<p>As a senior in high school I have a few questions.
In college do they give you class rank?
Do they give you progress reports through out the semester?
Usually how big are the classes?
Can you skip certain classes?</p>
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<li>No</li>
<li>No</li>
<li>Usually GE classes are huge, your major classes may be smaller.</li>
<li>U can do whatever you want but attendance may count as a grade.</li>
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<li><p>Not officially in most schools, although there may be schools that rank. There may be some things that give you an idea of where you are in your class–things like Latin Honors that are awarded to students in the top whatever percent of their graduating class, or award that are awarded to students at the “top of their class.” Every school is different, but to my knowledge, most don’t rank like they do in high school (where you get a numbered rank, or where you have anything listed in your transcript about it).</p></li>
<li><p>No. Your “progress report” is whatever you’re grades are so far–what you got on the midterm, papers, assignments, etc. Some professors have a faster turn around than others, and in some classes, you may have absolutely no idea how you’re doing. In most classes, you usually have some sort of midterm or something that gives you an idea, but often, the final exam/paper can be worth such a large percentage of your grade (I’ve seen everything from 20 to 100%) that you might not really know exactly how it’s going to turn out until you get your grades.</p></li>
<li><p>Depends entirely on the school and the class. I’ve had classes that ranged from 20 students to 300+ students (and I’ve TA-ed for a class that was ~500 students). But I also went to a state school, in a very large lecture-based major. My roommate was in a different program with far fewer students, and for her, 50 students was a really big class. Most of hers were 20-30 students (or fewer). I also knew students at different schools who had the same major, but because their school was smaller or because the major was less popular or because there was just more resources put into smaller class sizes, they might have had class sizes on the order of 50 or 100 students, while at my school that same class might be 300 students.</p></li>
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<p>In general, larger schools tend to have larger classes, especially if there are a lot of students in your major. GEs and prerequisite courses that a lot of students have to take tend to be larger, while higher level classes that are more specific to certain majors tend to be smaller. Usually, when there are large classes, there also tends to be smaller discussion sections that might be around 30 students, so you do get another opportunity to ask questions or work on problems or discuss the reading or whatever. But there are many variables (like school size and major) that play a role in how big your classes are.</p>
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<li>Sure, you can. You can do whatever you want. However, some classes may have an attendance or participation portion of your grade. Some classes have rules that if you miss a certain number of classes you automatically fail or every unexcused absence lowers your grade by a letter. And of course, keep in mind, that you may miss important things or there may not be a way to make up the material on your own–the professor might announce a change to the syllabus or give out helpful tips for the exam/paper, not every class is podcasted or has slides posted (and even if it is, there could be some technical error that prevents that have happening), there may be a pop quiz or assignment that’s worth points, or the textbook could differ significantly from what the professor is lecturing on. It’s generally not advised to miss class regularly, but students do it all the time.</li>
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<p>In college do they give you class rank?
-Depends. </p>
<p>Do they give you progress reports through out the semester?
-You’re going have to pretty much figure out your grades yourself.</p>
<p>Usually how big are the classes?
-Depends on classes. I go to a large school but some classes still have a small amount of student body. Supposedly it get smaller as you go up the ranks lol.</p>
<p>Can you skip certain classes?
-I’m assuming not going to class. Yes. But you might want to be 100% sure. Some classes (in my case) don’t take attendance but require you to do something for a grade.</p>
<p>In college do they give you class rank?
No, at least not at my school.
Do they give you progress reports through out the semester?
No, we don’t get an official progress report, but we have an online site where a lot of professors post grades. In some classes I am able to see what I have gotten on each assignment, and it will sometimes even show my class average. But it isn’t too hard to figure out your grades yourself considering college classes for the most part don’t have as many assignments as high school classes.
Usually how big are the classes?
At my school there are anywhere from 10 to 1,000 students in a class. I go to a really big school, and my largest class was around 500 people. But the class is broken up into groups, so for every 20 people in the class, there were 2 TA’s that we met with.
Can you skip certain classes?
You can, no one can stop you or make you go to class, but 90% of the time it is a bad idea and will affect your grade. A lot of my professors take attendance, some give worksheets in class that you have to be there to get, some give pop quizzes, and some professors give exams completely based on what they said in lecture. So I would highly advise you to not skip class unless you have a good reason. </p>