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Many of my professors know my name. My favorite class is business communications, with Dr. Beverly Chiodo! I look forward to attending her class and learning something new each time! My least favorite class was English Literature, just not my subject! I regularly attend the library and always see crowds of people studying there! Yes, people participate in class on a regular basis. YES, we do discuss class material outside of the classroom! We are EXTREMELY competitive, that is human nature! The most unique class I took was SCUBA DIVING! It was so much fun and I am now certified! I am a Marketing Major in the McCoy school of business! All of the professors for my major are extremely nice and good teachers! There are many extracurricular activities offered through my major! I spend time with professors of the university outside the classroom through extracurricular activities. Texas State has high expectations! Texas State will help prepare you for the job of your dreams!

Every professor goes above and beyond to know who you are and what you are about, not just that you sit in a seat in their class. My favorite class was Professional Selling with Mrs. Vicki West. If you want a career in Sales, she will get you there. No matter how early or late you need her help she was there for you. She knows the business world and brings in recruiters, not the average ones you see at career fairs, because she knows we are the top talent. I learned more in that class than I cn even explain. In the business school, we are all very competitive and strive for the best. This competition is friendly and only helps us. At Texas State, you are learning a test; you are learning actual skills that will take you far once you hit the ground running. There is a lot of hands on work that will benefit you in the real world.

I study several hours a week and keep above a 3.0. But classes are harder than alot of people come into college thinking. There is no one to hold your hand and walk you through it. You have to study without being told to do so or given homework every night. I also suggest going to class you will definatly benefit from it. I think most of the professors here are very willing to help you out if you try, they aren't just going to flunk you if you really try. And we have resources on campus like SLAC to help you with tutoring for free as well as professors with office hours available for their students to answer any questions they may have.

I have been very blessed with great teachers and opportunities for classes at Texas State. As a psychology major, I have also been lucky enough to have worked in the psychology department for the past couple years. Because of this I have gotten to know several of the professors in that department on a different level and been pleased to see how enthusiastic and passionate the majority are concerning what they do and their students. My favorite class by far is actually not a psychology course but Sociology of Popular Music. It not only was amazing to hear the music genres over the the last century but inspiring and interesting to hear the history and sociological impacts of American relayed through the songs.

My most interesting class that I took was definitely Magic, Rituals, & Religion. It is an Anthropology class, but I took it as a free-elective... I think that as you get into your major the teachers begin to know who you are. Classes are smaller and there is alot more interaction. In Marketing, we had alot of group projects and presentations. I wouldn't say that I studied much or even did that much work outside of class, but I also did not have the best grades (2.77 overall gpa). I think that with a little effort a 3+ gpa is definitely feasible... I think that we have a great career services center. They helped me write my resume and gave me all the resources I needed to find a job, the Job Fairs however did not impress me unless I wanted to sell insurance.

Surprisingly, I have several professors who know me by name. I think it all depends on the class you are in, some classes have only 25 people in them were as other classes have around 300. Obviously, the professor will most likely know the names of the 25 and not the 300. If you make it Texas State, I suggest you take Dr. Caldwell’s, social statics class, in one word it is amazing. I am not a math person by any means, but I LOVE this woman, she keeps you on your toes, and you never know what she is going to say. She keeps it straightforward and simple. I'm a Communication Studies major with a minor in Family & Child Development, both programs are AMAZING, the teachers are wonderful, I could go on and on about it. I believe the classes and organizations at Texas State are completely geared to getting a career when you graduate.

The professors in your major will know your name; don't expect your general core professors to learn it. My favorite class thus far is Characterization with Laura Lane. I didn't really like any of my general core classes, but there required. Every student has different study habits. In smaller classes you are expected to participate, but not in the larger general core classes. Again, every student is different; you can pass some students having intellectual conversations and then hear how wasted another was last night. Humans by nature are competitive creatures. Characterization is the most unique class I've taken at Texas State. The Theatre Department is relatively small, so everyone knows everyone for the most part. There is a mentoring program for BFA Acting so you can have one-on-one meetings with professors. Most are more than happy to meet with you outside of class. I don't agree with the General Core requirements, but most public universities require it. I think it's both.

The professors in my major know my name, because there's only about 20 of us in the major our junior and senior years. My favorite class right now is probably immunology. I really like learning about the immune system and antigen/antibody reactions. My least favorite classes are ones with professor Falleur. He's a great teacher, dont get me wrong, but he only gives 2 lecture tests and a final, and his lecture tests are difficult because they usually cover like 20 chapters. So if you bomb one, you're kinda screwed for the rest of the semester. Students in MY major study a lot, because we have to, or otherwise we can't keep up. We have to know a lot of information. No doubt, our major is hard for an undergrad major. You'll feel like you're in grad school. Trust me. I have great intellectual conversations outside of class. My best friend is a grad student I made as a friend here through a student organization. Plus the friends I have in some of my student organizations, we have great political discussions about things like acceptance, and equality and ways to promote awareness and education to the world. Students are fairly competitive, but it depends on the context. I think some students in certain "core" classes are satisfied just to survive and pass a course, while in things like major's courses, you WANT to do well, and therefore tend to be more competitive because you're learning your craft, so you want to feel confident in what you're doing and learning. The most unique class I've taken here at Tx State was probably my anatomy course. Granted, yeah, it's anatomy and you know what to expect, and a lot of it I had done before, but looking at dissected cats that still had eyes, and fur and paws and stuff was interesting. As far as my major...my major is clinical laboratory science, otherwise known as medical technology. I LOVE my major. We are the people who extract things from blood, urine, feces, semen, ect..and analyze all of it and give doctors the test results. It requires a lot of critical thinking. The major is HARD, I'm not even going to lie. You have to know a LOT of stuff. You will learn more about red blood cells, white blood cells, immune response, urine, ect..than you ever wanted to know in your life. But..your job will potentially save lives, and that gives me great satisfaction. You get to apply what you learn in lecture directly to the lab. You get to work with your hands and you really use your brain in your line of work. It feels like you're doing an investigation of the human body and you're some kind of medical technology "detective" some times. The professors are really cool and will really do whatever it takes to help you learn the material. They're very helpful and love to help students learn about the CLS profession.

Almost every major professor in my department knows my name. I hate my teacher for US-Latin American relations, but it happens. Students study all the time here. Class participation is common because of smaller classroom sizes. We have intellectualy conversations outside of class, just had one over dinner. I have spent time with professors outside of class (not ever in a creepy sort of way). It is great to see your professors outside of the classroom environment. It helps you remember that they are people too. Education requirements are pretty standard - they are pretty good in my department, Geography - which is one of the best in the nation. As with any education you are going to get out what you put in. You can just get a 'C' and get the degree and then a job. Or you can actually learn the information and put it to good use. It is up to you.

Students really have to make an effort to get to know their professors. At least, within the bigger departments, they do. In upper-level courses, its easier for them to know your name rather than intro courses (usually have about 400 people in an auditorium setting). I can't speak for everyone, so I don't know if people have intellectual conversations outside of class. I try to as much as possible. It seems like half the school would rather party or talk about their never-ending Greek life drama, while others have more important things on mind. It really depends who you surround yourself with. The Journalism and Mass Communication department at my school is fantastic. The professors are extremely knowledgeable and always willing to help. I think any communications field will be geared toward getting a job, and my school does excellent at preparing us for the future.