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Timothy Smits
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Winter 2023 - Easily the worst professor I've had at UCLA. He was incredibly uncommunicative, and the average grade in the class was a C. Only one student in the whole class received an A, and 2 received an A-. After the final I met with him to ask him what grade I was on pace for, and he told me a B+. I did better on the final than I did any of the midterms, but I ended with a C-. This is because he decided last minute he was not going to curve the class. You should have seen our class discussion forum after grades were sent out. Besides that, he was the worst teacher I've ever had. Way too fast in lecture, refused to answer simple questions because they were too simple, and claimed he "wasn't there to teach us, but guide us in teaching ourselves." If he is the only option for 31B, JUST TAKE IT A DIFFERENT QUARTER. I promise the hell he will put you through is not worth it.
Winter 2023 - Easily the worst professor I've had at UCLA. He was incredibly uncommunicative, and the average grade in the class was a C. Only one student in the whole class received an A, and 2 received an A-. After the final I met with him to ask him what grade I was on pace for, and he told me a B+. I did better on the final than I did any of the midterms, but I ended with a C-. This is because he decided last minute he was not going to curve the class. You should have seen our class discussion forum after grades were sent out. Besides that, he was the worst teacher I've ever had. Way too fast in lecture, refused to answer simple questions because they were too simple, and claimed he "wasn't there to teach us, but guide us in teaching ourselves." If he is the only option for 31B, JUST TAKE IT A DIFFERENT QUARTER. I promise the hell he will put you through is not worth it.
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