this is a shame. it is also a problem. because now i am not quite sure i have the ability to do well in this course. granted, i understood everything we went over today, but it's merely the first class. he's already started describing things in equations, which i have not seen since the day i failed grade twelve math. to be honest though, i was fine until he threw in a random f in front of a pair of brackets. function? what is that again?
thank bobnessly, many other students were not shy to express their confusion and asked questions, so he went back a few times.
he seems to be a kind, patient, and understanding professor, who tries to make things as simple as possible. this is also what ratemyprofessor.ca said.
well... good.
the tests are all in multiple choice, but he referred to questions as "problems", meaning, i have to problem-solve, and i fucking suck at problem-solving.
this is bad.
now, if i desired the switcheroo of courses, i'd have very few, if any, options. but people are always dropping out around this time of the semester, so if i want to do it, i must jump the gun now. interesting how, over the course of our three hour lecture, as he described in more and more detail just how difficult the class would be, twenty-five people walked out. this is when the alarm bells started ringing.
oh and did i mention? the class average is typically 55-60%. and he does not appear to one of those douchey profs who enjoys scaring students with fake stats. in fact, this reminds me all too well of my business management course from last year, when our prof gave us similar shitty statistics. at the time i chalked it up to ghoulishery, but it ended up being a reality. the course left a permanent C on my transcript.
so what do i do people? i am thinking of axing my academic advisor to switch me into something a little less strenuous. but on the one hand, i would feel quite the wuss for dropping a first year course. on the other hand, i do have a full plate this semester, and i wasn't expecting anything this troublesome. otherwise, there would have been planning involved.
knowing my luck, the only available course will be, oh i don't know, intro to micro economics.
this i write to you from the kitchen table, where i eat shortbread boobies and weep. it is the sheer wonders of comfort food that are causing the tears, if you wanted to know. sheer wonders.
p.s. why is my department full of young, cute, male professors? i keep finding more and more of them. it appears that attending an all-fags high school is paying off some karma.
