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10449313 No.10449313 [Reply] [Original]

> be me
> in college doing math
> prof said some minor detail wrong I had studied before.
> I corrected him. He said no you are wrong.
> I insist. He also insists.
> A voice inside of me is telling me just let it be.
> I'm having none of that. I go in full autism mode.
> He laughs and says let me show you why are wrong.
> Proceeds to write stuff on the board.
> After a while he says hmm it seems you are right after all, while looking at me with murderous eyes.
I'm in full paranoia since then. I think he will take vengeance through my grades. Am I just being crazy and did the right thing or am I screwed?

>> No.10449321

Yes you fucked up. Present yourself during office hours offering to suck his dick in order to prevent future repercussions on your grades.

>> No.10449325

>>10449313
>thinly veiled humble brag
this was definitely worth a thread so we can all appreciate you being right good job OP

>> No.10449327

>>10449313
Transfer to a different uni before it's too late

>> No.10449334

>>10449313

How to solve this like a human being:
>Write an email to the prof or go see him in his office
>Tell him you're sorry for what happened the other day
>Tell him it wasn't your intention to offend him or anything, and that it was dumb to question him in public instead of asking him after class for such a minor detail
>Tell him it won't happen again and reiterate that you're sorry

Next time just don't insist and let it be. Some profs won't care or will even appreciate that you correct them, but you can really hurt some egos by correcting them in public.

>> No.10449341

>>10449313
Well seems like it's flipping patties for you from now on

>> No.10449347

>>10449334
>based OP decides to btfo some math autist with an inflated ego
>somehow he's supposed to apologize for it
OP should stand by his acts, and maybe even keep correcting that virgin in order to assert his intellectual dominance. By the end of the semester people will think you're the next Von Neumann

>> No.10449354

>>10449313
Math professors (and professors in general) are some of the most egotistical people on the planet.

>>10449334
Do this, otherwise you'll be on his shitlist for the rest of the semester/quarter. Also, forget about doing research or getting a LoR from him if he's actually relevant. That ship has sunk.

>> No.10449355

>>10449325
Damn it, am I that obvious?

>> No.10449384

Once, I got sent up for insubordination for doing what you did
Another time, I ended up on a brainlet professor's shitlist
A third time, it got me a PhD

>> No.10449389

>>10449384
What the fuck do you mean by getting sent up for insubordination?
>a third time, it got me a PhD
Based

>> No.10449404

>>10449389
In class with a bitch prof showing a proof, I asked a sequence of leading questions that led her to conclude the proof was nonsensical.

Was reported for distrubing the class or some shit, but totally worth it.

>> No.10449415

>>10449313
Hey OP I just want to let you know that I think you must be very smart :)

>> No.10449420

>>10449313

> see a mistake
> write it up in a mail so both sides can react with enough time to think and without any outside pressure
> win win

>> No.10449433

>>10449313
As a former teacher he will probably grade you a bit less but respect you more.

>> No.10449435

>>10449433
>As a former teacher
What happened?

>> No.10449449

>>10449435
He got corrected in public one too many times and strangled a student.

>> No.10449452

I'm worried that I took an offer to do a program with a PI who has tenure, but hasn't gotten a grant in a long time. Research is moderately expensive, but nothing crazy (most studies require $10k of materials). School is allegedly top 10 in the field as per US news.

Am I fucked? Somebody tell me I'm not fucked. I really like doing bullshit simulation research, but it is extremely far from my advisor's specialties.

>> No.10449463

>>10449452
>Am I fucked? Somebody tell me I'm not fucked
Anon, I...

>> No.10449496

>>10449452
You're not fucked if you're good at gathering funds by yourself. Have fun doing raffles to pay for part your expenses

>> No.10449747

>>10449321
this

>> No.10449751

>>10449449
kek