad. The new teachers are great. Students are involved, classes are engaging, and they apply to the real world (it is not just busy work). We do a lot of group work and projects, and the teachers are very involved.

Classes are small around 20 student and professors know your name. They are willing to help you at all times and most of them are really into what they teach. We work in groups in just about every class and presentations are a must. It really prepares you to work in a team environment and to speak in public.

I'm a corporate communications major, and through my classes in just two years I'm already ahead of people from other schools. I have an internship this summer and I fulfilled their projects for me that was suppossed to be over the whole summer in a week. They are constantly updating themselves with new programs and technology that you will always be ahead of the game.

Because Elon is a small institution classes normally don't have more than 30 students. Professors know students on a first-name basis. Elon's tradition of "college coffee" is a time when students and professors chat and joke outside of the classroom and it is not uncommon to see a professor at the coffee shop and join him/her for lunch or dinner. Class participation is very common and students normally continue discussions/debates started in class on their own time outside of the classroom. Students study all the time! There is a never ending flow of homework, papers and projects. For example, for my television production class I was always filming or editing something. The same holds true for my "Writing for Electronic Media" class. I felt like I lived in the edit labs! Every area of study here is challenging and work intensive, but I promise you will graduate with an excellent education.