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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Learn what office hours are.  Believe it or not, going to a prof's office is not punishment and doesn't mean you are in trouble.[/quote]

I don't know anyone who has ever gone to a professor's office for any reason, ever -- except maybe to ask for a recommendation.  I never did and I graduated summa cum laude.  None of my kids ever did either.  [/quote]

Not true for my DS who is in a top 20.  He has meet with his professors for various reasons, one of which was to challenge how one of the questions on his exam was graded.  He actually got points back based on his explanation of how he approached a particular math problem.

My biggest advice is to learn to advocate for yourself and don't be afraid to ask questions.  Find a professor you can connect with who can act as a mentor.  These are things I wish I had done.
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LOL my kids went to top 20s also.  That's not the determining factor.

I still remember walking around campus with my oldest when she saw one of her professors and said "this is my idea of contact with professors" and quickly darted behind a pillar of a building to hide.  We had a good laugh.

Lighten up, people.[/quote]

If you think that is funny, I think I know your type.  And I avoid people like you (and your kid).[/quote]

As I said, lighten up.  It's funny.[/quote]

You've probably observed by now that nobody on this thread thinks you are funny except you.[/quote]

If none of you thinks that when walking on campus with a kid who you know is doing perfectly fine and is happy in college and who, upon seeing a professor she knows, jokes about avoiding contact with professors by hiding behind a pillar and laughing isn't funny then I don't know what to say.  Except, maybe, that you are humorless. [/quote]

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