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Advice regarding a professor

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ZowieHowie

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Well, I dont post much to OT, but thought I might give it a shot since I know many AT members are college students.

I am in the MBA program at my university. The school awarded me a full scholarship for the next 2 years, granted that I get no Cs. This did not seem like it would be a problem, since I my 4-year undergrad GPA was a 3.87, and I was Cum Laude.

Well, in 2 of my classes, I have A's. In my third one, I have a C/D. The reason for the poor grade is the professor teaching one thing in class, and then testing us on a much higher level. The class average on the first exam was a D- (even though he let us have a cheat sheet), and I was a few percentage points higher than the average. Since I was concerned, I went and spoke to the professor to see if he had any suggestions on how I can improve my score on the next exam, or if he could give me some extra practice problems. He would not really give me an answer. No help at all. Basically acted like I was wasting his time asking for help

So, I (as well as like 10 or 12 of my classmates) went and spoke to the dean. The dean said s/he would talk to the professor, and then let us know how it went. The professor LIED to the dean and said that he gave is problems similar to those on the test. Totally untrue. He gave us problems that were incredibly easy. I knew them cold, and if they (or anything at their level) were on the exam, I would have Aced it.

I went to speak to the professor today and explained my situation, and he says that I have a "better chance of getting a B than a D", but will probably fall into the C range. At my school, C's at the grad level are just as bad as getting an F. If I drop the class, I have to take it over again (and pay out of my own pocket), but keep my scholarship. On the other hand, he may curve at the end of the semester (though he claims that he won't). If he curves, I probaly get a B. If he doesn't, I may be screwed.

Any advice on what I should do? I am about 85% sure of what I am going to do, but was seeing what others think 🙂


So now I have a problem. If I get a C, my scholarship is gone
 
hey, such is life at grad/professional school... i say bust your ass... professors usually expect more at this level...

however, since it seems like it's a class-wide thing, something isn't right here... if there isn't much of a normal distribution of grades, then you definitely need to get someone to step in on this and see what's up...

i'm in grad school myself, and yes, it sucks how anything less than a B is not passing...
 
Through out my 4 years of college, i never bother to drop or pass/fail(allow 12credits) any of my classes even if the professor is an A$$ or just plain hard. I just do my best and get what i deserve. But in your case, scholarship is important...i would say hang in there and try harder.
 
If you are a "Cum Laude" kinda person.. make sure you sound proof your bedroom...

lol


I would drop the class and take it with a different professor.
 
Same prof might teach it the next time around, so dropping might not be a good idea.

You should get your classmates to all complain more to the dean. I've had profs get fired because the students kept complaining. It's hard to continue the class after that, but maybe you'll get lucky and the grades will be curved or something.
 
You can complain, but the dean is most likely to believe the professor than the students..
Drop and hope that different prof is teaching next time..
 
bitch to the dean. make your parents call. our friends act like your parents and call the dean. same for your classmates.
 
Drop it ASAP. Your scholarship is at stake here. I remember doing this once and I found out later all the students complained to the dean and the professor ended up curving the class so most of the people got A's and B's. You take your chances and it may be wiser to take a chance at taking it the semester after.

Look at it this way ... if the professor decides to curve it and teach the same class next semester, he may curve it for the next class because he may face the same dilemma.
 
Originally posted by: Xiety
bitch to the dean. make your parents call. our friends act like your parents and call the dean. same for your classmates.
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OMG, this is at the college level, not high school. Parents calling in will hardly do anything, considering he's already an adult in graduate school.
 
Originally posted by: Ranger X
Originally posted by: Xiety
bitch to the dean. make your parents call. our friends act like your parents and call the dean. same for your classmates.
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OMG, this is at the college level, not high school. Parents calling in will hardly do anything, considering he's already an adult in graduate school.
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It all depends on who the parents are. 😉

Rob
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Stop bitching and study more. Life sometimes throws you curves. Deal with it...
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I've been dealing with it an entire semester. Studying more does not help. As an example: If you are taking Physics 1, and your professor tests you out of a Physics 2 book, will studying more help? The answer is no

My professor is testing us on too high a level for what he is teaching and what the book says.
 
Originally posted by: ZowieHowie
Should I risk getting lower than a B though, or just get out and take it another semester?
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Just work even harder and don't whine to the professor. Demonstrate that you are working even harder and it's likely he will cut you some slack and give you the B.
 
Funny you mention this because im going though the same thing. However im paying for it myself. I have a high C average for the class, while the 80% of the class has a D average. The material is not difficult, but the professor tests us on materiel not yet covered. Dammit all!
 
Same in discreet math for me. but by the time i realized how fvked i was... i just decided to take the hit and deal with the concequences later.... :beer:
 
whale....if the whole calss is failing, the professor isn't doing his job. It's the professor, not the student.
 
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