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Students at Purdue study all the time. Grades are very competitive, especially in classes for pharmacy students, med students, engineering students, etc. Pharmacy is extremely competitive, and the professors expect a lot from students. Freshman year's expectations were reasonable; however, sophomore year things were fairly out of control. Professors seem more interested in failing students, than helping them to do well. They encourage students to meet with them, but when they do meet with them they are not very pleasent.

They know your names for sure unless the class is so big. My favourite class was "Logistics" class that was from Management Department. We spent most of the class playing with legos to run a factory which was fun for me. Class participation is especially common although the professor does not get any attendance. I believe the education is making you ready for your future job. I have got many intellectual conversations outside of class.

Pretty difficult academic school. Many students come from other country's and they are often really bright and motivated. There is a lot of help available though if you seek it out. In mechanical engineering, there is often a lot of work, but there is a help room open all day with teaching assistants for each ME class... that is really helpful and can lessen the frustration and time that occurs with all the HW. You will learn a lot though, and it's definitely still possible to have fun... you just have to keep your priorities straight.

I like every teacher Ive had at Purdue. The grades arent as good as i want them to be, but that is mostly my fault for that. My favorite class would have to be computer science classes, ill prolly minor in that. I enjoyed the CS class very much, but I got a C so it wasnt that happy

Maybe the school accepts too many engineering students, although application processes are supposedly changing. This leads to the many notorious weed-out courses and in general a lot of work to stay competitive. Purdue academics does offer a lot of opportunities, one just has to keep an eye out for them and work hard. A huge number of courses are available, and one will likely be able to pursue any interest in any field. Overall, I would say academics at Purdue can be top rate in the resources available, after one has made it beyond the first couple years of impersonal and competitive courses.

Much is demanded of students academically. The closer one's studies to the technological core disciplines, the more intense they tend to be. Early undergraduate classes are large, and overwhelming to the meek. Professors are seldom available to students, referring most of such efforts to teaching assistants. Students seeking high academic standing should expect a tremendous time commitment and much independent study. Most of the content follows the employment-oriented pressures of industry. For the education required of good citizens, our quietly exceptional humanities courses shine, and dedicated individuals may find other excellent resources in the well-led student organizations.

My major is not the most challanging (Aviation Management), but I feel that it gives you a wide perspective on and insight into the aviation industry, which is most important in my field. Most of the professors are real aviation enthusiasts, and they are amazing at what they do. They may make classes relatively easy sometimes, but they know what they are talking about, and through lecture, you learn a lot.

Your professor will know your name if you want him to. The most successful students at Purdue are ambitions and seek help and attention by their professors and TA's. They are more than willing to help and have plenty of visitation hours. Depending on your major students can be extremely competitive or extremely lazy. The most respected majors are business, agriculture, Hotel Tourism and Management, Engineering, and Technology. Lazy students or often athletes go for organizational leadership or communications. Also, if you are looking for the arts Purdue probably isn't for you. There is little art and music on our campus. With the exception of the awesome concerts brought to campus (Dierks Bentley, Rascal Flatts, The Frey, and many more!). Between the career center and the many career fairs on campus a student is bound to have a job upon graduation. Purdue does an excellent job in helping their students move onto the next step. In fact the career center will help any Purdue graduate seeking employment advice regardless of how long its been since you were a student.

Freshman engineering is not kind. Professors have huge classes so they really just can't be nice because then everybody is going to want a favor and that's too much for the profs to handle. Classes are good though, they teach you whatever you're trying to learn pretty well, and honors courses are really intense, lots of learning.

I have experience academics at Purdue at a mostly personal level. Large lectures may seem a bit impersonal, but professors are of the approachable character. After completing general classes, class size decreases dramatically. Students are in classes where normal conversation normally takes place with the professor. Outside of class, those same professors are involved with some student organizations and maybe even at the more personable level. I recently worked on a job outside of school with a professor that needed workers.