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Academics at URI are a real gamble from class to class. There are some great teachers, and there are teachers who you won't understand or who shouldn't be allowed to run a classroom. Competitiveness depends on your major. Communications, good joke. Business can be fairly competitive getting more serious in Junior and Senior years. Engineering and Pharmacy are a competitive nightmare, you probably won't meet anyone outside your major after freshman year. Guidance counsellors can be a nightmare, you need to stay on top of your appointments. They hold all the keys you need to get into classes, yet often don't have anything helpful to tell you and are only useful for allowing you into classes. I'm a declared business major, the school knows this, yet i have to make it to a meeting with a guidance counsellor who confirms all this BS and sets me up with classes. If i missed this meeting im SCREWED. As a college student I feel plenty competent at signing myself up for classes, let's bypass the useless middle man already.

For the most part, the teachers are really nice. One problem i had was URI 101. My teacher didnt even no what she was talking about. She told me it was a pass or fail class. I did every assignment and went to all but one class and i end up with a C. I asked her about it and she said she thought it was pass or fail!?!?!?! As a freshman i thought the teachers took a lot of interest in the students. Especially hearing all these things in high school about professors not caring, they really do.

I hated lectures...we're talking 300 students or more... dislike that. Some teachers I loved, others not so much-- but you're going to get that anywhere you go. Some prof. take the time to get to know their students, others wont give you the time of day or make it seem like a hassle when contactin gthem. 1 prof. I had encouraged different groups every week and that we all get to know eachother, as this is what college is all about-- meeting new people and making friends.

professors do not know my name

Besides large lectures, almost all my teachers learned my name and cared about my peformance in their classes. I took theatre my freshman year just because and ended up loving it. The cool thing is you can take classes in whatever subject you want, even if it is not your major, and there are a lot of fun classes to take.

Besides large lectures, almost all my teachers learned my name and cared about my peformance in their classes. I took theatre my freshman year just because and ended up loving it. The cool thing is you can take classes in whatever subject you want, even if it is not your major, and there are a lot of fun classes to take.

The first two years many of my classes I did not know my professors personally. But in the nursing class you get to know them very well. All of my experiences have been very positive and I have had wonderful professors who are always willing to go out of their way to help you learn. I really can't speak for the rest of the university because the school of nursing is great and the other parts of the university are not shaped the same way as this school. It is deffinantly geared towards getting a job and bettering your skills that will prepare you for your individual nursing job.

Some professors sadly will only know you by your last name. Others will know your first and last name and that your favorite color is blue. It's really a hit or miss here. I can honestly say that I have at least liked the majority of my professors as people even if they weren't the best professors. Class participation really depends on the professor, but if you have a good one, you'll usually have good class participation. The English and Education departments are filled mostly with caring professors. Unfortunately, I've had a couple of professors who were not as kind and caring as others in the English department. In Education classes, you are pretty much guaranteed to have a good time. The Education professors are usually very organized, kind, and conscientious. They also try to make every class interesting and worth while. Education professors do tend to get overloaded with work sometimes, especially if they are teachers themselves. With this situation, you'll find that sometimes they are a little bit scatter brained, but you can still tell that they value thier students and thier classes.

My favorite classes this semester were Difference Equations and Complex Variables. I am a graduate student. I like working with my professors so eventually we get to know each other. So yes my professors know my name. The students are not so competitive. I would say that a spirit of co-operation dominates the relationship among students. My department is the Math Department. In my department there is a strong group of research in Difference Equations. Professors like G.Ladas, O. Merino and M. Kulenoviz are doing great research projects!!! I am really lucky to be here! Actually I will do research with the professor Gerasimos Ladas who recently announced as Highly Cited Mathematician. This is a great honor not only for him and the Math department, but for the University of Rhode Island as well, contributing in his good reputation all over the world. All the professor are really helpful in the math department and give their best for their students and for research. Other very important fields of research in the math department are theGraph Theory and Combinatorics.

I've had good experiences with academics. All it takes is a few extra minutes and it's easy to get to know your professors. They are always willing to take time out of their schedule to help you. The general education requirements are pretty much the same as most other universities and it's pretty easy to find interesting classes that will fulfill the requirements. Overall I approve of my professors and classes