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Every professor I have knows my name. The largest class I have is about 30 people. This allows for a lot of class participation and interaction with the professors. My least favorite class is ACS (Augustine Culture Seminar). Two semesters are required freshman year. The seconds feel like hours in these classes on most days. The up side is that once you take your two classes, you are DONE!!! There isn't a lot of work for these classes, but the classes drag on. My favorite class is my spanish class. I am taking Conversations and Compositions. For me, it's just fun to talk about my ideas in another language. We have conversations about everything. Sometimes, I even forget I'm speaking a different language.

Most of the professors know my name. Class participation is common. Students are competitive, but they also help each other out.

Villanova is among the top schools for academics in the nation. The engineering, nursing, and buisness programs are some of the hardest, yet most notable of the majors. Classes can be intimidating because the standard is set so high because everyone is so smart, however the students and teachers are always reassuring and comforting towards everyone.

Academically, kids have to be pretty smart to get in to Villanova, but there are still some people where you wonder how the hell they got in to this school. Conversations outside of class are rare, and you don't often meet people in class who you become close with- that's restricted to extracurricular things typically. The professors are hit and miss- some don't really give a damn what your name is, and others connect pretty intensely and make you want to learn. As a Liberal Arts major, things are geared toward learning for its own sake, but the other schools seem hell-bent on rankings, careers, and making money. Though Nova is typically regarded as a Liberal Arts school, the focus remains on improving business, engineering, and nursing programs, which is frustrating to the lowly English and history majors just trying to learn.

great, lots of help when you need it. the teachers are very open and understanding to any needs you have.

some of the professors are great, and others are terrible. quite a few professors, such as in the physics department, are here on tenure, and they really shouldn't be teaching. other's really care about the students and interact very well with them. most of them are available throughout the week for extra help. i've really enjoyed ACS.

Academics at Villanova get high marks from me in general. Classes are usually pretty small, I can honestly say that every professor knows my name and takes a real concern about how I am doing in their class or in school in general, and all are available for help outside of class. There is definitely a difficult work load, especially since we have so many core requirements, but no so much that you can't have a life. The business school is great, internships abound, and business students have no trouble getting a job upon graduation. Arts students are well-rounded and focus more on education than on a career after college. My classes have been great so far. My teachers are smart and good at communicating their passion for a subject to their students, which makes classes intellectually stimulating.

Yes, the professors et to know your name if they wish. Some care more about that sort of thing than others, but classes are small enough that that can happen. But they're not so small that your the only one in class. MY favorite class was Intermediate Corporate Finance, because the professor made such boring class material really funny with hilarious jokes about modern day examples of companies and there screw ups. My least favorite class was business law, because the professor was a bore and so was the material. The amount students study depends on the student. You'll find that some don't study at all, some study a lot, so it typically depends on the type of student. Class participation is common in most classes at least to some degree, some professors just lecture but most try to keep classes awake and moving by having students participate. Students are pretty competitive, but no so competitive that they would chop people down on the way up the ladder. The Finance major/department is pretty easy I found. There are lots of Finance majors and at the completion of a Finance degree, if you are pretty smart at Villanova you will probably be able to work for an Investment Bank or on Wall Street trading. If that's not your thing than you can look the Corporate Finance route. But if you major in Finance and that's where you want to get a job, Villanova will get you a job that's tops in the industry. The classes in Finance were well designed, informative, and pretty difficult at most levels. It's not a particularly stressful major, and it's actually quite fun if you enjoy what you learn. Very few professors spend time outside of class with you, for hanging out purposes. However, if you need assistance on a project or paper, have questions about getting a job, or anything most professors are available in their offices for any sort of conversation you can cook up. The requirements are many at Villanova. There are some philosophy, history, theology, sociology, math, and science requirements for pretty much every major. Being an Augustinian university, the school requires all students take two semesters of classes that teach about St. Augustine, his life and his teachings. These requirements, though, difficult are not that hard, and can be interesting if you make them. At the business school, your learning is geared toward getting a job. But I think that some of the other majors in Arts and Sciences are geared more towards learning for learning sake.

I will say that the professors at Villanova are normally very personable and I have held many personal relationships outside of the classrooms with them. Having these relationships is important I think for college students, especially when they need a reference for a job or when applying for something on campus.

The academics are very challenging at Villanova. The teachers expect a lot from students in terms of workload and class participation, but the students are up for the challenge, making it also quite a competitive academic atmosphere. Most classes are about 20-30 people, and therefore the student-teacher relationship is pretty good.

It seems that students study at all hours, which is really nice because it shows that the students value their academics. However, there is defnintely a lot of timw for fun, as well.

As I mentioned above, the professors are great here. They do make an effort to know everyone's name as soon as they can. One thing that could be seen as a drawback at Villanova is that the there is a fairly extensive core curriculum that all students in the Arts and Science college have to take. This forces students to take classes that they normally wouldn't want to take. On the other hand this could be a good thing for students who don't know what they want to do, because it exposes them to many different kinds of topics. For example, I'm glad that there was a foreign language requirement at Villanova, because it made me take a foreign language, something that I normally wouldn't have considered doing. The quality of the teaching, however, which was so much better than what I got in high school, actually let me learn a little bit of the language (Italian) and eventually led to me spending a summer and a semester abroad in Italy, which were great experiences. Professors are generally available outside of class during their office hours and they say they are available to talk by appointment as well.

good small classes, get prof interaction. some professor are real bad and mean and sexist, but for the most part, the majority of them are great. u'll always get a few bad prof at every school. there are intellectual convos out of class. i wish there were more creative electives for us to take.

GREAT GREAT STUDY ABROAD DEPARTMENT. Marketing majors do not have the most creative experience but the most interactive marketing course is: Integrated Marketing Campaign. You dont really learn anything in this class you just create. Advertising sucks at Villanova because Hae Kyong Bang teaches it and she is awful. Class participation is common but not intense, MBA participation is crazy. I think as a business student you get a very rounded business focused education. I would advise to take a language as a minor or another Liberal Arts minor to get a better education.

My professors do know my name and I love the class sizes. The teachers are always willing to help students and are very caring. The education here is well rounded by having us take such a variety of classes.

The class sizes are small enough that the professors really get to know who each person is, and are always wiling to help. At least in my major, the work is not easy, but the faculty and other students make sure everyone passes.

Introductory classes at Villanova can get large, but they are never taught by TA's. There's usually one day a week of a smaller class size. Sometimes it is an effort in these classes for the professor to know your name. However, most classes are pretty small and the professors make an effort to get to know a little bit about you. Class participation is very common; most students are interested in most classes. The core curriculum is a little over the top for some majors, especially Arts and Sciences. My humanities, philosophy, and ethics classes all had the same reading material, and I will not be done with my core until I'm a senior. It gets to be a little much. Villanova students do have intellectual conversations occasionally outside of class. Often the conversation will be about parties or basketball, but there are plenty of times that it's geared toward something a little weightier. The Villanova Business School is aimed at getting internships and jobs that will make students a lot of money. Most of the other schools focus on the learning first and the jobs will come later.

villanova is a much better schoool academically than people give credit for

Our classes are intimate and I get a lot of attention, like in high school. This is one thing I love about Nova. However, Villanova really emphasizes Business, Engineering, and Nursing. If you are a liberal arts student, I would not recommend Villanova as much.

Its tough but worth it. The curriculum is very broad which helps for getting a job as employers like to hire students that are well rounded. The professors are in general good people who want you to succeed. The class sizes are fairly small so you can get to know your professors if your really want to.