Oh NO! Just got the SCOOP on my Chemistry Professor!

[Ariana214]

So I have been super nervous and super anxious about taking Chemistry next semester since I failed it last year due to some issues and not being focused. I am 150 % more focused this year than last year but the pressure of keeping my GPA has been getting to me. Last year I took Chemistry on a Saturday with a Professor who didnt speak very well English (although it wasn't horrible). I chose to take it this year on Mondays and Wednesdays because the Saturday class was alot of information packed into one class. I thought that if I took the class twice a week that I would be able to retain the information better. Well, when I registered for the class at the beginning of the month, the Professor was TBD. I just checked back again today and the professor was selected, however when I went on Ratemyprofessor.com he has HORRIBLE reviews. Things like he speaks broken english, is not computer savvy so you cannot email him, he reads off of a powerpoint and makes up his own handwritten tests. Someone also said that he misgrades the exams and sometime put things on them that were not covered in class yet ! I even saw somene say that when they asked a question his response was "dont worry youll learn later" or "Its just Alegbra!" AHHHH...

Do you think I should drop his class? I already have all this anxiety over taking chemistry and I am scared that it'll be 10x worse with a horrible Professor. The only other option available would to be to take the class with the same professor I had last year on a Saturday again. All of the other classes are full as the science classes seem to be the first ones to go in my school. NEED ADVICE !!!

[kenya1005]

I try to avoid signing up if the teacher is "tbd" and also I always sign up for the class with the fewest available seats lol. If the class only has 3 students signed up and another has 30, then I pick the one with 30. I figure there's a reason that more students want that teacher. It's worked so far!

[Ariana214]

You're going to drop the class and take it on a Saturday with the same professor??

No..The professor that I had last year on a Saturday is a different professor then the one I am signed up with in the Spring. she too had a language barrier but her reviews are a little bit better and from what i remember she was really willing to help those that needed it. The problem was just that I wasnt focused and the classes were once a week, really long, and jammed packed with extra info. i was hoping to alleviate some of that by taking it M and W since the class meets twice a week instead but the professor for this class has very bad reviews so i am considering going back to Saturdays instead.