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[quote=Anonymous]It really depends on the prof. When I was in academia, I always told students to call me by my first name. (And if they didn't, I got annoyed if they called me "Mrs." because they never called my male colleagues "Mr." but that's another rant for another day.) So of course your daughter got used to informality with some of her profs and she expected the others would act the same way. And she was wrong. No big deal. But she's now learned that she should start out more formally and wait to find out if the prof or staff member wants to be more informal. (This is particularly important for some women and people of color.) So she learned a valuable lesson in life. Won't be the last time she learns something like this in an uncomfortable way. Part of growing up. [/quote]
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