Wesleyan is a a very small school, with a student body of about 2800. When I came to Otago, I had no idea what to expect. The student body here is almost 30,000! I'm used to having close, personal relationships with each one of my professors. The first few classes of the semester had an overwhelming number of people in the classes, at least 150 students in each class. That is the size of our largest lecture hall at Wesleyan. However, throughout the semester (since no professor takes attendance), the classes began to dwindle as soon as the students felt it was okay to come and go as they please. After that, I felt more comfortable speaking in class and getting to know my professors. The one amazing aspect about going to Otago is, that the classes are so easy! My course load is perfect for an international student. My philosophy, for when I came here, was not to work too hard (that's for Wesleyan, of course!), and luckily, I don't have too!
Peace, Love, Otago
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