Erika
Some know my name. I don't have a fav. class. My least fav. class is com112. I dunno about other student but I study my but off. Class participation is common. Yes there are intellectual conversations outside of class. No I don't think students are competitive. The most unique class I have taken is ANS150. My major id preparing me to enter vet school someday. No I do not spend time w. professors outside of class unless I need to ask them something during their office hours. NCSU has some hard academic requirements b/c some stuff doesn't even pertain to my major but I still have to take the course. I think the education is geared towards both.
Shelley
Name: Yes
Favorite Class: TAM 219L because I get to sew and learn how to make various apparel products
Least Favorite: T 105 because I do not want to be an entrepreneur, as hard as I try to stay awake, I fall asleep every week during the nonstop 2 hour lecture
Study: depends on the student
Class Participation: Depends on the class, class material/professor
Intellectual Conversations: yes
Competitive: yes
Unique: PCC 302
Major/department: Textiles: number one in the nation, has a knowledgeable and skilled administration, advanced technologies, small - provides a sense of community, separate and beautiful campus, excellent facilities
Professors: yes
Academic Requirements: mostly fair
Education: Both
Caroline
Some of my professors know my name, but not all of them. I don't really care if they don't know my name or not. All I care about is my work and the grades.
My favorite class was def. HS 100 (Home Horticulture)with Professor Bryce Lane. He was funny, and interesting, told us stories..it was great. My least favorite, MEA 135 (Weather and Climate) the professor is VERY rude, and the class just sucks.
I wouldn't know how often students study, its really up to them. I can have an intellectual conversation outside of class. If it is an interesting topic, why not talk about it? Some students are really competative, but I don't pay attention to them. If you stress yourself out trying to do better on a test then someone else, you'll go crazy.
NCSU's academic requirements...where to begin. I understand the gpa requirements. But, having to transfer from one department to the other is really frustrating. The gpa requirements differ from department to department, classes don't always transfer..etc. Its a lot of unnecessary work. If you have one bad semester your freshman year, it takes a LONG time to bounce back. I don't think they should split up the school like that. It makes life difficult for all of us.
Whitney
Indeed, professors do know me by name. My favorite class would have to be my first ethnobotany class, while my least favorite would have to be my first physics class. Students here study quite frequently, and class participation is required here (and thus very common). As students, we have many intellectual conversations and debates outside of class, and regardless of opinions discussed in them, we find them quite enjoyable. Competitiveness here is at a minimum--students tend to work together quite a bit in order to achieve their goals. You are very likely here to develop friends in all of your classes because of this. The most unique class I have taken would have to be my first ethnobotany class. My department/major is amazing--regardless of how many there are of us, the professors/advisors know all of the students by name, and frequently socialize outside of class with students in organizations, when they run into students on campus, and, in general, whenever you walk into their offices! I do indeed spend time with professors outside of class, in spite of the large class sizes we have here. I think NCSU's academic requirements are for the most part very valid, with the exception of a few odd and end classes. Education at NCSU can be geared towards either getting a job or learning in general--advisors and professors let you mold your education in the way it will be most useful to you as a person.
Erin
Some do. My favorite classes are my social work classes. Least favorite is math. Students study an average amount of time. In some classes, other classes participation is forced. Not really. I think so. I don't think I've taken a unique class. Social work is an excellent department. The professors and advisors are amazing, very knowledgable and approachable. Only during advising. I think they are at an average level. I think learning is geared toward learning for its own sake in most majors, but in some it's more toward getting a job.
Erika
Professors do know my name. My favorite class had to be ENG 101, just because i became so close with my classmates and professor. We were in that class for 4 days a week, so we saw each other more than any other class. Also the fact that the class was small, it aided in our closeness.
Erin
-some of them do, most of my classes are kinda large so its hard for the professor to know everyone
-favorite:
Harper
the majority of the professors in my major do know my name. my major isn't that small, but at the same time, my classes are small enough to the point where there is no reason for a teacher not to learn my name throughout the semester. class participation is common in classes because the majority of teachers make it required for part of your grade. as usual, you always have that one person that you want to stop talking because they waste more of the class participating than you've actually learned. i'd have to say my favorite class at ncsu has been ENT201 which was insects and people. dr. sorenson took the time out in the beginning of the semester to bring a camera and take pictures so he could put a name and a face with every student. this class was well over 150 people. not being a science oriented person, he made the understanding of insects something that was easy and seemed almost second nature. one of my least favorite classes at ncsu has been statistics. the class was very difficult because of the way it was taught due to the graduate student that was teaching it. there was not much room for error in this class.
Julie
No. My favorite class is E115. My least favorite is Chemistry. Some students in more difficult majors study all the time and others not so much. Class participation is common in most classes. Yes they have intellectual conversations. Students are competitive. I'm in First Year College, meanin I haven't declared a major yet. No. Some of the requirements are ok, but some I feel are pretty pointless. I think the education is greared toward both.
Quinn
Not all of my teachers know my name because some of the classes are fairly large; however in the smaller classes the professors usually know everyone.I feel like our academic requirements are at the perfect level to challenge us and to help us succeed in the real world.I do not spend time with my professors outside of class... Nor do I know anyone who does.
Ashley
Some professors know my name but only in smaller classes. My favorite class was FLS 110 and my least favorite is FLS 201 because of the teachers. I believe students study habits vary, i study the day before a test unless it is a final. Class participation is common when a students grade depends on it. NCSU students converse all the time about intellectual subjects. Some students are competitive. The most unique class i have taken was an interactive music class. My major is international business and the college of management is amazing! They always are sending me emails of way to get involved with the college. I spend time with professor after class if i have any questions. I believe some academic requirements should not be required, only recommended. From what i know so far, i believe the education is towards getting a job.
Nick
Only a few of my professors know my name because the school is so large and the classes our big. My favorite class is GC 120 which is a graphics class that all Engineers have to take. My least favorite class was English 101, I mean come on I am an Engineer I hate English. I am currently majoring in Civil Engineering. I like the department but have only taken a few of the Civil Engineering courses because first I have to get all my required Engineering classes out of the way (ex. Physics, Calculus, English).The education is definitely geared at getting a job. The school really helps you out with that by hosting one of the largest Engineering career fairs in the country with over 300 Engineering companies attending every year.
Amanda
The education at NCSU depends on which program. Some are geared toward getting a job, or learning for its own sake.
Alex
Half of my professors know my name. I am in 2 large classes which it would be impossible for the instuctor to learn all of our names. My favorite right now would definately be chemistry, its one of my larger classes so my professor doesnt know my name but i had him last semester for basinc chemistry too and really enjoyed his class. In the smaller classes class participation is very common. I know in my economics class and english we are always debating something within the class.
Court
NCSU students are competitive and I think classes are geared toward getting a job and learning for its own sake. About half of my professors overall have been wonderful and the other half weren't very good at all in my opinion. I think teachers need to be held more accountable. I am tired of working very hard and receiving very little effort from some teachers as far as getting grades back within a reasonable time and proper feedback.
Jamie
I feel that most of my teachers made an effort to get to know me, or at least my name. My favorite class is World Food and Population with Bob Patterson. He is an outstanding teacher that really cares, not just about our education, but helping us open our eyes to the problems in the world. I have never spent time with a professor outside of class, but many were willingly to work with students one-on-one. I think NCSU could do a better job helping graudating students find jobs.
Kristen
Most professors in my major do not know my name because I am usually in a large lecture of 200 people or more. I do not really have a favorite class, I feel that I have not learned much that I will use in my career. My least favorite class is all the chemistries. As a Biology major, being required to take all the chemistries that I will never use again is completely pointless. Most classes do not involve participation, it is more of a sit and listen to the professor lecture. Students are competitive, and then you also have the ones just trying to get by. The biology department requires you to take a lot of pointless classes. No, I do not spend time with professors outside of class, that would be weird.
Sarah
The professors in smaller classes know my name and try to get to know their students pretty well. In the larger classes, however, it's difficult for them to get to know us.
Caro
we have big classes and small classes. in your major classes most of them are small enough to know your name. i'm accounting, but i'm not sure if i want to do it for the rest of my life. we have some really good teachers who make the class fun and interesting and not boring.
Gary
Depends on class size