Learning Communities/Undergrad Experience

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>Just wanted to know any decent schools with a learning community or undergrad experience. I mean schools that freshmen are generally enrolled in to get to know one another and aren't treated as a number. An example could be Ohio State University or Temple U. These schools allow the students to really get to know the school and its professors.</p>

<p>Preferably with a business major in that school :]</p>

<p>Thanks in advanced</p>

<p>Some learning communities are academic. A group of students take some of the same classes with the same professors. Other learning communities are residential and are centered around dorm life.</p>

<p>Students get to know professors at every school. Students get to know each other at every school. You don't need learning communities for that. The benefits of a learning community program are zero.</p>

<p>Don't select a college because it has a so-called "learning community" program.</p>

<p>My DD was in a learning community at RIT for her first 2-3 qtrs. The kids didn't live together but took 2 or 3 classes together (17 students in the class). Those kids then took the next set of classes together. I think it helped them acclimate to college in that for those classes, it was more like HS. Same kids. Same professors for some of the classes. They even opted to take an elective together the last qtr and had a new section opened up just for them.</p>

<p>in response to collegehelp. I'm going to say that the students just need to be a little bit more active in getting to know their professors no? Cuz at big schools like the UCs in california, I find it hard to believe you cant not be treated like a number. I plan to go to a school with a population hopefully of about 13k plus.
Hope this helps alittle bit</p>

<p>Larger schools have more professors. The process of getting to know professors is about the same everywhere. Classes ar roughly the same size. If you want to speak with a professor, you see them before or after class or see them during office hours. It depends on the professor, too. Some are more approachable than others. And, it depends on your major. There is more interaction in some majors than others.</p>

<p>At larger schools, it is easier to find a professor with similar specific interests.</p>

<p>In general, students don't take full advantage of professor's availability. Professors are accessible but many students don't seek them out.</p>