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I always want to talk some with my profs about things beyond the scope of the course, but I am shy, and worry they will feel I'm wasting their time.
Do you guys tend to do this very often?
Do you guys tend to do this very often?
You sound like a freshman (am I right? am I right?). Most professors will in fact feel quite the opposite, and are very enthusiastic about communicating with you outside of class - especially if they feel they're 'making a difference' with you. There few exceptions are the bad-tempered ones, who spend all their free time doing research.and worry they will feel I'm wasting their time.
Only do that if you have a least an hour to spare!rachmaninoff said:If you want to go 'outside the scope' of things, try asking about your prof's research...
yeah, thats why I wanted to talk with him moreWhere do you think letters of recommendations come from? Would you rather have a professor write, "Good student: Came to class on time, homework and test scores were good." Or, write something PERSONAL about you... that you're committed, a pleasure to interact with both in AND out of class, etc... It will go a long way if you know your professors on a more intimate basis. Also, most of them are pretty freakin' cool and have a ton of life experience. Don't hesitate.
huh? I am an upper classmen. The class that I saw the professor for was a lower-div course (follows the standard calc-based physics) for physic majors only.I think you'll notice that as you become an upper-classmen, the professors become nicer and more friendly. You have to remember how many students are "weeded" through in the first couple of years.
Yeah, that's definitely me.of course even here some people abuse my generosity and private message me with trivial questions they should be asking in public where i can more easily ignore them and pick and choose what i want to answer, but even then, i am not a child i can ignore their messages.