“You’re All Adults, Not Children, You Can Hold It”: 30 Times People Realized They Needed To Drop A Class Immediately

When they really put down good students for small mistakes

The required textbook is a saran-wrapped package of loose-leaf papers that cost $100, authored by the professor.

When the first thing they say before reading the 2 page, 1.0 spaced syllabus is; "I've been teaching for x years so I deserve your respect" or something like that. That's basically a 100% accurate indicator that this person *cannot* be wrong and they will talk to you like you're a piece of s**t. They can't *earn* anybody's respect so they have to ransom it.

I took an economics course and bombed the first test. I went to the professor and told her “I really want to do well in your class, what are some suggestions you might have on how I can be successful?”

She looked at the grade on the test and said “you should drop the class and change your major.”

I may be s**t at economics but I can follow instructions.

I'll make the class too hard and curve the class average to a C, because C is average.

"Too many people got A's last semester, so I'm changing my syllabus for you all"

"Get out the science textbooks and work on chapter 5, activity 1".

*Proceeds to sit down at their desk to do random s**t on their computer*

"This class will be using a textbook that I am writing and editing during the semester"

Translation : it's going to be amateur hour. In addition to trying to learn new stuff, you are paying the school for the privilege of proofreading your professor's book.

Reviews on RateMyProfessor. There are a few times that the student was just mad that they got a low grade..but more often then not, they are spot on

A prof who is clearly off his meds.

Over the course of my one month in the class, he was constantly rude and unbelievably condescending to literally everyone. Example: We were on a section talking about multiple sclerosis and how its signals misfire from the brain. A student said "my cousin has MS and sais this is how he was told what was happening. Is that correct?". Prof gets red in the face and yells "I DONT CARE ABOUT YOUR COUSIN WITH MS!" and proceeds to rant about how interrupting him with stupid questions is a waste of his time. He never answered the question.

During the second week, less that half the class showed up (or a noticeable chunk). He yelled at us that DID show up about how disrespectful it was, then said we would have to learn this section on our own and that we would be heavily tested on it, then stormed out of class. There was no participation mark in the class.

Also, he stated at the beginning of the semester that more that 50% of students dropped his course. Our grades consisted of a 40% midterm and a 60% final. I took the midterm before dropping the class. It was the hardest test i have ever taken in my life. He expected us to answer questions that we hadnt been taught. When confronted, he said "you should always be applying the course material to future study". Class average on that was 15%. Highest mark was 68%. Next highest was 32%. He doesnt scale.

Want to complain? Talk to the head of the department. SURPRISE! He *is* head of the department. HotD can only be held for 2 year. He managed to hold it for 4 due to a loophole or something (no department head wanted to upset him probably).

Yes, he had been required by the university to take meds to keep his job. I dont think he ever actually took them.

TL;DR: If a prof seems like a looney nut job, they probably are so GTFO of that class. Too much stress for minimal reward.