SU Questions

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<p>I'm still trying to figure out where I'll be mailing a deposit to come May 1st! I live just outside Syracuse and SU has always been a top choice... I'm hoping I can get a few questions answered.</p>

<p>How "hard" are typical classes at the college of arts and sciences? For example, if I study and put in a fair amount of time (fair meaning not overkill but not nothing) is it possible to attain a 4.0 or something in that ballpark?</p>

<p>How large are classes typically?</p>

<p>SU does have the connotation of having many "rich" kids there. How true is this? Will I feel out of place if I'm not rich or is it just as easy for a middle class kiddo like myself to fit in?</p>

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<p>stephrad: from my daughter’s freshman experience:</p>

<p>1) classes in arts and sciences are not that difficult: A- more the norm than A though…harder classes in Maxwell, Whitman, etc…</p>

<p>2) any large class has many smaller sections during one part of the week; most of the discussions count more than the lectures (and sometimes part of exams are given in lecture and part in discussions)</p>

<p>3)my daughter says that there are all different kinds of kids there; rich, poor, upper middle, middle…you find your own and who you are comfortable with…</p>

<p>PM me if you have any other q’s…</p>