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Within the beautiful brick walls that make up Elon University, there is a fascinating world of information and knowledge. To prospective students, Elon looks exactly like what it is—a university trying to create a name and reputation for itself, claiming awards like “most up and coming.” From a student’s standpoint, that image gets a little lost in the hectic schedule of going to classes, studying, having a job, getting involved in all areas on campus, and mostly trying to enjoy the college experience. However, the students know that they are a part of something that will eventually be bigger than what we are now. The alumni connection is vastly improving, and the true quality of an Elon education is more apparent. When students graduate, their degrees will tell employers that we’ve been through some of the toughest challenges students face in today’s world and that they're trained and ready to take on more.

That being said, the academics at Elon are very rigorous. Each year, the admissions standards get increasingly harder, and each class is more in-depth and challenging. Despite that, Elon is still a very small school. Classes are small enough that students can ask lots of questions, professors get to know names and faces, and there’s never such a huge crowd that you have to fight to see your professor during office hours. If you want to succeed, Elon is the place to go. The school provides students with tremendous opportunity; it’s really up to the student whether to make him or herself a leader or follower. The opportunity to be a leader is here at Elon.

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janable

Biology '13

4.2

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Courses are not as easy as I had expected. The average in sciences are lower than the average for humanities.

Mar 14, 2012

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Biology '13

5.0

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Most Beautiful Academic Campus

I transferred to Elon University to get more individual attention from professors and have gotten all I wanted. The professors are very invested in making sure the students learn and are very involved. The courses are challenging which allows students to learn even more. There are internships, service learning courses, and research opportunities thorughout all departments at Elon. The campus is AMAZING, rated #1 most beautiful.

Mar 07, 2012

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International Studies '15

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International Studies

Professors are more than willing to help you design your own studies within your declared major. Plethora of classes offered within International Studies major. Some overlap with other majors but that makes accumulating minors easy. Wish we didn't have to declare regional concentrations but I see why it is necessary for specialization within a certain geographic region.

Feb 17, 2012

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Phoenix14News and Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper came to visit the University and talk to the award-winning campus news staff, Phoenix14News. Students have interned with Cooper at both CNN and 60 Minutes.

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Television Studio This is the Phoenix14News studio in the School of Communications.

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Communication School This is the School of Communications.

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