<p>What can you tell me about the following
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1) Course registration (how tough to get classes you want?, etc)
2) Grading fair, tough, curves?
3) Quality of professors
4) Library & other study space available (is there enough? How about during<br>
midterms/finals?)
Interested econ, history, political science in particular
Thank you!</p>
<p>Hi,
My daughter is a first year student at Gburg, so I can’t tell you much, but she did not have any problem getting into the classes she wanted as a first year. That said, I did hear of one or two people who did not get into their first choice of first year seminar, but I think that is to be expected as they are capped at 16 students. I did notice, however, that there was a creative writing class with multiple sections lasted in the course booklet that was already filled, with the exception of one section that was reserved for freshmen. Oh, wait—I just pulled out the booklet, and there were a few other classes that were filled before the first year students could register. (Lit Found. of Western Culture, for example). She was able to get into all the classes she wanted, though, and I imagine it gets easier as you move up into subsequent years. I think if it is a class recommended for the first year in your major, you would probably be ok. If you happen by chance to be locked out of something, well, you could just take something else to fulfill another requirement. One thing we did not realize until she was admitted and ready to register was that the typical Gburg student only takes four classes a semester. I wish it were five…I think that would allow for a bit more academic exploration.</p>
<p>As far as quality of professors, she is happy with the ones she has. But, then again, that is only four professors. I imagine Gburg is the same as everywhere else…you will like some professors a lot; others, not so much.</p>
<p>I don’t know about how the library will be come mid-terms (although my daughter did say a LOT of students are planning on going home for the reading days, so maybe it won’t be crowded) or finals, but my dd is always able to find space at the library to study. Another thing to consider is you have access to most of the buildings almost all the time, so unless you need a computer or printer, you should be able to find a quiet nook somwhere.</p>
<p>thanks very much -
regarding 4 classes, for whatever it’s worth…i felt the same on 5 vs 4, but after watching the activities/leadership it allowed my other son to take on his freshman year, i became a believer that it was a good thing for overall development, which is as much a goal as the academic aspect</p>