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Some professors knew me by name. Some didnt. Students in honors dorms study enough to get 3.0+ while kids in other dorms party and mess around a lot more. This school is pretty competitive just because so many people go here. One of my favorite classes was a 2 credit hour internet class on avoiding cancer. Other unique classes I know that are available are sport specific classes (flag football, soccer, karate, dancing, gymnastics, basketball....), beer and wine making class, sky diving class (costs a little extra), and career classes. This university is academically geared towards anything you want it to be. You can do anything.

Some classes have hundreds of students, and others have less than 30. Most larger classes also have smaller recitations (classes with about 20 students that are taught by a TA [Teachers Assistant]). The recitations help you learn the more difficult topics that weren't quite understood in lecture. Fisher is a great business school with tons of state-of-the-art technology.

I'm in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, which is in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Science. It's located away from main campus, so there is much more of a small college feel. Academically, the classes are very interesting. They are helpful because they are more applied, so they translate better to the real world.

Classes can be large, however professors will get to know you if you make the effort. If you visit them during office hours and talk with them, they will know who you are. They don't come after you, but I can proudly say that all of my teachers my last 2 1/2 years of college knew who I was. This was in large part because I talked with them, asked them questions, and made sure they knew who I was. You are a number at OSU, but you can create meaningful relationships if you put forth the effort. I love the Exercise Science Department, and they have some top notch staff. Dr. Devor trains the Blue Jackets hockey team, and writes for Men's Health magazine. He is by far the most interactive, energetic, and enjoyable lecturer I have every had. Also, Professor Callam is the best Organic Chemistry Professor I have every had, he makes it as easy as it can be. OSU definitely has some gems for professors, but there are many who are primarily concerned with their research and are very dismal at teaching. Also, be careful of large GEC classes and foreign professors, they can speak very poor English. Overall OSU can provide an exceptional education.

Academics here are great! We have access to some of the best professors. My favorite class at OSU has been EDU PAES 509, Sport Marketing.

Some professors know my name. In college, one doesn't have to go to class unless the class requires attention. My favorite class is Chemistry or Biology even though they are both hard here at OSU. The material is extremely interesting and fun to learn. The students here are pretty competitive as I feel that each year Ohio State is getting harder and harder to get into and that the academic reputation is rising every year.

School stays in library and in class, outside is where you live your life, and not let your academics determine everything.

I think I've discovered another stereotype that I can discount: with 60,000 students on campus, most classes are huge in size. I'm in a scholars program, which gives me some priority scheduling. Not much - honors students get much more priority, even freshmen. However, even honors students still have to take general education requirement classes; it's not smart for honors students to take more than one or two honors classes a quarter. And yes, being in the honors program really helps minimize class size. On the contrary, I've noticed that the largest classes are the more general requirement classes, and they're the most popular ones. My Biology 101 class had 712 people in the lectures three days a week; however, in the labs once a week, only 24 people were in a class. So yes, you might be sitting in a lecture with hundreds of other people, but when you have recitation or lab, you will be in a much smaller class size. Teaching assistants mostly teach the labs and recitations, but they earned their position. They are being paid to teach and they are knowledgable about the subject matter. The professors are always available during office hours and through email, too! My biology professor even made it a point to visit every lab once so students could see him up-close, meet him, and ask him any questions they had. Even if you do end up in a big class - and most of mine have been 50 students or less - it's not hard to have your questions answered and get one-on-one help. The people who say it is hard aren't trying hard enough. Lecturers and TA's always stress to students to ask for help when they need it, so don't be intimidated by large class sizes! Help is ALWAYS available! And you're still getting just as good of an education as you would be if you were in a small class!

They are challenging. Even though Ohio State is known for its partying and sports, the academics are not to be taken lightly. I felt challenged in almost all of the classes I have taken. I feel that they have prepared me very well for optometry school. I would say that most of my professors know me by name, but that is beacuse I take an active role in class. I go to class everday, ask questions in class, and attend office hours. OSU also offers a lot of fun classes that I have participated in. I took two quarters of fencing, a yoga class, and a golf class. I loved them and they helped me to relax outside of all my academic classes.

Great small town classes big 10 quality !