I have a horrible professor that has not adapted to technology well for COVID. There is one week left and he just assigned a major lab to do at home out of nowhere.He's also horrible at communicating.
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Hello. How's it going?
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It's going well, how are you?
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I'm somewhat anxious and distressed because of college.
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Is there anything specific going on in school that it making you anxious?
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Yes, I have a large project I must complete for one class, a very important exam for another, and for another my professor is quite incompetent and might cause me to fail that course.
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Okay, so from what I have read you are anxious because you have a project and an exam going on and you are struggling in another, is that correct?
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Yes, that is correct. It's caused severe anxiety for me.
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I can tell just from these few messages how anxious you are about these things. I am currently in college too, and I completely understand the anxiety around your project and your exams.
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Yes, it's very unfortunate that things turned out this way. I might have the project and exam dealt with, but the one with the incompetent professor makes me want to slam my head on the wall.
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Have you talked to the professor in the class you are struggling in about ways he can help you learn better? I have found that speaking with my professors when I was struggling and explaining why has helped me in the past.
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Yes, I have talked with him. Unfortunately, communication is the worst part with him. He will read emails but only selectively respond to some things. I ask him to give me the details for an assignment he never sent the details for and he always ignores it. I do n't think he even has the assignment instructions recorded anywhere.
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Is there anyone in your class that you are close to that you can reach out to?
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We have a Discord server set up for the class where we're all trying to make sense of the class and our professor because it has been such a bad experience for all of us. Unfortunately even that doesn't help.
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Have you thought about reaching out to a tutor who has previously taken this course to help with the assignments?
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It won't work because this professor is "winging it" in that he is doing things he never did for the class before, and he is in way over his head. Mostly because of COVID.
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Is it too late in the semester to drop the course without penalty?
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It is too late, yes. I wish I had dropped it sooner.
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Another option I could think of would be to reach out to your advisor and explain the situation with them and explain that everyone is struggling in the class. She may have some options for you,
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That may be a good idea. I'll consider that.
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I think that it would definitely help!
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Thanks for your help.
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You are very welcome! I am glad you chatted with me tonight!
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I am glad to have talked you as well. Good nigh t(or day).
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