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Often referred to as a “Little Ivy,” Connecticut College has strong and innovative academic programs. Rather than follow a predetermined list of classes, students are encouraged to actively plan out their education at Conn. Some of the special options include designing a major, developing a concentration, participating in a certificate program, or writing an honors thesis. Many students take advantage of these opportunities, and the variety of individual projects happening on campus make academics exciting. Professors are devoted and helpful both inside and outside the classroom, and because of Conn’s small size, there aren’t many huge lecture hall-style classes. Students usually get to know the professors in their majors very well, which makes it easy to seek out help after class, or fall into research and intern positions. Professors are clearly exuberant about the subjects they teach, but they shy away from monotonous lectures in order to get students to participate in class. In fact, most professors at Conn prefer to moderate discussions rather than dominate them. The assignments are challenging and usually involve a lot of writing. Students take their academics seriously, but academics are not number one on everyone’s priority list. It’s common for students to go through a long period of masterful procrastination in the middle of the semester, generally followed by spurts of hyper-productivity near the eleventh hour of finals week.

Students at Conn are granted a lot of academic freedom. Students usually do not worry about General Education requirements, as most of them can be fulfilled without much effort. Though, while class sizes at Conn tend to be small, entry-level natural science courses are almost always over-packed, which sometimes makes it hard to get into your desired laboratory section.

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candeeshoppee

Dance '13

5.0

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Hello Dance World!

The dance department at Connecticut College is unparalleled. It gives its student plenty support, open forum to discuss issues and a very strong sense of student voice and participation. The course load though vigorous provides dance training that yields strength and finesse within the technique. The curriculum is well rounded for both majors and minors and exposes its dancers to duties outside of just dancing such as technical work. The studio spaces a gorgeous and growing more and more beautiful by the day as the department continues to upgrade equipment. Not to mention that the department does all this while producing incredibly beautiful, high-quality, professional productions/shows. All on within a ridiculously small budget. Thank goodness for a very well connected faculty, especially department chair. Beyond being well connected the dance faculty are so well trained and amazing instructor. They push us to achieve the most we possibly can with our dance training (forcing us to work us and play harder) while building relationships with us that show their love and support. My favorite part of the department is that it is my family away from home in some many ways. We love, we disagree, we cry, and we laugh together, but we always remain close-knit and are there for one another when needed (as well as when the support is not needed ;] )

Apr 08, 2012

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ultraspa

Economics '13

5.0

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Great Professors, Challenging but Amazing Classes

So far all the classes I've had at Conn are great. The professors are incredibly smart and friendly. I'm a French and German double majors and I have to say, if you want to go deep into foreign languages or global focus, Conn is a great great school for you.

Oct 10, 2010

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morning_glory

Physical Sciences '12

Honestly, I don't think that...

Honestly, I don't think that General Education Requirements are hard to fill. It's possible to for people to go aboard, take classes for the centers, double major,and have a minor.

Apr 04, 2009

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