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The 8 College Professors You'll Come Across This Spring Semester

Not all professors are just professors.

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The 8 College Professors You'll Come Across This Spring Semester
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While in college, you come across many different types of professors. Some so amazing they completely change your opinion on a subject, and some so terrible you have PTSD whenever anyone mentions it. Despite the type of professor you have this semester, there's always something valuable you can take away from the class. Sometimes, the most valuable takeaway will be knowledge about the subject, while other times it may be information about clubs or internships you can get involved in or even life-changing restaurants in your college town.

Without further ado, here are the eight types of professors you'll come across this spring semester:

1. The "This is My Last Semester" Professor:

Probably older, goes off on tangents that lead to entertaining stories about their life, usually in a good mood, well respected in the field they're teaching, will cancel class occasionally, definitely doesn't like to use [or know how to use] TopHat or Canvas, and might bring snacks!!

2. The "This is My First Semester" Professor:

Probably was just given a job upgrade from TA to professor, most likely fresh out of grad school, fast grader, has an enthusiasm for icebreakers on the first day of class, will probably give you some busy work for grade booster points, worships TopHat/Canvas, and there will be assigned homework due the first day of class

3. The "This is My Side Job" Professor:


Not all professors are just professors. They teach purely because they're passionate about the subject. You may be surprised to discover that they do fitness competitions, run clinical trials, and have their own restaurant in your local college town.

4. The "Attendance is Mandatory" Professor:

Most likely will be a tough nut to crack, his/her class contains extremely valuable information that will change your life [or future career] monumentally, and will only excuse you from a missed attendance mark if you're literally halfway in a coffin and have a note of proof from the mortician him/herself.

5. The "Chill" Professor:

Rate My Professor rating, will probably let you leave class early. You'll get to know more about their personal life and he/she may give you some really good restaurant recommendations if you go to office hours.

6. The "No Chill" Professor:

No phones, no laptops, 5 minutes late is unprofessional and thereby you'll have points deducted, no packing up before the class is over, and has strict office hours

7. The "I Wrote the Textbook" Professor:

This textbook is "holy" in this class. It's required, very expensive, and virtually everything on the test will come from it.

8. The "Flaky" Professor:

You probably won't have class half the time, and he/she won't tell you until an hour or so before the scheduled class. Most likely won't have an excuse for why a class is canceled either. This may be frustrating if it's a class that's required for your major, but for most classes, this type of professor is a blessing.

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