I am a first-year student at a state university, and I have attended two classes from a particular professor who is very difficult to follow (this is a calculus class). I have heard great things about another professor on campus. How should I contact that professor and what should I say if I am currently on the waitlist for his class (the only student) and would like to get in? I know that I am missing assignments, so I just need to know the best way to do this as soon as possible. I plan to go to the lecture tomorrow, as well as his classes. What should I say and should I email him to catch up with the work? Thanks.

Hello everyone,
I am currently studying to obtain my professional accounting license, and the only word to describe it is “nightmare” -))
So far it seems that nothing in the world can be worse than this, but of course, that’s probably not objective.
So out of curiosity – does anyone know what professional license is, in fact, the most difficult to obtain? I’d be thinking – medical and law, but accounting is probably in the top 5 as well!
Thanks!

Just wondering what a “regents professor” solidifies? Is it a rank or an award?

I asked a professor for a letter of recommendation, but the professor refuses citing the quality of my work as a reason. I understand that my work is mediocre, at best. However, I feel , since I have been a compliant and respectable student ,that I deserve a chance. I do not want to ask for a letter of this kind from someone who does not wish to write it. However, the professors ( due to my major) who are familiar with my work are very few, and I do not know what to do.
All the answers have been honest. Thank you all. To clarify a bit ( not that it will change the answers) I never missed class, took work seriously, and got okay grades ( B’s mostly ,although I prefer better). The problem is that the professor says that although I do well, I will get in over my head by applying for this university.

I want to know what to do instead of begging. What tools can I use to converse with this professor. The Academic adviser says that it is in the hands of the professor. I was already on reinstatement and another C would dismiss me from the entire school. Please help . Need help.

My semester will be ending soon, which means I will no longer be having a class with my professor. I plan on graduating in December 09′ which is almost 2 years. I want to ask my professor now if he would be interested in writing me a recommendation letter for graduate school sometime next year. Is it ok to give him a heads-up? How do I go about this?

What would you think the average salary per year would be for a college professor who has a pHD in psychology?

Hers my story. I am an aspiring film editor. Film editing has long been my passion. I am planning to attend USC, UCLA, or NYU for grad school to get my masters degree. If I decide to become a professor of film instead of film editing, would a masters degree from one of these schools (three of the top film schools in the world) get me a career as a professor of film at a university?

I’m king of quiet in class. I simply show up to class and do my work. I don’t really know the professor and they don’t really know me. I need a letter of reccomendation from a professor. Is it ok if I just give them a copy of my resume and ask them to write me a letter of reccomendation?

I am writing a story and it involves dinosaurs and grad students in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology. I have a professor character who is an adviser to both and I would like to have some options as to reasonable areas of expertise for this character. Could he be either a Paleontologist or Evolutionary Biologist himself? What about a Geologist? Anything else? The story takes place in the hills/jungles of Peru so I would like to endow the characters with practical traits useful in this environment.