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<p>Then get fake champagne/sparkling apple cider (or have your parents get some for you). Some kind of sparkling beverage that looks like champagne, comes in a glass bottle, and isn’t alcoholic.</p>
<p>Thanks MissSuperFantastic. I FINALLY figured out why my bio teacher hates me even with my 98.8%. I constantly eat, sleep, do other hw in her class, plus talk talk talk!</p>
<p>Honestly, beyond turning in work on time and so forth, practice good people skills:</p>
<p>-Act (and be) interested in what the prof is saying (this shows you’re agreeable and makes people feel valuable).
-Be a smiling/encouraging face in the front row (this not only shows that you care about the subject and/or want to learn since you’re sitting in the front but also makes the professor feel good about what they’re saying and may actually help them be more interesting because they feel someone is <em>actually</em> listening)
-If it’s a smaller class and/or they have time and/or you actually are interested in what he/she knows, ask the professor to grab lunch/coffee/etc. with you and get to know him/her a bit and converse about your subject (keep it professional, of course)
-Finally, probably the MOST important thing is to at least meet the professor (AND the TA/GA, if the TA/GA if he/she will be grading your homework and/or tests!) so they he/she/they will connect to a face to a name. I tell this to the students I TA for all the time–if I have a face to your name, I am more likely to try my best to get you points! It’s NOT a favoritism thing (and I am VERY clear about that), but it’s something I’ve realized I (and others) tend to do–basically, it boils down to being much harder to mark something wrong on a paper when there’s an actual person behind it! (Although I have no idea how much this actually affects one’s grades. I would guess it’s probably only a couple of percent at most.)</p>
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<p>Why tease?</p>
<p>No seriously, office hours regularly…and dont go to suck up but to learn more.</p>
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<p>My advice- calm down with the worrying. Professors aren’t out to get you. They’re there to help you- just ask them for it.</p>
<p>Most profs don’t give a s*** what you do as long as you don’t disrupt class. College classes are nothing like high school classes.</p>
<p>You know what the trick to being liked by professors is?</p>
<p>Don’t be a giant ■■■■■■ or a turd sandwich.</p>
<p>TRUFAX.</p>
<p>A mix of advice from my own experiences and those of my mom (who teaches at a community college):</p>
<p>DOs
- Go to office hours. Regularly. Make sure you’re understanding the material. This has three big advantages: you will learn the material better, the professor will like you more, and you will have the great experience of getting to know a professor.
- Show up early to class. It just never hurts. Especially on days when there’s a test.
- Pay attention. Don’t look at being called on in class as something to be avoided.
- Come to class, unless you have a conflict (i.e. out of town). In my experience, professors will generally not be happy if you say, “Oh, can you explain that to me? I missed class that day.”
- Do the homework. When students come to my mom and ask for help, the first thing she asks them is, “Did you do the homework?” If not, she generally suggests that they try that first and see if it helps.</p>
<p>DON’Ts
- Don’t make lame excuses. If something was your fault and you ought to be responsible for it, admit it and accept the responsibility. “I need to take my final early because I’m in the military and shipping out to Iraq the week after finals” is a good excuse (as long as it’s true). “I missed the test because it was snowing and traffic was really slow” is a bad excuse (you should have left early).
- Don’t cheat. You will pretty much never get away with it, and the consequences will always be severe. Also, if you cheat and get caught, a really great way to tick off the prof is to protest the consequences to some kind of review board, rather than just accepting responsibility.</p>
<p>Following up on that, if you need to reschedule a final, do so AS SOON AS YOU FIND OUT about the conflict. If you know about it the semester or quarter beforehand, bring it up within a few days of the first day of class. Not only will it give the prof more time to handle a change, but s/he’ll be impressed by your punctuality and respect for his/her time.</p>
<p>No rescheduling for vacations and such, though. However, something like a school related competition (or shipping off) could be acceptable.</p>
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<p>South Park is great ^UCLAri</p>
<p>This is a funny article in The Onion on how not to act:</p>
<p>‘Guy In Philosophy Class Needs To Shut The **** Up’ -The Onion
<a href=“The Onion | America's Finest News Source.”>The Onion | America's Finest News Source.;
<p>I’ve quite enjoyed reading this thread, I must say. </p>
<p>One thing you may want to keep in mind is that professors–like students–are different from each other. What bothers one prof will delight another.</p>
<p>That having been said, I suspect many of my colleagues would agree with the following:</p>
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<li><p>I really don’t care if you sit in the front row or not. Some of my favorite students sit in the last row.</p></li>
<li><p>Someone wrote: “if I have a face to your name, I am more likely to try my best to get you points.” I disagree. I grade all assignments, papers, and exams anonymously. I grade your work–not your face.</p></li>
<li><p>“Don’t make lame excuses.” This I agree with. It bothers me when students won’t take responsibility for their behavior.</p></li>
<li><p>I also don’t care for students who come to office hours just to kiss up. I’ve taught thousands of students. I’ve seen it all. I can tell the brown-nosers from far away. Come to office hours if you have genuine questions.</p></li>
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<p>Other things that really bother me: cell phones going off during class (completely unacceptable, especially in small classes); people talking to each other during class while I’m talking (I can see you and I can hear you; it’s distracting and shows lack of respect); and people coming to class late (disruptive/shows lack of respect).</p>
<p>Bottom line: Don’t behave like a seven-year-old. Be respectful. Don’t kiss up. Be prepared. Take responsibility for your shortcomings. And don’t worry about “impressing” your professor. There’s no need to strategize. Keep in mind that, as someone once wrote, by and large professors <em>like</em> students–if we didn’t, we’d be selling insurance or doing some other job. If you behave responsibly and respectfully, your professor will like you… :-)</p>
<p>you won’t have to worry about having “a professor on your tail” cause chances are they won’t know who the F you are.</p>