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<p>And there’s an element of “they know too much about me” which pushes that response over into negative, for me. For me, the most positive response that I could give would indeed be “I interact with them in the classroom, and have reasonable access to them during office hours and such as needed to discuss specific issues.” Nowadays, that would presumably include reasonably timely responses to emails. </p>
<p>How often would you / did you all expect to see profs during office hours anyway? I wouldn’t have ever had a need unless there was a specific issue that needed discussing (I’m not understanding XYZ topic and I would like to go over it privately; I have a question on the requirements for a paper and I couldn’t get to the prof before or after class; etc.). I think there’s merit in being low-maintenance, personally.</p>