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<li>There’s a lot of professor-student interaction. It’s really easy to go to prof’s office hours. One of the popular econ professors often meets with students in the campus dining hall. A lot of students have stories about visiting their professors at home. As part of a politics/media class last year, our prof invited us to her home to watch a debate between Obama and Clinton. For another angle, here’s a listing of research opportunities that various profs would offer students:
[Research</a> and Guided Inquiry Courses | Experiential Learning | Brandeis University](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/experientiallearning/forstudents/research.html]Research”>http://www.brandeis.edu/experientiallearning/forstudents/research.html)
2) There are many politically/socially active students. Last semester about 60 students went to New Hampshire on weekends to campaign for Obama, and political groups also organize phonebankings throughout the year. There’s also a very active environmental group. </li>
<li>I’m not a science major, but there are distribution requirements so you would need to a class in the humanities, social sciences and the creative. I’ve found it pretty easy most of the time to take classes that fulfill those reqs that I also find personally interesting. </li>
<li>I’d say there are all kinds of people at Brandeis. We can give you a better idea if you tell us what you are looking for or what extracurricular you are interested in. But in general, I’d say everyone is friendly and you will find a close group of friends depending on your interests etc…</li>
<li>I think at every university there’s always going to be students who have issues with the administration or bureaucracy at Brandeis or anywhere. But I think if you generally have a concern and you go speak to someone anybody will happy to help you.</li>
<li>Students often go into Waltham or Boston on the weekend. Waltham has a lot of ethnic restaurants, and ice cream parlor and a bookstore run by Brandeis alums. There’s a always a club that organizes volunteer activities with schools and institutions in Waltham. [The</a> Waltham Group at Brandeis University](<a href=“http://people.brandeis.edu/~walthamgroup/index.php]The”>http://people.brandeis.edu/~walthamgroup/index.php)
[Brandeis</a>’ after-school program in Waltham ends season - Waltham, MA - The Daily News Tribune](<a href=“Wicked Local | Waltham News Tribune”>Wicked Local | Waltham News Tribune)
Students also go into Boston to have dinner, see a movie or go to the theater (there’s a club that offers discount tickets to productions such as Dirty Dancing). There are free shuttles to Waltham, Harvard Square and Boston, and Brandeis is also convenient to the commuter rail that goes into Cambridge/Boston.</li>
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