University of California-Santa Barbara Top Questions

honestly--no. Professors do not know my name, because I am not a student that goes to see them in office hours. I go to see my Teacher Assistances (TA) more than the teachers because the TAs do the grading! My most favorite class--Social Deviance by C. Terry, and Religious Studies 7 by K. Albanese. They were the most passionate people in their teachers, and smart. Very knowledgeable, and I think that there should be more teachers like them in the school system. They are open minded, and just exceptional teachers. Least favorite--Oceanography. I cant tell you anything about it because I dont remember haha. studying varies from student to student. between my two closest friends--one studies all the time and has a very high gpa. and the other studies sometimes but is average. but some thing that is really interesting, i have a friend that parties a lot and got a 4.0 one quarter, so it all depends on the student. Class participation is very common in upper division classes. lower division, not as much unless there is a section for the class. But as the classes get smaller, they usually call for you to participate. Yes, most students do have intelligent conversations outside of class because most of the students here are really smart. me and my friends do all the time, but i think its because we do not have the same majors so when we get together it it interesting to see what is happening outside our majors. Yes, in the science and engineering programs, it is very competitive. but some of the other majors, i am not sure. The most unique class I have taken? greek mythology. it is not that unusual. but it is the only reading class i have taken here and it has been one of my favorites as well. I am a double major with Sociology and Religious Studies. we have one of the best religious studies departments across the nation and the classes are nice. in this major, i do not spend much time with any of the professors. they are all nice and very intelligent, and the head chair, Albanese is amazing. Sociology is more of an emphasize then religious studies. i enjoy this major a lot more because it is what i want to do with my life. I want to change the world one day, and this is how i am going to do it--with sociology. And sometimes i spend time with these teachers, but mostly with the TA's again. I think the requirements are okay but I think that people need to be well rounded. So it is good, but i think Area C--math, science, and technology should be two instead of 3, because i do not like this area. but thats just me. And yes my education here is going to go towards my career. I want to work with people, and I want to change lives, and sociology is going to help me do that.

I have never run into any problems brought by competition at UCSB. Everyone wants to do well and students know they can use each other as a resource to do well. Its great to know I have that as well as help from professors and TAs.

only professors that i WANTED to know my name knew my name. you get out of it what you put in. it isn't usc, and professors dont go out of their way to get to know you or accomodate you in any way, unless you put in the extra effort. at first, that was something that bothered me, but in the end, it taught me a great lesson of maturity and accountability. you really cant rely on professors to force you to turn in your papers or do well on exams like highschool. ucsb students definitely have intellectual conversations outside of class. but again, you get out of it what you put in...if you seek out those type of people and the environments where you will be exposed to those kinds of conversations, you will not have a hard time finding them. the education at ucsb is definitely geared for learning for its own sake and NOT for getting a job. definitely one of the downfalls...in my experience, the education i got was not fine-tuned at all in the way that it should be to get you mentally prepared to thinking about a career.

I've noticed a lot of professors do know my name, but my classes are relatively small and each teacher has office hours. I don't have a favorite class this quarter; I like Film 101B and Anthro 131CA far more than Italian 179X. The Italian teacher is ridiculous; he makes up words and teaches a mash-up of film theories and teaches them as though they're the gospel truth! It took reading an article by a film theorist for my film class to understand what my Italian teacher is talking about! I am taking it pass/no pass because I can't understand it. I think students actually study often, at least in my house they do. We make late night group trips to the library and have designated "quiet study hours" time. Students having

As far as I know, professors dont know my name. I hate all my classes this quarter. Students usually only study when it comes to finals or midterms. Class participation is usually common in most of my classes.Some UCSB students have intellectual conversations outside of class but I cant speak for everyone so I dont know. Most students are not very competitive as far as I know.

once you get to be an upperclassmen, the classes are smaller and teachers do know your name. students study a lot during finals week; sometimes we were required to meet with ta's and once in a while i would go to meet with my professors voluntarily. i liked talking about books with my friends who also like reading. when we had good classes together we would have long talks about the books we were reading and the professors.

Some. Political Science 115, law in the modern state. History 4 series. Not enough. YES! Barely. Sometimes. Political Science 126...national security. Its a great major, i love it. NO. They are sufficient. Getting a job.

I am a double major in Classics and Economics. The Classics Dept. is very small, underfunded, and made up of very friendly professors. I am on first name basis with all of my Classics professors, along with the students I take classes with. Classics professors have even been known to come to some of my barbeques. Classics is a great discipline, and I have used my knowledge of Greek and Latin in ways that extend beyond my major. The Economics Dept. is very large. I only started to recognize my peers in class after I began to take upper level classes. The professors can be great, or terrible. Economics is an interesting study, and good to put on a resume, but the department is no better than other departments at this school. Most students study during the week and party hard during the weekend. Students are usually smart... the types who get A's without working hard in high school. UCSB's education is very much geared to learning for learning's sake, but student's who work hard and get internship's have no trouble finding jobs. Student's who receive a broad, liberal arts major usually end up building on that foundation with graduate school, and making the big bucks in the end.

Professors do not know your name unless you make an effort to go talk to them at office hours. You might get to know your TA. Most people don't make the effort to go to office hours. My favorite classes have been through CCS. Least favorite, Gen. Chem or calculus for sure. Students study at least a bit every day, excepting a day or two on the weekends. In big lectures class participation doesn't really happen, its hit or miss in the discussion sections whether or not there is participation. Some students have intellectual conversations outside of class, my friends certainly do, but i can't speak for the entire college. I haven't seen too much competition between students. The most unique classes are though CCS. I'm a CCS Literature major so there is a much greater emphasis on small classes, individual attention, and creative writing. It is much less restrictive. I will go and see my professors within my college. I feel that for many people, the GEs are necessary to get them to take a broad range of classes, though it is a challenge to even get into an interesting course covering the ethnicity requirement. In Letters and Science, UCSB is geared towards getting a job or going onto grad school or med school or some other sort of extended education. In CCS, it is more geared towards learning for learning sake.

Professors don't usually know your name because the classes are so big, but if you go to there office ours they are always willing to get to know there students. My favorite class at Ucsb was physics because the professor makes it very conceptual and shows various demos to make his explanations clear. My least favorite class was biology because they expect you to find a way to memorize all the info yourself. hard core students study alot!! UCSB has a hard curriculum, it gives you the chance to compete with the best. Students are pretty competitive in the more demanding majors. UCSB makes it a point to start weeding studens out of the majors that too many students are in. That is very frustrating. They make the second year at school alot harder so that people change their majors. I think the requirements make for students that are more well rounded and have a good sense in each topic. I feel like it depends on your course load if your learning is geared toward getting a job or learning for learnings sake.