Class sizes and on-line schedules

beth_s_mom
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:29:30 +0000

I looked online at the course offerings over the last few years at D’s school (and a couple other schools she was considering), focusing on the courses she’ll actually have to take. I was looking at class size, variety of elective offerings, how frequently required classes are offered and how many different professors teach those classes. All of the schools she was considering were large state flagships. This information was all on line and quick and easy to find. Ease of navigation of school websites and ease of finding information was also something we paid attention to.

Class sizes at the school she is attending really run the gamut. She’ll have classes with 8 students, and others with 260. She’s a freshman this year and although she has had one big lecture and one tiny seminar, most of her classes range from 18-40 students. She doesn’t seem to prefer one over the other. Since we did look at this when she was making her school decision, there were no surprises.