Academics

Academics at Sewanee is no joke. Since all classes are worth 4 credits, you'll obviously be expected to do a lot of out of class work that is expected to be done by class time. And skipping classes is not a good idea; classes can cover a lot in 50 minutes to an hour and 15. You can quickly find yourself falling behind if you aren't careful.

The writing intensive classes are difficult for me because I have never been that good at communicating through writing. (Part of the reason I went to Sewanee is to get better at writing) The math and science classes are easy in my opinion, but that is at least partially because the professors are awesome teachers. Professors usually have regular office hours and love to help students. Classes are small (usually around 20 people)

Classes are a step above AP and IB classes. If you do well in those classes and have a good study habit, you'll do fine.

a difficult course load that requires self-discipline and time management. we work very hard, but we play just as hard, and if you can make yourself get what you need to do done, you'll have a great time.