I don't understand those people who try to say one department is harder than another especially in CLAS. I never once had a multiple choice test in either Sociology or Anthropology, mostly papers. Large classes at UVA do have multiple choice tests. One guy spent most of the class period on his Sidekick and would up and leave during the middle of class and then not come back. I wasn't quite sure why they were all so interested in sociology, but it did kind of annoy me with how laissez-faire they behaved towards the class. I do remember during summer session 2007 taking a bunch of the sociology pre-reqs so that I could declare the major and a bunch of my classmates were members of the football team. Still did a lot of writing though.with the exception of my Law and Society class, most of my exams were some kind of essay.Įach department had its "easy A" classes though. Most of my sociology courses, even at the 300 level were comparatively smaller, and much more room for in-class discussion. I never felt as confident about the material in the larger classes. GPA was considerably higher than my Gov't/Politics GPA.įrom my experience, the politics courses tended to be larger (with the exception of 400 and 500 level seminars) with more discussion sections/TA grading. Well as a Soc and Government double major, I can attest to the fact that my Soc. Also, the course forum is good but be cautious of that site as the professors have access to it.Ī's are possible at UVA- they are just not handed out like candy. They are fairly reliable sources for the easy A's. If I were you I would make friends with some of the guys in the Frats. Most of the jocks choose either Soc or Anthro as their majors. Soc and anthropology are typically easier A's. ģ- you need to know how to weed through the COD.aka the "sis" in order to find the easy A's. I am not saying to go every week but if they know who you are then it makes a world of difference. Ģ- Always find time to go to office hours for either your Prof or TA.that could be the difference between a B+ and an A. And my friends who always received A's knew a few tricks aside from working their butts off:ġ- if your class holds a discussion section- attend regularly and get in good with your TA- they will grade all your papers, tests.etc That almost always helps. The majority of my classmates received B's. If you have a B consider yourself in the middle of your class. But that only applies if people are not failing or receiving C's. The lower the A's the better the school looks. Sometimes I think that school is purposely out to get everyone. So in short, it is totally possible to work your butt off and still pull a B. A's at UVA- Let me just tell you that my ego was soo badly bruised by that school during my first semester.
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