FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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1. I hear this is just a "weed-out" course, is that true? [reply]

2. My instructor won't give me a make-up exam in lab, doesn't this mean that he dislikes me or he is mean? [reply]

3. My instructor says I can't make up my lecture exam until finals week, doesn't this mean that he dislikes me or he is mean? [reply]

4. I never miss class, I am always on time and never leave early, I do all the reading and assignments, I study A&P every day for several hours, yet I did poorly on my test, so wasn't the test too hard or isn't the instructor a bad teacher? [reply]

5. My best friend took A&P at UT-M and failed, then she went to Joe Shmoe College and passed, so why should anyone take the classes here? [reply]

6. I took A&P in high school and got a good grade, so how is it possible that I am doing poorly in college A&P? [reply]

7. I have to work lots of hours each week to earn money for household expenses and/or I am caring for children and/or elderly parents. How is it fair to be expected to meet the demands of this class? [reply]

8. I have other classes to study for (doesn't my instructor know this?), how is it fair that studying for this class is so time consuming? [reply]

9. I got a bad grade on an exam and so did several of my classmates -- doesn't this mean that the professor has done something wrong? [reply]

10. My aunt/cousin/dad is a nurse, and s/he says s/he never uses any of this basic A&P knowledge. So, why do I have to learn all this tedious stuff? [reply]

11. Why isn't Anatomy lab a more structured environment? I don't like to be handed a list of 100 body parts and then turned loose on my own. [reply]

12. I'm pretty sure my instructor hates me (I think this because my scores are low or because sometimes I am late for class), what should I do? [reply]

13. I can't stand being in my regular lab section because it is crowded. I would rather study on my own during open lab periods. Why does this bother my instructor? [reply]

14. I feel like my instructor's attitude is that I will either sink or swim by myself, and she won't help me. This makes it hard for me to keep trying, because I feel like she doesn't care how I do. Should I try to take a different instructor? [reply]

15. In high school, my grade wasn't only determined from my exam scores. I earned points on attendance, participation, attitude, and effort on homework assignments. Why isn't the college A&P course designed this way? [reply]