<p>just finished first year of college and on academic probation. I am a pretty smart kid in high school. I got admitted to a Big Ten university. However, I had some hangups about school. Personally, my heart has to be into something to do good in it. So I made this thread and figured we could help each other out.</p>
<p>1) What’s the point of college professors? I always thought they were a “step-up” from high school teachers but all they do is summarize the readings/problems two up to five times a week. It feels like there is no difference between online courses and going to university/college learning-wise. I mean professors don’t even grade your papers, some do research I’ll give them that.</p>
<p>2) Cheating. I seriously hate it when I study for hours on a test, and then some person few rows below me is cheating. I don’t want to nark but y’know</p>
<p>3) Are grades really going to matter that much? I mean unless you get a 4.0 in school or you go to a really prestigious school are grades really going to matter that much?</p>
<p>4) I was wondering if during a week day, that you had to study all day (not literally) to get 4.0’s? (full time student)</p>
<p>5) ASS.HOLE PROFESSORS. whenever i read college advice it says go to office hours. I go there and he/she’s a prick. ***?</p>
<p>6) Learning for life <----------------------> Get good grades I’m torn between these two ways of thinking. You might say both, but imo when preparing for tests it will be different studying. (ex. you don’t have to cheat if you are just trying to learn it for life)</p>
<p>7) I might sound naive when I say this but I think some colleges/universities have classes (mostly pre-requisites) that are designed to be extra hard/make you fail/lower your grade</p>
<p>Sounds like an intro course. When you get to the more advanced courses, most of the interesting info is in the lecture, not the notes.</p>
<p>In theory, the prof goes beyond the textbook with examples, insights, and such. That’s how the better ones make it interesting.</p>
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<p>If you stick with it, it all evens out in the end. The cheaters are not learning now. If the course is a foundation class, like accounting 101, then they will be lost in future classes. Cheating presumes a certain level of understanding. Like trying to cheat in a calculus class after cheating your way through pre-calc.</p>
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<p>Yes, especially if you are going to grad school. At a minimum, your grades reflect how well you learned the subject. If you barely make it through college with C’s, then you will be at a performance disadvantage to a student who got A’s. At your job, that student will be that much quicker, and catch on faster. </p>
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<p>I hear that 1 hour of class is suppose to require 3 hours of homework. It all depends on the student. Some kids have to work really hard, and others it comes easy. Only you will know if you are the student that can take 15 credits and study all the time, or take 20 credits and have time for EC’s.</p>
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<p>Make it a point to tell the prof at the end of class that you will show up at the next office hours. Then, if the prof doesn’t show, leave a note on the door that you stopped by and to call/email you if other hours are available. Hopefully that makes them feel really guilty. However, if you tell them you will be there, make sure you show up. Not that they shouldn’t be there anyway.</p>
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<p>It is always learning for life. You need to learn it as good as you can (get good grades) so that you can use it for life when you need it.</p>
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<p>They are the weed out classes, but they are not extra hard. It is just seems extra hard because the University wants to have an expansive admissions policy to give everyone a chance. Unfortunately, not everyone who is given a chance has what it takes to succeed. You never know if one of the kids that looks bad on paper matures over the summer, blossoms, and succeeds.</p>
<p>You have to learn basic accounting to succeed in business. They can’t make it too easy, or you will fail future classes. They can only make it so hard, because there is only so much to be taught. They can’t, just for the fun of it, test you on the proper accounting for refinancing a loan with a prepayment penalty because there is nothing in intro accounting that would give you any clue as to the GAAP rules for each of the potential scenarios.</p>
<p>I’m glad my kids have decided long ago to learn for life. My S will read materials & complete texts even after he finished the course because the class didn’t use much/all of it & he wanted to validate having purchased the materials.</p>
<p>Both of my kids have had their share of teachers who are just going thru the motions & don’t love their classes & have questionable teaching skills but have fortunately also had some amazing ones.</p>
<p>It is worthwhile asking around to see the courses and teachers everyone raves about as being great at teaching, even if he subject might be a stretch for you. Being taught by a gifted motivated instructor is such worth finding and fitting into your schedule.</p>