Kansas State University Top Questions

I am an architecture student so my college experience is slightly different than the average students. I don't have regular lecture classes, I am in studio probably 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the time making models and rendering. Not only are we on a first name basis with our professors but we have their phone numbers and have called them outside of class on more than one occasion to ask them questions about projects,etc. The other first year students in my major are like a family. When we started out, there was approximately 180 of us, and now at the end of the first year there is close to 150 students left. We live together, work together, eat together, hang out together, get in trouble together. I love the people I work with and I think that makes a big difference because I enjoy going to class and I enjoy participating when 150 of my best friends are right there with me.

K-State is pretty big and the only thing bad about that is there is hardly any one-on-one time with your instructors but there's really not much you can do about it.

The professors of the smaller classes know our names, but not always in the really large classes. My favorite class would be Collegiate Chorale, since the director, Dr. Yu, is AWESOME!!!! My major is Pre-Vet/ASI in the college of Agriculture, and I enjoy it.

There are quite a few professors who know my name. Also, there is an honors program with smaller class sizes and very interesting course work. I took Honors Seminar Psychology in Film, a class of less than 15 people. It was a blast.

K-state has some of the best acedemics in the nation.... yes, the nation. You look at all the top scholarships won by K-state students year after year and it shows.

The one thing that sticks out to me the most when it comes to academics is the fact that teachers DO care! When I first started at K-state, I was taking with me the stories of my elders, ones that including getting the shoulder from teachers who were ready to hand out as many F's as possible to getting kicked out of class because a student proved the teacher was wrong. Well, when it's finally my turn to experience this sort of thing, I found that it wasn't completely true to me. I've had teachers spend their own time helping me out with things like acting techniques and argument writting. One of my professors even answered questions during her lecture and gave us study guides for tests and mini quizes online to help us be better prepared for exams. I have to say, the expectations of students from way back has changed and most, if not all professors are willing to give you a hand if your willing to put forth the effort.

Classes at K-State are so varied. I had Natural Disasters, a class of 500 people, and then went across campus to my Shakespeare class of about 20. I had zero communication with my Natural Disasters class. I was just a body. But in my Shakespeare class I got to know the class and instructor. People at K-State are smart, but school is usually left in class, in the library, or at your desk. School isn't really brought to Aggieville or house parties. I'm an education major and I really like the way K-State's program is set up. I am actually an Ambassador to the College of Education. I know my advisor and she knows me. You have the same advisor all of college and they actually care. The curriculum is very organized and you get a wide variety of choices.

Some of the lower level classes that everyone has to take are HUGE! You are just a number and you know for damn sure you can't get any 'special treatment' if your grade is 0.4{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} off from what you need to get a better letter grade. Luckily I can only think of one that was that narrow minded setintheways. Higher level classes are usually small and more fun because you can actually make a friend or two and enjoy some of the material taught. There are quite a few sucky teachers who make you fail just because they feel like it. Don't ever go in expecting to make good enough grades to have the GPA you need to get farther than graduation. Oh and transfer credits are a joke. They won't be factored into your cumulative GPA at all. Be warned! If you are a biology major you just missed the best teacher we had. He finally retired =( Although classes such as Mammology, Behavioral Ecology, and Biology of Aging are fun, small classes where the teachers know your name and a few of the students might also. Unfortunately, only the higher level classes give you any advice for the real world and even then they mostly leave that stuff up to the grad teachers.

Classes are fine, just drag yourself to class and you will be fine. Every class and every teacher is different. Your bigger classes the teacher may or may not ever know your name, the smaller ones within your major the teacher will often know your name and see you out and about in town and say hey. Everything is geared towards your future with companies!

K-State has the worst Chemistry department in the world! The chem teacher don't give a shit about the students. All my other classes I have taken have been good and the teachers are willing to work with the students.