<p>I got into UC Davis and I am very excited and i want to attend but I don’t know if that is the smartest thing for me to do. I have no worries about the atmosphere or anything im just scared that I will go there and have a huge lecture hall and not actually learn anything. If you are a Davis student or anyone with knowledge about the classroom environment please lend some advice. I know that there are usually discussion classes every week but i want to know if you actually learned anything besides what your major is focused on.</p>
<p>Dude, its like that almost everywhere for GE classes. don’t worry. you’ll definitely learn everywhere you go.</p>
<p>Every public research university (which is what the UCs are) have huge lecture halls for their lower division classes. You’ll have to go to a private school or liberal arts college if you don’t want that…</p>
<p>not that I do not want to hear your input but I really wanna hear from someone who has actual experience at Davis but thanx for trying to help though =)</p>
<p>So when there’s more students in a class you can’t learn anything anymore?</p>
<p>Lol ok, but that wasn’t input, that was a fact</p>
<p>scholarkid… i think you should go to private, if you are easily distracted by a crowd of people in lecture halls… or just sit in the front! good luck >.></p>
<p>I’m still a first year at Davis… Most of my classes are in big lecture halls, but there are some in rooms of 25people or so. I don’t see why you can’t learn in a big lecture hall. If you are a serious student, you can learn from anywhere, even from just a book and without a teacher.</p>
<p>thanx herman</p>
<p>Yeah… lecture halls aren’t as big of a deal as they may seem. I guess it’s more efficient to have classes taught that way when there are so many students trying to learn the same subject. Most professors are open to questions during lecture, and if you don’t want to speak up in a room full of people, you can always go to office hours or set up an appointment.</p>
<p>Of course, for classes like English or writing, the class size will be much more limited so that professors/TAs can better focus on each student’s needs in his or her essays.</p>
<p>how small would those classes be exactly?? and i hear that there are discussion classes every week so that you can have a chance to discuss with your peers…is that true?</p>
<p>discussion classes… ~15-45 per section I guess… but many of the discussions arent required so many people don’t go to them. But yeah, its a good time to discuss if you like. I go to some of mine, theyre usually quite helpful if you do not catch something in lecture.</p>
<p>may i ask what your major is? also what do you think are the goods and bads about your school?</p>
<p>I went to a Chem class over the summer at Cal, where they had like 150 kids in a lecture hall. It is productive if you want it to be productive. If you pay attention and stay active, you will be fine. Also, there are bunch of supplemental activities right after the lecture with the TA’s.</p>
<p>Can some help me out??</p>
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<p>There are for the most part 20-25 per class. Whether discussions are mandatory varies from class to class. There are some classes where discussion actually counts as part of your grade since there are assignments and/or quizzes.</p>
<p>are there many opportunities for UG students? i heard that many of the opportunities especially research opportunities go to G students</p>
<p>There are quite a few available. In fact, we have a website ([Student</a> Employment Center - UC Davis Students](<a href=“http://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/Jobs/ucdstudents.html]Student”>http://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/Jobs/ucdstudents.html)) with a huge listing of job/internship/research opportunities.</p>