Author name: Josh Hutcheson

Short answer: Most professors don’t mind. They treat college students as adults who paid for the class and assume you […]

Short answer: Often, yes — particularly final exams and any work that was never handed back. Retention is set by

Short answer: No. Failing a student creates work and difficult conversations for the professor and nothing else — there is

Short answer: Most of it is not secrecy — it is things teachers are not permitted to say. They notice

Reviewed and updated August 2026. Short answer: Yes — professors are people and they notice what people notice. That is

Like everyone else, teachers have different opinions and react differently especially when it comes to students. While some would try

Short answer: Most of what students read as rudeness is bluntness, time pressure or deliberate professional distance rather than hostility.

Short answer: It varies by professor and by course. Plenty of large lectures never take a register, while labs, seminars,