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I took medical terminology this semester because I thought it would help me in the future. Instead, I am constantly worrying over this class. I was confident when I first entered the course because I heard from so many people online that it was an easy course. Maybe my course is different? It's all self-taught. There is an exam every week. And my medical terminology "class" is not just memorization of prefixes and suffixes. There is also diseases, words relating to body parts, and other terminology that I must memorize. For example, there is an entire chapter dedicated to the ear. I have to memorize every part of the ear and the functions. There are 13 tests and in order to barely get an 'A' I have to only get 130 points wrong. And there is no room for error. No half points. If it's spelled wrong or partially wrong, it's one point off. I accidently spelled 'separating' wrong and I got an entire point off. :l Plus, all the tests include prefixes and suffixes from previous tests. I really wanted to take this course and take some knowledge from it. But since it's all memorization and I'm constantly feeling rushed. Once I finish that test, I completely forget the vocab that I just learned and move on to the next chapter. So basically, it's in one ear and out the other... If you took this class, did you only have to memorize prefixes, combining words, and suffixes? I don't understand how everyone thinks it's so easy! See, if it was JUST the prefixes, CW, and suffixes, YES, it would've been an easy class. What really bums me out is that if I get a 'B' in this class... ughh.. It's only one credit! It'll bring down my GPA. And this is the hardest class out of all my other classes. I'm taking two language classes and human sexuality. AHHHH, so stressed. ?

You see, for me, 2 days later isn't SO bad either. Except for the fact that he said, "You know, when I go home, I do nothing. I have like... nothing to do." I'm not even making this up. So, that's why it bothers me. -_-;; I didn't just ask him if the question was wrong, I asked him to help me figure it out. I'm not asking for the answer. How am I suppose to answer a question if I don't even know how?! Haha. And I've definitely been learning more from the internet. Plus, I've been going to the library from the moment class lets out. So from 4-9. Yes, I've been nerding it out hardcore. But it's all futile. To everyone else, thanks. Sad to hear that terrible teachers get away. D: And I know that bad professors will be at every college. Which is why I heavily rely on ratemyprofessor for ratings. So far, so great. This teacher, however, was NOT on the website. So I had to ask another person who's taken a class with him.

whenever i had trouble with something, i'd always go to the teacher's office hours. call me a teacher's pet... but i'm very anal when it comes to my grades. this guy doesn't really have.. real office hours. he doesn't even have an office here. he teaches at the tutor center, however, it's not one on one. there's about 20-30 other students in there with questions. :/ and he's only there once a week. argh.

i've manning it out as well. since there's only one more day left - the final. dun dun dun. i've worked hard. harder than any other class i've taken! this guy is making stats harder than microbio! well. good luck to the both of us!

i haven't asked anyone. but i'm assuming from all the "wait.. what?" comments, they don't think this guy makes a lot of sense either. i think he assumes that we are following along just great. he goes fast. people have asked him to explain it twice, but even then, there is a silent response. but i guess he thinks that's a "oh, i get it" response. and even the teacher has said, "...why are all of your faces looking blank and confused? that's not good..." what's really bothering me is how he barely replies to e-mails! our final is on monday. he even told the class to email him with questions. and he has been everything BUT helpful in his responses.

i did go to the math tutoring center. the helpers are usually paid students who excel in math. and there is another teacher there. i went in, the teacher directed me towards one of the students, even though i specifically asked him to help me. neither of the two people could help me either. i found it absolutely ridiculous and a waste of my time.

i can't exactly say that this guy is a professor because he's not! i'm currently taking stats for a summer 5-week course. and i'm not completely terrible with math. yet, i'm having the hardest time understanding stats. i hate to blame the teacher. but i think he's the main problem here. you see, he makes everything so much more complicated than it has to be. the way he talks doesn't make anything easier, either. he jumbles his words a lot and sometimes doesn't even complete his sentences. i spent $600+ for this class. and i am not getting any solid knowledge out of it. in fact, i'm learning more from youtube videos than i am from him. 1. his tests are terrible. questions are worded differently from the problems we have done in class. it's only 8 questions and our grade heavily depends on the 3 tests and 1 final that we take. so basically, if you get a few wrong, you're done. 2. he never answers his e-mails at a reasonable time! i'll send him an e-mail and he'll get back to me.. like 2 days later. and sometimes, never. 3. i'll ask him to explain something to me via e-mail. so i'll ask him if the answer is correct. he'll write "WHY" and "HOW CAN I HELP" and "YOUR ANSWER IS INCORRECT." and that's it. he won't try and help me figure out the right way of doing things. 4. he always goes off into these tangent rambles which have nothing to do with math. they're his life stories. sure, they're entertaining, but hey. i didn't pay $600+ to hear his stories. 5. even if i ask him to explain something again, it STILL won't make sense. he seems like a smart guy, but he is NOT put out for teaching. he just doesn't seem like he likes teaching people. i think he just does it get a few extra bucks. plus, he was suppose to fax an important paper to me today. and it has yet to come. i e-mailed him twice along with other questions. he completely ignored the fax question and answered my other questions with "your answers are wrong." and i've studied SO hard for this. and yet, i might end up getting a 'c' in the class. everyday after class, i go to the bookstore and study until 9pm. so that's 5 hours everyday. statistics is all that's on my brain right now. i don't even go out to hang out with friends. so, i've kept with a 3.8 gpa. and i'm nearly done with the main pre-reqs. and along comes this guy. i know this class will ruin my gpa. and it sucks that bringing down a gpa is so much easier than bringing it back up. it's WAY too late to withdraw. i have my final this upcoming monday. and i really don't want to have to take this class again. spend another $600 all because of an incompetent person. i'm on the verge of crying because.. ugh. i just feel so stressed out. and the teacher isn't helping at all. he's just an overall terrible teacher.