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DePaul has eight undergrad colleges and a law school. The largest of these is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, but all have their own benefits and bragging rights. The academic experience of an individual DePaul student is highly dependent on the college they are in, but, overall, classes are generally very small, professors are young, yet fairly experienced in their field, and they will almost always know each student’s name by the end of the second week of courses.

The academic load is not terribly challenging for many students, but there is a component of community service to many courses that is very unique to DePaul. The University’s service-learning, or experiential-learning, requirement is a seminar-style class paired with out-of-class community service work. Students have the opportunity to work with an organization in the Chicago area, and a large component of what is taught in these courses focuses on the DePaul and Chicago communities and each individual’s responsibility to give back. Even if you learn nothing else at DePaul, you will almost definitely learn the importance of community and conscious living. Going to school in a large city offers another advantage—Chicago itself becomes another classroom. With so many things at students’ fingertips here, professors often assign projects that may involve going to a museum, a speaking event of a popular author or industry professional, or volunteering at a particular organization. The learning experience is taken to an entire new level when bridged out of the classroom.

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ascotello

'14

Business

4.6

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Business

DePaul's business school is highly respected and there is not enough good things that I could say about the Commerce school. There is a Career Center located in two Academic buildings (one in Lincoln Park and one in the Loop). Professors and students spread the word about the importance of going to the Career Center, as well as going to the Job Fairs that are provided about 3-4 times a year. The connections that DePaul has with Chicago-based companies are endless and prominent. I am very satisfied and glad that I chose this school because I know I will be given respect by multitudes of companies once I graduate.

Jan 29, 2012

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mmm2321

'14

Accounting

3.5

B

Academics at Depaul

My reason for coming to DePaul was the business program. So far, the business program has been pretty good although I just started taking business related courses so I cannot make a complete judgement on the school yet but so far it has been good.

Nov 26, 2011

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CYNTHIAYSMITH

'12

Business Management

4.2

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AWESOME SCHOOL AND FACULTY

I FIND THE FACULTY AWESOME TO WORK WITH. THEY HAVE HELPED ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY TO GET TO THE FINALITY OF MY DREAM. MY INSTRUCTORS ARE THE BEST, AND MY ADVISOR HAS HELPED ME IN SO MANY WAYS, WOULDN'T CHANGE HER. DEPAUL IS THE BEST!

Sep 15, 2011

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