classes- fall semester 2005

Intensive Elementary Italian- One of my favorite classes I took at NYU was an intensive italian class. We had class everyday and got through two semesters of italian in just one semester. My professor was a student-teacher working on her masters. I don't remember her name but I do remember she was from Torino, Italy.

Quantitative Reasoning- Least favorite class. Boring material. Crazy professor.

Making Decisions in Contemporary America- This class still ranks as one of my top five classes I've taken in college. It was a freshman seminar at NYU, which means there were 15 freshman together with a professor discussing a topic for a semester. The class addressed ethics and decision making in contemporary America. We talked about cheating in college, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments, Erin Brockovich, the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, and so much more. I learned to take a stand and defend my position, which I did well. But I think the most important lesson I learned was that there sometimes isn't only one correct answer to a problem, especially when considering sensitive issues. My professor, Fredrick More, became a mentor for me and continues to be someone that I turn to for advice. This class really became the standard that I compared all of the rest of my classes to throughout college.