Trinity College Top Questions

One of the greatest things about Trinity is that Professors know who you are. I have had some of the greatest experiences here. Class participation is a must in many of the courses but this is also dependent on the department. Many of the departments are great, but there are a few that are not as hot. The Public Policy and Law department has some of the most interesting classes as well as some of the best professors. I think the current graduation requirements at Trinity are great because the student has a lot of flexibility even as a freshmen. However, I think many of the new requirements are going to greatly limit that flexibility and students should be aware of that.

You can skate by in most classes with Bs without doing much. Going to class is usually important. I live with 8 people of all different majors and we all are constantly learning new things about each-others experiences and education. Education at trinity is NOT geared toward getting a job, it is a liberal arts school.

Yes professors know my name. My favorite classes have been within my major. Trinity students work hard, party hard.

Some majors are tougher than others and the writing is very important for anyone who wants to be successful here

The professors are fantastic, they try and have close relationships with most of their students and are a real asset. The American Studies department is one of the schools strongest and most dynamic. The faculty especially Louis Masur, are constantly putting on interesting lectures and offering unique classes such as as class on Presely, Dylan & Springsteen.

The thing about trinity that is true for many liberal arts colleges is that you can basically work as much or as little as you want to. Some departments are known for being easy, some even for being a joke (example: public policy and law). If you care about school, you'll find the good professors and departments and have a great experience. If you want to slack off but not fail, you'll accomplish that. Classes are generally small, and there are few truly bad professors. Most encourage class participation, although you usually won't be faulted if you don't. Get to know your professors, it will help out your grades if they see you care. If you don't have a question, come up with one, they will take notice that you took time to delve into material. Because it is a small school, you want your professors to know your name, it will improve your experience. Whether you chose to work a lot or a little, for the most part, Trinity students aren't really the academic type. Most are smart, most are not intellectuals. Economics is one of the largest majors, big surprise at a school full of rich kids who want to be investment bankers. Being smart is recognized, intellectual pursuits and discussion are not for the most part.

THe professors at Trnity are generally very good and personable, and are always wiling to meet outside of class and get to know you. the curriculums are more focused on learning for its own sake, which i think is a good thing. considering that many students (but not all) come from privileged backgrounds, it seems that they do not take advantage of the great school they now go to, nor study as much as they should. i would say that maybe a half or less do have intellectual conversations outside of class, but there seems to be many who talk of nothing but their social life. Students are somewhat competitive. You often get the sense that they are strictly interested in getting a good grade as compared to learning anything.

theres a lot of help from teh teachers and from all your fellow classmates. all teh teachers are really nice, and they come and support the athletics, and all of the fun stuff going on around campus.

Terrific professors. Truly. One can obtain an excellent education if one so wishes. The student body is the problem: they play hard and work as little as possible. Trinity's academic requirements aren't all that bad at all -- one class in the arts, one class in the humanities, one class in the social sciences, one class in the natural sciences, and one class in the quantitative reasoning areas. The only two requirements I didn't do naturally were the last two, and they're not so bad at all to manage.

My favorite aspect of Trinity academic life is our global sites. The more emphasis Trinity puts into expanding and supporting our study abroad options, the better Trinity will be. We have a college community that supports a curriculm that incorporates hand-on experience based knowledge.