<p>~200, but that was an easy summer distrib-filling class that ~1/5 of the year took for the distribs.</p>
<p>otherwise, around 60 for intro chem...most of my other classes are around 10-25</p>
<p>Michael1, large classes aren't harder or smaller per se. With the exception of the sciences, large classes usually involve less work than small classes: your grade is often determined solely by a midterm and a final or one term paper.</p>
<p>Smaller classes often expect more papers or projects and active participation, which makes it really obvious whether or not you have prepared for the class. A lack of participation in (or motivation for) the class can have a negative impact on your grade because the instructor might assign participation grades.</p>
<p>big classes are harder if you can't grasp the material well (like if you are so not a math person and you're in a 150 person math class) because you don't get to ask questions much in class and your professor may not be very available for you outside of class. But if it's just a basic class like history or something, and all you have to do is show up, take notes, do 3 tests throughout the semester and a research paper, it's not that hard. Usually the grad students do the grading in those kind of classes and they can go easier on you because they are younger and remember what undergrad was like recently.</p>
<p>i always enjoyed huge classes, one of my freshman biology pre-req classes was perfect, it was in a huge lecture hall 400 kids and really early in the morning, sleeping in the back was awesome. i am really comfortable being a number though.</p>