Academics

All of the classes here you will genuinely learn something in. That is not to say that some are not more laid back than others.

A lot of emphasis is put on 'experiential learning'. If you are learning about injustice, you will be expected to volunteer to make a difference. If you are learning about plants, you'll have field trips to go collect plants. If you are learning about adventure, you'll go out hiking, camping, and backpacking. There is the traditional textbook studying and tests as well, but be prepared to get some real life experience in as well.

There's an interesting balance of new, young teachers that are very technology savvy and older folks who are more the traditional textbook and printed report type. It varies by major, but in general a science major can expect to be taking notes on a laptop and electronically turning in work. Humanities majors can expect to spend a lot of time around a printer.

Professors will take care of you, and they are there to help you. Classes do get very difficult so take advantage of all of the free services that the school offers.

The workload here is challenging yes, but not so much where you have migraines everyday. Redlands likes to create very well-rounded citizens so, they don't bombard you with coursework so that you can become a leader and an involved member of the school.

Professors are great, the only thing I would suggest doing is staying at a Steady 16 credits or higher each semester to help out with your registration for classes each semester.

A lot is expected from students academically and many of the majors are intense in terms of time and amount of units required. The leniency on test grading and the actual difficulty of the class varies from teacher to teacher.