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Note that the NYTimes article specifically mentioned it was largely premeds who complained. From my experience teaching o-chem, the premeds were always the push
by Metacelsus 4y ago
Note that the NYTimes article specifically mentioned it was largely premeds who complained. From my experience teaching o-chem, the premeds were always the pushiest. Probably because they need the A for medical school.
Also Maitland Jones has a very good reputation as a teacher.
- knaik94 4y agoI have heard the opposite about Maitland Jones from people that have taken a course with them.
- dymk 4y agoWere they premeds that needed the A for med school?
- knaik94 4y agoTheir chosen field of study doesn't affect the teaching ability of a professor. That's not relevant information. Do you imagine the professor keeps track of every pre-med student and gives them a different teaching and grading experience compared to others?
- OkayPhysicist 4y agoIt's not the professor who's different, it's the students. Pre-med students were insufferable in Chem classes much the same way Civil Engineering students were insufferable in Circuits class, only instead of merely needing to pass the class, pre-med students NEED an A. It's basically accepted that pre-med students are doomed if they can't graduate with something very close to 4.0, so they are very sensitive to a tough class. Chem students who are planning to go to grad school or industry don't NEED straight A's, so they can be content with "Wow, that class was tough, glad I managed a B". Combine that with a class that is the first real hard step in a chemistry education, and thus will by necessity be tough, and you're in for a bunch of pissed of pre-med students.
- stephencanon 4y agoMy wife got a B in his course (because of a mixup about lab attendance, which was not an issue with the professor), and attended (at the time) the most competitive medical school in the US. No one "needs" an A.