Beloit College - Academics

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You’ll hear complaints, of course: “This class is a waste of time,” or “That professor shouldn’t be teaching.” But all in all, anyone who goes to Beloit with the will be to well-educated will come out of Beloit well-educated, as well as stronger willed. What it comes down to is that you’re responsible for your own education. The resources are there. Ninety-nine percent of the time, professors are sitting lonely in their offices, waiting for their students to utilize them. They are approachable and well-informed people, and they will adore you for wanting to hear them talk about their expansive expertise. The professors here only have enough time in class to impart a tiny sliver of their expertise. However, if a student were to ask for a little more information about a topic mentioned in class, the professor could go on for hours to bestow their indispensible and incredibly extensive knowledge upon curious students.

Beloit College will always have its weak points—the art department seems to have to work hard to keep up with the rest, and scheduling can be a problem because of the small size, but one of Beloit’s strongest points is the freedom it gives to its students to wander, experiment with, and mosey through different areas to find what they have a real passion for. And if the packaged deals aren’t quite well-packaged enough, they have a “custom-made” option to please even the pickiest educational palate. Heck, I sure do find my nose just a little higher in the air ever since I started getting a Beloit education. Maybe it’s from the reactions you’ll get from people who know about the college—they make you feel like you’re going to Yale.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

The teachers are amazing, and... The teachers are amazing, and they’re incredibly flexible and available. All of my teachers know me by name, which is really nice. The teachers will always go out of their way to help explain difficult concepts. Classes are really interesting, mostly because we don’t have run-of-the-mill professors. Classes are involved and interactive. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

There are always a few bad seeds,... There are always a few bad seeds, which is true for any school, but even the ‘bad seeds’ are just tough, not impossible. In my four years at Beloit College, I never met a professor who was unwilling to help his or her students or who flat-out refused to work with students when unusual circumstances arose. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

For the most part, I would say... For the most part, I would say that the classes are interesting. Sometimes, professors come up with the most amazing titles for their classes. There has only been one time that I was disappointed and felt misled by a course description, and that sucked. Most profs at Beloit are pretty accessible and easy to get along with. You are bound to run into one or two that you hate with a passion, but one of your friends may love him. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

Here’s the thing about Beloit, and... Here’s the thing about Beloit, and this is very distinctive; I’ve been to another private arts school, a community college, and a state school for summer classes, and Beloit has one thing that the others don’t: students at Beloit love to talk in class. And I mean they love to talk about themselves. It’s not uncommon for a student to bring up what philosophy book they’re reading in their spare time and try to tie it into a class discussion. It’s great that students are so engaged, but sometimes, I wish they’d shut up. What this means, I suppose, is that a lot of Beloiters are academically arrogant. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

The teachers here are either... The teachers here are either amazing or horrible. Most are amazing, though. So far, I have had, on average, one bad teacher per semester, which is pretty good, considering I took about five classes each term. The class selection is really diverse; you have the usual intro classes, but once you get past that, the classes are great. 12345 Academics Report

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Did You Know?

With an interdisciplinary studies major, you can basically structure your own major with the approval of the college.

There are lots of opportunities for study abroad. Nearly 50 percent of Beloit students study abroad for a semester or academic year on a Beloit or non-Beloit program.

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