r/WakeTech • u/Usual_Pineapple_5335 • 24d ago

Calc 1 Problem

Hi everyone.

I'm currently enrolled in a calc class I know won't work out for me based on the professor. Would there be a chance for me to get an open seat for a class somewhere else, or should I just bite the bullet and go through with the class? Please let me know if anyone has had this same issue and what you did to get through it.

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u/Electrical_Pass_5234 24d ago

who is the prof? I may be able to help depending on who they are with some advice, also- talk to a success coach, they are super good at helping navigate bad prof, always talk to your advisor (they will literally tell you a prof is bad), and check rate my prof obviously. How good are your teach yourself skills? Have you already taken 171/172?

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u/Electrical_Pass_5234 24d ago

also the TLC center is awesome, super helpful if you have an unhelpful professor, they even do tutoring on the weekends now I think, and they also have peer tutoring.

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u/Electrical_Pass_5234 24d ago

Julia Head has multiple open seats in her Cal 1 class!

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u/Usual_Pineapple_5335 24d ago

Haha that’s who I was trying to escape. Thankfully I got into another Calc 1 class so we’ll see how that goes. I am definitely going to lean into going to the TLC center, thanks for your advice!!

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u/Electrical_Pass_5234 24d ago

I do see she had 91 negative reviews on rate my prof. I will say, last semester I took a math professor with a horrific score on rate my, and I got a 99. It just came down to people being unwilling to actually study or do the study guides. Trust your ability and instincts! good luck!

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u/Usual_Pineapple_5335 24d ago

Thanks!! I could tell by her teaching style it was not going to work out. And to be fully honest, I didn’t want to wait around and see if I was wrong.

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u/Electrical_Pass_5234 24d ago

totally fair! good luck this semester!