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<blockquote data-quote="Silvanos" data-source="post: 1447268" data-attributes="member: 9732"><p>I'll add a few more, these are from my wife, who is a tenured Prof.</p><p></p><p>It is not that Prof's don't care. It is that if they do not see you putting forth the effort, they see no reason to put forth the effort on you...</p><p></p><p>Be honest, and realize that every professor has heard every possiable excuse there is... If you screw up, just say I screwed up. Make deadlines. And avoid asking for extensions.</p><p></p><p>The best way to get to know a Prof, is to go to their office hours and ask for help on an assignment. This lets them get your face memorized, and shows that you are invested.</p><p></p><p>Do not show up to a Prof's office hours everyday. They tend to have a bunch of things to do in the few hours they are in their office... And while most are willing to HELP, they are not willing to do your assignment for you.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>KEEP YOUR SYLLABUS!</strong> </u> It is the contract between yourself, and your professor. If you have a question about an assignment, gradeing, or course policy... It will likely be there! Prof's tend to get very annoyed when you ask them a question about something that is ON page one.</p><p></p><p>While good Prof's care about their GOOD students, they are not your parents, and will as likely be willing to watch you fail, as they are to watch you succeed. Because GOOD Prof's know that if you Fail, it is not their failure but yours. Plus, they likely have Tenure! (I added that)</p><p></p><p>Get involved in something on campus that does NOT involve alot of drinking. </p><p>Get involved in something on campus that DOES involve alot of drinking, but only on weekends.</p><p></p><p>Know that Spring Break starts on a Monday, not the Wed. Thurs. or Friday before. Many Prof's will give quizes on the Friday before just for this reason...</p><p></p><p>Be on time. People that show up late piss me off.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well there you have it. And let me tell you, she can be MEAN. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silvanos, post: 1447268, member: 9732"] I'll add a few more, these are from my wife, who is a tenured Prof. It is not that Prof's don't care. It is that if they do not see you putting forth the effort, they see no reason to put forth the effort on you... Be honest, and realize that every professor has heard every possiable excuse there is... If you screw up, just say I screwed up. Make deadlines. And avoid asking for extensions. The best way to get to know a Prof, is to go to their office hours and ask for help on an assignment. This lets them get your face memorized, and shows that you are invested. Do not show up to a Prof's office hours everyday. They tend to have a bunch of things to do in the few hours they are in their office... And while most are willing to HELP, they are not willing to do your assignment for you. [U][B]KEEP YOUR SYLLABUS![/B] [/U] It is the contract between yourself, and your professor. If you have a question about an assignment, gradeing, or course policy... It will likely be there! Prof's tend to get very annoyed when you ask them a question about something that is ON page one. While good Prof's care about their GOOD students, they are not your parents, and will as likely be willing to watch you fail, as they are to watch you succeed. Because GOOD Prof's know that if you Fail, it is not their failure but yours. Plus, they likely have Tenure! (I added that) Get involved in something on campus that does NOT involve alot of drinking. Get involved in something on campus that DOES involve alot of drinking, but only on weekends. Know that Spring Break starts on a Monday, not the Wed. Thurs. or Friday before. Many Prof's will give quizes on the Friday before just for this reason... Be on time. People that show up late piss me off. Well there you have it. And let me tell you, she can be MEAN. :) [/QUOTE]
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