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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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ultraspa

'13

Economics

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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

'12

Physical Sciences

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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ConJR

'13

Arts

The workload completely depends on...

The workload completely depends on the person and the major. I'm an art student, and because of my concentration, I have to spend large amounts of time in the studio, and it takes quite a toll. Others who are majoring in government and science seem to have a lot of work as well. Everyone else appears to be stressed at some times and have absolutely nothing to do during others (the two extremes). I like most of the teachers, and I've been able to create a good, concrete relationships with them, especially with it being such a small school.

Feb 28, 2009

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