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Professors don't know my name; my favorite classes are my major-specific ones and my least favorite were undoubtedly the pre-reqs. I took a Meteorology class with an old man in a class of about 100 students and it was absolutely horrible. Another bad one was my College Algebra class Freshman year. There were too many students and the TA's couldn't speak English. It was dreadful, to say the least. FSU students seem to be dumb overall. And I wouldn't say they're particularly competitive. The most unique class I have taken was a lab for a class called "Introduction to Textiles" and I loved it. The TA was optimistic, helpful, and interested. I love my major but I think the department needs some work. The requirements are just fine.

In my smaller classes (around 30 students), almost all of my professors know my name. In the lecture classes (over 100 students), I've only had one professor know my name, which was actually a huge surprise to me since I'd never had a conversation with her. My favorite class is my fiction technique class with Elizabeth Stuckey-French. I'm definitely not a fiction writer, but she has inspired me to try and I've actually came up with some good stories. My lease favorite class was micro-economics. The professor was an alcoholic and had no clue how to teach. The only class I've ever failed at FSU. The most unique class I've ever taken was Ethical Issues. We watched Buffy and analyzed it most of the time. Still not sure what that has to do with ethics. I hate that you have to take foreign language for a lot of the majors on campus. I think if someone wants to learn a foreign language, they should do it for fun, not because it's required. I'm actually horrible at foreign languages and it pulls my gpa down a lot.

Most of FSU's professors are down-to-earth individuals who enjoy teaching just as much as many of the students enjoy learning. Each college and/or discipline within the University has top-notch staff willing to go the extra mile to ensure that a student's education is on point. The only problem is, with so many students at Florida State, you don't meet many of these awesome professors until you are in upper-level courses. For example, FSU offers an intro-level, non-major Biology lecture class with 1500 students in it. Once you do jump this hurdle, though, it's hard to resist being able to knock on your professors office door and know they'll actually answer.

Florida State University gained its present name in 1947. Originally, it was known as the Florida State College for Women. At the time FSCW was renowned nation-wide as one of the most prestigious women’s colleges that not only educated their students academically, but also as an individuals. Their school goal was to create Femina Perfecta or the “Completed Woman.” They nurtured each student emotionally, physically, and mentally by educating them to be responsible and happy individuals, students, and citizens. After WWII and the GI Bill, FSCW became FSU and integrated males in the female student body, but FSU did not loose sight of FSCW’s mission. Even today professor and faculty staff seek to educate individuals, not a mass of anonymous students. There are a few classes that are very large, but most advisors will not recommend students take those unless they feel prepared for that particular academic setting. Most range from twenty to forty students. Science and math classes, the bane of most students’ existence, typically have twenty-five students. The largest class I have been in was forty students and the smallest was ten. While I would like to say that at FSU every professor is perfect, you will have good experiences with professor and bad ones. I know I’ve had both. The great thing is at FSU students evaluate their professor not a faculty committee and its up to the students’ response on whether a professor is rehired. But more often than not you will love your professor at FSU. My favorite professor actually gave me seven hundred dollars worth of anthologies upon her retirement as a gift!

My major is creative writing, so my favorite classes really include imaginative writing and fiction technique. I like that there are class workshops so that you get feedback on your writing. It is a good way to meet people when you are all discussing your favorite literary works and pieces that you have actually written. Personally, I completely dislike science and math, but my first semester I took Finite Math and it actually related to the real world and made sense to me. As for science, Archaeology-which I thought would be interesting-is one of my least favorite classes so far, as it turns out, I do not find digging very thrilling. I really enjoyed Social Psychology, and Relationships is one of my very favorites! Students are very competitive, especially when the major (creative writing, for example)is competitive and not everyone gets accepted. It depends on the class and most definitely the student to determine whether the teacher will know your name or not. In all of the English classes I have taken, my teachers have known my name. It is not as common for Professors to know their students names in a large lecture class, so generally the teacher will only know the students names who participate a lot.

Yes. Creative writing workshops. The professors know the exact questions to ask to make yourself answer them and make you a better writer by your own accord. Least favorite class is any lecture hall. Students study a LOT! Class participation is very common, encouraged. Yes. Yes. Most unique class I've taken is underground music and it is very interesting and engaging. English/Creative Writing program is stellar. Yes. Strong academic requirements. We hold students to a high standard. Both, which is how it should be.