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In terms of academic quality my largest class this quarter is 20 students
I only have one prof without a Ph.D. in her field and she will likely have it by the end of the quarter. I often find that questions of easy and quality come from freshmen and sophomores (I was among them) once you begin to delve deeply into your personal major/majors the level of work required to succeed goes up by a rather large amount, just as with any school. More importantly however then difficulty is quality. While a course can cause you to rip out your hair without giving you useful knowledge I find that most (certainly not all I've had one terrible prof) go above and beyond. Everyone of my profs, even the horrible one, knew me by name, talked to me after class, sent emails about things their students might find interesting, was constantly available after class for further instruction, and really and truly cared about the material they were teaching. Passion for the information makes a big difference. For instance, one of my courses right now is low on external work but the prof is able to hold every student's attention for the full period, you could hear a pin drop in that room. The debates are intense and the information is useful. Papers are assigned not as some sort of punishment or challenge you must overcome but as a means to access more information. For instance most of my profs refuse to give multiple choice tests, instead preferring open-ended papers that force you to think rather than memorize and to gather information you otherwise would have ignored. This school certainly isn't a university of chicago but it one that I find myself constantly engaged in and generally satisfied with.
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