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The academics at Ohio University are very challenging, however the professors are always willing to assist with special help.

I think the academics are strong and I feel like I am always learning something

All of the professors know my name, depending on the class you have to make an effort to get to know the professor and go to their office hours or talk after class. My favorite class is sociology because i have a great professor and the least would be math because my teacher doesn't speak english well. Depending on the student is how much they study, i personally study 2-5 hours a day maybe more because of my course load some kids i know barely study at all, it just depends on your classes. Class participation is pretty common you just can't be scared to answer in front of a lot of people. None of my classes are pure lectures professors ask questions and what not. Students sometimes have intellection conversations outside of class in clubs or study groups but you have to meet with kids about it. Most students I have met are not very competitive. The most unique class I have taken would be sociology I guess because I have never taken a class like it before. I am a finance major and am in the college of business. The Cob is very helping and gives you a straight forward guide on how to graduate in 4 years. Depending on the class i spend sometime with professors asking questions or I ask class mates or helpers. The school academic requirements are pretty easy the course load can be a lot but so far the material I have gotten has not been too hard. Yes education is geared toward a job for my major I must get an internship before i graduate.

When you first start here as a freshman you are likely going to be taking general education classes. These classes are very different from the classes that you will be taking as an upperclassmen. Most of your early classes consist of being in a big lecture hall with sometimes up to 200 other students in your class. I do not believe this is a bad thing because there are so many kids trying to take the same classes that the school has to do it this way. As you go along in your major your classes will get smaller and your teachers will know your name. Another big change that you will notice as you move along in your college career at Ohio University is that you will switch from dong mostly individual work to group work. As a junior and senior almost every class will have some sort of group project. This is great because you really learn how to work with different types of people and how to get work done based off of everyone's strengths. I am a double major in both Management Information Systems (MIS) and Marketing. If you are in the business school at OU you will participate in something that is called the "Business Cluster". You will set aside a quarter in which you will partake in this cluster of classes with all of the same students. Everything will be group oriented and you will have a client based project in which you will provide consulting for. This is what sets our business school apart from the others. Yes the program is intense but this is where you will learn proper time management and other vital skills needed to survive in the business world.

When you first start here as a freshman you are likely going to be taking general education classes. These classes are very different from the classes that you will be taking as an upperclassmen. Most of your early classes consist of being in a big lecture hall with sometimes up to 200 other students in your class. I do not believe this is a bad thing because there are so many kids trying to take the same classes that the school has to do it this way. As you go along in your major your classes will get smaller and your teachers will know your name. Another big change that you will notice as you move along in your college career at Ohio University is that you will switch from dong mostly individual work to group work. As a junior and senior almost every class will have some sort of group project. This is great because you really learn how to work with different types of people and how to get work done based off of everyone's strengths. I am a double major in both Management Information Systems (MIS) and Marketing. If you are in the business school at OU you will participate in something that is called the "Business Cluster". You will set aside a quarter in which you will partake in this cluster of classes with all of the same students. Everything will be group oriented and you will have a client based project in which you will provide consulting for. This is what sets our business school apart from the others. Yes the program is intense but this is where you will learn proper time management and other vital skills needed to survive in the business world.

Ohio University classes have given me numerous real-life tools in only a quarter's worth of classes. Courses are geared toward practical skills with a theoretical background, so students understand the basis for the lessons that professors teach. In my experience, every professor has made an effort to learn each student's name and nearly all succeeded. This promotes class participation because students feel the professor truly cares, which he or she most likely does. I have witnessed peers of mine having an intellectual discussion in a hallway only to be joined by a professor who is interested in sharing his or her thoughts and hearing what the students have to say. Every course and academic requirement at OU has been created for a reason, and that reason is to prepare students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the workforce, grad school, or whatever else they decide to pursue post-graduation.

Academics at Ohio University can be very intense. However the faculty and staff make themselves highly available for student contact. Many professors make a strong attempt to learn all of their students name and create fun ways to remember each student, most times by asking students to identify something about themselves that makes them unique. Student participation is encouraged in almost all classes, including online classes. Here students are asked to partake in discussion forums each week to earn credit for participation in the classes. Due to the number of student organizations that are available at Ohio University, many students are able to talk amongst each other about what they have learned in class and begin to apply the concepts to real world settings. As students decide which major they would like to pursue, more options for hands-on experience become available and the understanding of academic concepts becomes clear in the real world. Overall I have found that the education that can be found at Ohio University is directly geared towards getting students jobs after college, and also creating atmospheres where students are able to achieve real-world success before graduation.

Academics at Ohio University are inventive. Since I did attend another school before OU I have a good perspective on what other universities of higher learning are doing. Ours is like none other. The disciplines are blurred. Every program is connected to one another. Majors are interrelated and connected, just like people on campus. I am a Pre-Med/Biological Science major with a minor in Anthropology and a minor in English. I was persuaded towards these duel minors because of what one of my professors told me early on in my career. He said, "We learn because we wish to understand and communicate with others." I thought that statement was simple, but very profound. Everything I have learned in the classroom has made me understand the world better. "World-view" is important to the OU curriculum. Recently in my molecular genetics class my professor has given me hours of extra help and advice outside of his lecture. I am truly grateful to have met such an educator. You realize early on at OU that life is about how well you engulf yourself in whatever you wish to become successful in, and all of my classes and professors have helped me reach this beautifully simple conclusion. All of my professors know my name, and that is rare because it is a larger university. If you put the time in to introduce and communicate with your professor, they will put the time in and communicate back. That's the way of an Athenian. Everyone invests in what others are doing. I stop in to one of my Anthropology professors office just to chat on a regular basis. We've formed a strong relationship outside of class, and it is one that I really love. These are the relationships that allow you to learn, and give you the right connects to get a job. My experience is not uncommon among other students. Everyone I know has a professor that looks out for them. They want you to succeed, not fail. There are a few professors that are not as passionate as the others. You get through their class and move on. It's the ones that invest in you that make you the successful person you are. It's a special friendliness, and something that is uniquely Athens.

Academics at Ohio University are inventive. Since I did attend another school before OU I have a good perspective on what other universities of higher learning are doing. Ours is like none other. The disciplines are blurred. Every program is connected to one another. Majors are interrelated and connected, just like people on campus. I am a Pre-Med/Biological Science major with a minor in Anthropology and a minor in English. I was persuaded towards these duel minors because of what one of my professors told me early on in my career. He said, "We learn because we wish to understand and communicate with others." I thought that statement was simple, but very profound. Everything I have learned in the classroom has made me understand the world better. "World-view" is important to the OU curriculum. Recently in my molecular genetics class my professor has given me hours of extra help and advice outside of his lecture. I am truly grateful to have met such an educator. You realize early on at OU that life is about how well you engulf yourself in whatever you wish to become successful in, and all of my classes and professors have helped me reach this beautifully simple conclusion. All of my professors know my name, and that is rare because it is a larger university. If you put the time in to introduce and communicate with your professor, they will put the time in and communicate back. That's the way of an Athenian. Everyone invests in what others are doing. I stop in to one of my Anthropology professors office just to chat on a regular basis. We've formed a strong relationship outside of class, and it is one that I really love. These are the relationships that allow you to learn, and give you the right connects to get a job. My experience is not uncommon among other students. Everyone I know has a professor that looks out for them. They want you to succeed, not fail. There are a few professors that are not as passionate as the others. You get through their class and move on. It's the ones that invest in you that make you the successful person you are. It's a special friendliness, and something that is uniquely Athens.

Academics are the ultimate & central point of everything on campus. All roads lead to the classroom. Classes here are surprisingly diverse - I've taken everything from Anthro 101 to Hist 330: History Through Star Trek (yes, that last class is a real, bonafide history class). Most of my classes are smaller, with my smallest class having been only 6 students and a professor. There are larger lecture classes, but most of those are introductory courses; once you pass them, it's on to smaller, more specific courses. Most of my professors actually know how to use the internet, and incorporate online assignments, videos, and texts into class to switch things up. All of my professors knew my name; some have even forwarded job or internship offers onto based on what they knew about me, my studies, and my interests. The education at OU is the ultimate luxury, and I know that when I graduate I'm going to be in high demand in the job market.

It's funny when you realize how few decisions you actually make until you're 18. Your parents decide where you live. Your school decides what you learn. Your peers decide what's cool. For many people, choosing a college to attend is their first truly independent decision. Not in my case, however. I chose to go to Ohio University because my girlfriend of two years chose to go to Ohio University. That is a wildly irresponsible, stupid and short-sighted reason to go to a particular college that almost never leads to the correct college choice...except for me it did. The relationship with the girlfriend lasted half a year more, while my time at the school has been nearly four years of total collegiate bliss. Whether through divine providence or sheer dumb luck, I chose the school that was absolutely perfect for me and a school that I suspect is perfect for many others as well. When I first looked at OU, one of my chief concerns was its relatively remote location. Sure, it's close enough to major cities like Columbus (hour and a half drive) and Parkersburg, West Virginia (forty-five minute drive) but believe me when I say that between Athens, Ohio and any other "metropolis" there is nothing but farmland and open sky. Athens is a little oasis tucked away among the Appalachian mountains. As it turns out, that seeming isolation has been my absolute favorite part of the town of Athens. When you set foot on Ohio University's campus in Athens, you feel like you're in the only town in the world. It's the perfect hyrbid of college town meets real small town America. The University and town have everything the modern college student needs (reliable Wi-fi, stable-enough buildings and 24-or so bars uptown) while still offering a sense of history. I have friends who attend public and private colleges all over the state and each of every one of them never wants to leave after they visit me in Athens. There is almost no such thing as "off campus." The town is so small and so compact that you can pretty much walk anywhere in under twenty minutes. I think this has contributed to the University's "party school" reputation because instead of having to figuring out designated drivers or if a mile-long walk through the snow to a party or a bar is worth it, students can just wander around like drunken zombies. The University, itself, has taken some financial hits like most other schools in the country and budget cuts have created some discord among faculty and the administration. Still, I have yet to see my education negatively effected by the school's financial prognosis. Depending on which field you are interested in, there are some great opportunities. The business school is actually quite underrated and the Russ College of Engineering is on the way up. I'm in the E.W Scripps School of Journalism, which was at one point considered a top-twenty journalism school in the country. I've been reasonably satisfied with my education. The professors are competent and mostly up to date. And they do a good job of getting guest speakers to Skype in or even visit this small Appalachian town. The idea of a journalism education is a little absurd though. It's such an "all new, all the time, up-to-date nownownow" industry that it kind of clashes with the more staid academic environment. And people within the industry are more concerned with what you actually produce than what your grades are. Thankfully, both the journalism school and the rest of the University offer a rather astonishing number of extracurricular activities to keep you occupied. Ohio University seems to understand that the college experience is as important, if not more so, than the education you receive. I can honestly say that I have grown up more and learned more about myself in the last four years than I did in the previous 18. That would not have been possible with Ohio University. If your idea of the optimal college experience is self-discovery and relationship building, I think you could certainly do a lot worse.

The best part about Ohio University's academics is that no matter how hard/difficult/or uninteresting your major is to you, there will always be professors teaching that are willing to make the subject more applicable and interesting to you. For instance, as an English major I find myself plowing through books that are just not my favorite to read. But all my professors have taken time to chat with the class to figure out how to make the readings more interesting. Some teachers have shown movies others have opened up class discussions. Whatever subject one may be studying, the professors are willing to work with their students, on both an individual basis and as a group. Ohio University's professors are dedicated to teaching and to their students.

One characteristic of Ohio University that I adore is how passionate the professors are about teaching their students and actually developing relationships with them. In all of my time at Ohio University, I have never felt like just a number. In my classes of 200 students(many of my classes have about 25-50 students), professors actually call on people by name. Whenever I have needed help outside of class, my past professors have been glad to help. It is common to overhear intellectual conversations when one is walking around our beautiful campus. Students hang out, study, and converse while sitting outside, enjoying the beautiful atmosphere and the sunshine. They hang out at Donkey(my favorite coffee shop), or other coffee shops, and enjoy the company of their peers, while enjoying cups of coffee or tea. It is a relief and a joy to be able to spend time with other individuals who are interested in the same topics as you are and who want to do something great with their lives.

Ohio University is prominent for stellar academic undergraduate and graduate programs. There are many nationally ranked programs such as Accounting, Sport Administration, Business, and the School of Journalism.

For me personally, academics here at OU have been great. We have tons of options for classes each quarter, and I have never sat through a quarter of a class that I haven't enjoyed. As a liberal arts school we have certain specific requirements that have to be met as far as areas of study go, and I feel they do a great job by offering tons of good classes in all the pertinent areas. Most students spend quite a bit of time studying each week; the library is always occupied on the weekdays. I spend most of my social time outside of class having intellectual conversations with my peers and I am FAR from what most would classify as a nerd/jock/bro or anything of the like. I feel like the education I've received thus far has been geared toward learning for the sake of learning, and my professors have reflected that by offering time outside of class to help with anything and everything. Students haven't been too competitive at all from what I have seen, except in the Journalism school they can be pretty cut throat.

Every professor that I have had has made every effort to learn students' names. When I was a freshman, I had several 300 person lecture classes which obviously made that hard, however, professors always urged students to come down and meet them after class or drop them an e-mail so that they could get to know them on a personal level. As for my smaller classes (once I got into my major), everyone of those professors knew my name. My favorite class was Marketing 202 with John Kiger. He was such an amazing individual and professor. He made such a connection to all of his students and had a great sense of humor. His tests were challenging but noone minded because he made such an attempt to connect to us. One of his assignments printed on the syllabus was for each one of his 90 students to come to his office individually to sit down and talk with him so he could get to know us. This meant that he had to be in his office for all of that time and that he truly cared about us as individuals and not just as students. Students study enough that the library is now open 24/7. Everytime I go, which is often, there are ALWAYS people there, even at 4 in the morning. Class participation is very common and is usually accounted for on the syllabus for 10-20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of your grade. Participation is something many professors emphasize. Ohio students do have intellectual conversations outside of class. While I cannot think of many times that this has occurred in my life, I have been involved in many political conversations and current event conversations. Professors encourage students to keep up with both of these areas. I would not really classify Ohio students as competitive... a lot of people take classes with the same people once they get into their major so it is more of working together with others to get a good grade (it sharing notes, resources, etc.) I am an Organizational Communication major with a specialization in Marketing. I am looking to be an Event Planner/Activities Coordinator when I get out of school. The classes that I have taken have very much prepared me for getting a job- there are several teachers that I have had that have made a deliberate effort to focus on how the information that we are learning will transfer into real life and help us to get ahead of others in the job market. Our professors are very concerned with our lives after college and it is very obvious. I have gone out to dinner with my advisor several times and stopped in just to say hi. I have attended award ceremonies for past professors with faculty members and felt extremely comfortable. There are at least 7 faculty members from the College of Communications that I can think of off of the top of my head that I will maintain contact with for years and years to come. The only bad thing about the academic side of Ohio is scheduling for classes. It is ALWAYS a pain. You really have to pay attention to which classes are only offered in the Fall or Spring else you will get held back another quarter.

Again, Honors Tutorial College offers one-on-one setting and allows scholars to strive.

The academics at OU rarely get the praise they deserve because of the partying image. I'm an education major, but I have taken classes through a lot of the other colleges. The biggest class I've ever had was an intro to communications class that was about 200. Most of your general classes and ALL your major classes will be on the small size (10-30ish people). You get to know your professors well. People seem to socialize mostly within their colleges and/or major.

Midsized classes with caring professors and staff. Diverse class selection. Majors are geared to prepare you for life after college and give you the needed skills and knowledge to make it in the big world.

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