christ i just realized one thing i REALLY REALLY hate about public schools like berk

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>it's so incredibly tough to get individualized attention in office hours. there's always like 20 people in professor office hours. </p>

<p>it's easier to get access to GSIs, but many times they're lazy and don't even keep up with lectures so they don't know *** is going on.</p>

<p>i'd imagine it's probably so much easier to get time with a professor in private schools. this really ****es me off. -_-</p>

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<p>i feel your pain buddy. Student to professor ratio is way to high. </p>

<p>And there are always too many d-bags in office hours to really get a better understanding of the material.</p>

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<p>YES</p>

<p>And it seems some people ask THE STUPIDEST QUESTIONS just to get face time with professors. Whenever I go to a professors office hours, I make sure to have at least two good questions on a sheet of paper.</p>

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<p>You just realized this after 2.5 years?</p>

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<p>yeah sorta. GSI office hours sufficed for the lower division courses, but it’s different for MCB upper divs.</p>

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<p>or maybe b/c it’s MCB…</p>

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<p>haha I don’t think people ask stupid question to get face time. It’s cause they didn’t effing read or do hw so they don’t know anything, which used to be hard for me to believe because it IS berkeley…but anyone can pull of a high sat score and good gpa. there’s not much to it.</p>

<p>but yes. there are TONS of people in office hours so it’s really annoying. However, I have a SOLUTION! Do officer hours BY APPOINTMENT and you will be the only one with the gsi. Or go to tutoring down in the ASC of dorm buildings.</p>

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<p>I thought people usually go to the professor to get to know them for recommendation letters and whatnot; this is why people usually go (or should go) with thoughtful questions and not dumbass ones like asking the difference between an independent and dependent variable. I mean if you really need help with homework or understanding something, <em>in most cases</em> your GSI should suffice.</p>

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<p>true for lower div classes but not for upper divs, in my experience.</p>

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Or, you go ask some poignant questions the first couple weeks of class…not the week of the midterm. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>tangential to this thread:</p>

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