There’s a good and bad side to every kind of class. Here’s a short pros and cons list I’ve compiled for physical classes:

Pros to Physical Classes:

Asking Questions:

Ask questions as they come along in class instead of emailing someone constantly; there’s no shame in harassing your professor with constant questions via email but sometimes they’d like to do it during their class time instead of their free time.

Study Groups:

Being able to form study groups with people in the class without tracking them down via email. The first day of class you can find people you can form a study group with sitting right next to you.

Sitting in Front Row:

You can get brownie points from the professor by sitting in the front, answering questions, and asking questions.

Being on Campus:

Since you’re already on campus you can go to the professor’s office hours, go to the library, and take advantage of other on-campus activities.

Cons to Physical Classes:

Just Another Face:

Sometimes when you go to class and you don’t participate you can just be another face to your professor. There’s no individuality unless you choose to stand out from the other students.

Getting Out of Bed:

This con was going to have to be addressed eventually. Everyone hates to get out of bed, especially if you make the mistake of having an early class or a late class.

Sitting in a Lecture Hall:

Do I even have to explain this? Sitting next to other people? Being social? Having to look people in the eye? Wow.

Other People’s Questions:

Having to sit through other people’s questions. This is a little bit of a pro and a con but I’m not going to lie, who wants to sit though someone asking what a bird is in chemistry class?

I hope this small pros and cons list helped you and make sure to keep your eye out for Spring/Fall Semesters: Online Classes!