Which physics lab to take?

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<p>So I am in a dilemma with choosing my physics lab for this spring. I have 2 choices on different campuses in my university.</p>

<p>The first TA on campus A is really bad and has horrible reviews on the fact that he teaches badly and is very inconsistent in grading. Will take points off one persons work but not another. His ratings say that nobody gets an A due to his bad grading, most people get a B. But, the physics lab on campus A is easy because you only have to write 2 reports and take a 2 question quiz in the start of lab. Little work outside of class.</p>

<p>The second TA at Campus B has good reviews. He is helpful and also a very fair grader but the lab at Campus B is a lot more work than Campus A. Individual lab reports are due weekly for a total of 12 overall and pre-labs in the beginning of each lab. But, grading distributions on myedu show that 90% of the class gets an A.</p>

<p>So being that my physics lab is only 1 credit, do I endure through the bad TA with the little work and get a B or do a lot more work with the good TA for an A? My best friend says she would rather take the easy lab with the bad TA. Thanks for any advice.</p>

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<p>If you have the time and the willingness to do the extra work, I would choose the good TA with more work (assuming, of course, that you don’t have a preference based on which campus the lab is located on). The bad TA sounds like they would just be really frustrating, and in my experience, physics labs really don’t take that long to do, as long as you have some idea of what you’re doing. You’ll likely learn more, get a better grade, and if you have the time for it, then it doesn’t seem like it’ll be that big of a deal.</p>

<p>If you don’t have the time for it, then just take the one with less work. It’s only one credit and it shouldn’t hurt your GPA too much. But if it were me, I’d take the better TA. It just sounds like a better experience overall.</p>