Is the amount of students at the school a problem?

WRITEfluidity
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:48:57 +0000

While I understand where the coach is coming from, what he said doesn’t hold much truth. Yes, if there are smaller classes, this usually directly relates to the fact that the professor is able to help out the student more. However, that is what office hours are for. I was one of those students in High School who learned best in small classes, because I got more ‘one and one time’. You WILL see small classes at UCF-most of my classes didn’t have a large amount, my smallest at thirty students, max. That was for English. However, for classes such as my Human Species class, it was a huge lecture hall-around 400 students. However, that class was by far my favorite, because I loved the amount of students in it. It actually pushed me to do better in the class. How large a school is does not determine the education you get-the student itself does. You can attend a school where there will be 25 kids in each class, but if you don’t put in the effort, you’ll fail just as you would with a class of 400 students. You determine how well you do in college, and what you get out of it. Explain to your dad that you want to attend a large school because of diversity, as when you graduate college, you will be in a world with many different people, from many different backgrounds, which will only help you. Putting yourself in a small college with very little diversity will not prepare you for the ‘real world’ or ‘reality’. Explain to your dad this is what you want, and you hope he will support you in your choice. I’m also an out of state student, a Freshmen at UCF, and I can tell you (Coming from someone who loved small classes) that I am SO happy with the change. I love the amount of people, and I’m actually doing very well academically-even better then high school. Outline these points to him! Also, the more students, the more alumni, and the more professors, which also can give you a better chance of networking for your major:)