The 3:7 ratio of practical classes to academic classes feels as though it is a missed opportunity; however, it could be worse. I’ll start by saying that I feel as though this ratio should be 1:1 or at least 4:6 or 6:4. This is because while academics are important, it is not going to prepare anyone for the actual job market. It is practically known that employers value a recipient’s experience in a field as opposed to his or her supposed knowledge. Experience is simply, in my opinion, an easier merit to base a recipient’s skill on as opposed to knowledge the recipient may or may not remember from previous courses. This is why out of the 10 courses required to get an MS, I feel that the university should require one or two “practical” courses to graduate. I can only see this helping the students because although learning the theories behind a subject is important it will not truly stick unless the knowledge is applied in actual situations.