Trinity College Top Questions

Because the school is small, and classes run about 20 -25 people, it is very easy to get to know Professors well, and for them to get to know you. My favorite class at Trinity is Psychotherapy. I am a psychology major and this class, taught by a professor who works full time at the counseling center on campus, is one of the most interesting classes I have taken. There are always intellectual conversations to be heard in the library and in the various coffee shops around campus. The education at Trinity is really what you make of it. If your primary goal is to get a particular job, you will be well prepared. Because of the small required core curriculum, it is easy to design your education around what interests and suits you best.

Trinity has excellent Professors, clasees, and interesting sperkers.

professors great, small classes, they know my name. my friends and I have lots of "academic" discussions when we are "partying" but that's probably because we're a group of phiosophy majors. students not too competetive, i dont think academic requirements are easy. education for its own sake, not job oriented

If your into small classes where professors know your name then Trinity will probably suit you well. Most of the professors are really friendly and easy to talk to and genuily do try to help you out and make sure you succeed. In terms of an overall education it's really what you make of it.

Generally the academics are good, I love many of my professors. I spend a great deal of time with my advisor,as do many students, his office door is always open. Having a professors cell phone for a late night question is common. Trinity students are smart and you will hear them talking/debating about some pretty heavy material as you walk threw the halls, you will also head them talking about the latest TV shows, new cars coming out, boats, new designer collections.

Absolutely fantastic. The chemistry and biology departments are particularly puissant for a smaller school. Recent foreign language requirements have drawn a sharp line between the humanities and natural sciences professors and students.

My professors do know my name. I think one aspect of the curriculum which could be improved is the language department. They should offer more classes and each level each semester in order to be accessable to more students. I like that there are not required courses yet the requirements do ensure the students have dabbled in many different areas of study and will make an educated decision when electing a major.

The professors at Trinity are fantastic. I truly believe that you get what you pay for and we have some of the best. Class discussion and participation is always encouraged and usually part of your final grade depends on it. Trinity is a writing intensive school so you do a lot of writing. There are also great opprotunities for students like internships and career services. The liberal arts cirriculum allows students to take classes that they are actually interested in. There are only 6 general requirements, which are very easily to fulfill and you have a wide variety of classes to choose from to meet those requirements.

I was surprised at how big some of my classes here at Trinity were, because one aspect that the college advocated as one of their strengths was small classes. You have to be careful for what you sign up for, such as the lectures and Introduction courses are going to be bigger than other courses. I highly recommend taking any small, discussion based class here because you can really get to know your Professors. I really enjoy a lot of the Political Science classes here, and what's really unique here is the extended Human Rights classes they offer. What's nicea about Trinity's academic environment is that students are not too competitive with one another, but not to say that they don't work hard. One of Trinity's mottos that is evident and true is that we all work hard, play hard.

Trinity is known as the dumbest NESCAC school and whether that's true or not, I do not know. It's what you make of it. Whether you're at Tufts, Middlebury, Amherst (probably the 3 most competitive NESCACs to get into right now) or Trinity doesn't really matter if you're gonna screw around at all the schools. Depending on what classes (easy or hard) you choose to take often will determine your GPA and you could have a really hard or easy course schedule at any of these schools. I have taken classes with no more than 35 or 40 students and all of my teachers know/knew my name. It seems like a lot of kids are serious about their work, but there are a fair amount of kids who don't realize what a privilege it is to be at a good school like this and thus don't take advantage of the classes and opportunities on campus...rather, they waste time and party too much.