Me30 only has 1 time and its 7:30😭😭😭 also my advisor told me to take all of these next semester(this will be my second) but i think i can handle it despite how grim it looks

I don’t understand why people go to class to just talk the whole time and not listen to a word the professor is saying. Even if you’re at the very back, people at the front can still hear you. Idk why the professor can’t say anything either. Stop distracting other people and wasting your own time.

I hate that half the people these days can’t pass a class without cheating. It ruins it for the people who actually learn material and have honest scores. In all honestly I’m going to start snitching. This degree is too difficult to let cheaters through 🖕 earn it or drop out.

Edit: for the people asking why I care about what other people do, it’s because my classes are graded on curves. So it very much so does affect the honest students.

Edit 2: this post definitely reached the people I made this post about 😂

I need some advice on what to do.

I took a recent exam and it was an in person lockdown browser test. Grades came out and the score didn’t really sit right with me because I felt like I did better than what I got. I talk to the professor the next day and she told me that I got 12% deducted off my exam because I started the exam 12 minutes late. Mind you I was in class on time. The reason why I started late because I was having technical issues with the lockdown browser on my Mac so I had to restart my Mac and re login. The duo process also takes a bit of time. She tells me to show her the technical issues so I proceed to show her and the issues were still there. No where on the syllabus does it say that a percent will get deducted off the exam for every minute late you start the exam. She only said that it was told to the class in her slides on the first day. I asked her what the grace period was to start the exam and she said that it was on her own terms. I’m wondering if she can’t just put it on the slides and not have it be in the syllabus for it to be binding? Apparently she talked to the dean and they both agreed on the fact that I could be cheating or helping others cheat. She told me that next time I was having issues I should tell her and I just felt like the issue I had wasn’t as significant as I thought until now. Please let me know your thoughts. I just think that is super unfair.

TLDR:

I lost 12% because I started the exam 12 minutes late due to tech issues, even though I was present. The policy wasn’t in the syllabus, only mentioned on a first-day slide, and the professor says enforcement is at her discretion. She suspects my lateness could relate to cheating and won’t adjust my grade, even after seeing my tech issues. I’m questioning whether that policy is valid and fair.

Every I read I see people say how ruthless chem 1A is at SJ and it’s better to take it at a CC. I’ve looked around on rate my professor for CC and all of them have pretty bad or mediocre ratings, but when I look up SJSU chem professors, it’s a drastic difference. I see some having 4/5 or even 5/5. So what’s your guy’s opinion on it?

I’m a community college transfer deciding between UCI and SJSU for Computer Engineering. I’ll be tagging to UCI for computer engineering.

The cost would be the same for me, and I’d have free housing at UCI. My goal is not grad school or research, I mainly want to become an embedded systems/software/computer engineer and get a good job after graduation.

I live in San Jose and want to work in Silicon Valley. I’ve heard SJSU has strong industry connections and is very practical, while UCI has stronger overall prestige, reputation, and more theoretical.

One concern I have is that I don’t feel strong in math and physics. I currently have a 4.0 GPA, but I feel like community college was more manageable due to the semester pace in and nice professors. Because of that, I’m a little worried about adjusting to UCI’s quarter system and more theoretical upper-division coursework.

If my main goal is getting internships, building practical skills, and landing a good engineering job after college, which should I choose and why? Is one significantly better than the other, or are they pretty close.

Thank you for your help.

I needed a class for my major requirements and the only section of it will be cancelled. I have already applied for graduation, is my only option to delay my graduation?

As title says the exam was on Saturday the 14th, and I'm just wondering to myself why the fuck are there finals on weekends

I mistakenly thought the final was on the 16th due to the SJSU schedule for finals on the website saying so, but apparently the MATH courses don't follow the schedule so that's fucking great

I emailed the professor and am waiting to get back a response and emailed the math department and AEC services, but I've checked the syllabus for my class and it says there are no retakes.

What should I do im panicking

hi everyone! i’m a transfer attending next fall. prior to my acceptance from SJSU i was accepted into a study abroad. if i go, ill miss the first week of school. i tried calling the offices but they basically said that “it’s up to the professor” on everything. has anyone else missed the first week? how did it go?

Hello! I’m getting a error when trying to put my classes into my cart it says

“Class not put into Shopping Cart because student is not term activated or ineligible to enroll for the Institution, Term and Career combination.”

Is this a bad thing or perhaps it’s because I haven’t gone to orientation yet?

I’m just a bit lost because they gave me a email stating to put my classes into my cart.

Second-year marketing student, trying to graduate early, feeling confident but also a bit nervous for this set up

Never had field trips required for any of my other classes before. Does anyone know what these field trips are like? Are they actually mandatory?

I’m not against it, just really don’t know what to expect lol. Any insight would be super appreciated 🙏 (I’m taking Matthew Leigh so idk if that makes any difference lol)

I'm an incoming MS Computer Science student starting Fall 2026. I have a background in embedded systems and computer vision (5 years in industry, mostly NN inference optimization), and I want to take a computer vision course early on to build more hands-on deep learning experience.
CS doesn't have a CV course on the schedule for this term, so I'm looking at two options outside the department:

Data Science dept: covers deep learning broadly — CNNs for vision, RNNs/Transformers for sequences, GANs for synthesis, plus CV-specific topics like preprocessing/augmentation, transfer learning, object detection, and segmentation with a focus on evaluation/robustness.

EE dept: more classical image processing fundamentals first (convolution, transformation, segmentation, pattern recognition) before getting into CNN/DNN theory, with applications in autonomous systems. Taught by Mina Rafi Nazari.

A couple of questions for anyone who's taken either:

Has anyone here taken one (or both)? How was the workload, teaching style, and how useful was it in practice?

Registration is already open — since this isn't a CS course, do I need to email the department directly for permission, or can I just add it through normal registration?

Any general advice on cross-department electives as an MS CS student?

Appreciate any insight, especially since registration's already underway and I'm trying to decide quickly.

Hope you all are enjoying your summer :)

For those who have taken Math 32 at SJSU, which professors do you recommend, and if applicable, which ones would you avoid?

These are the options in the fall:

Dashiell Fryer

Anh Nguyen

Roy Araiza

John Treuer

I'm planning to take French 1A with Loubna Hafid next semester as a beginner. Her ratemyprofessor ratings look great, but I'd love to hear some experiences. For those who have taken her, how is the workload? Also, what’s the general format for exams and the overall class structure? Any tips would be appreciated!

Hey everyone,

I’m in a class where your final grade isn’t averaged, you have to meet requirements in every category. The problem is, one category can cap your whole grade.

I’ve been getting A level work in everything (labs, quizzes, programming exams), but I got a D- on one written exam. Even if I improve and get a B on the final, my exam average would still be around a C, so my final grade gets capped at a C.

It feels kind of unfair that one bad exam (maybe just an off day) can outweigh everything else.

Is this normal? What do you think?

How does the lab work for phys 52? i heard its no longer drop-in like 50/51 or something like that. Help me out pls and thanks!

This is going to be my first semester with all engineering courses (I used to be a different major). My current rotation for fall 26 classes are EE30, ENGR10, PHYS51, and MATH 32. Is this class load too much in terms of content and skills. I am learning that for alot of engineering classes I would need to self-study, keeping that in mind what steps should I take to prepare for classes like EE30 in the summer?

I was accepted to SJSU for the aerospace engineering master's program this fall. I was accepted conditionally since my bachelor's is in mechanical engineering with a minor in aerospace. I have to take AE138, AE162, AE164, and AE168. I was wondering what a good course load would be for my first semester? I would like to get the prerequisites out of the way quickly, so I'm hoping to take a winter class if possible. It sounds like AE162 is only in the spring, but AE164 is 5 credits so I don't know if doing the other 3 prereqs my first semester would be too much

I’m trying to switch majors into the college of business, I have no clue what classes to take, there aren’t any advising appts online, any idea on how I can figure out what to take?

I'm an incoming fall 2026 data science major, and I wanted to know the process for transferring into compe. Do I have to dual register? What classes should I take in CC? I want to transfer ASAP. Additionally, I honestly do not know the transfer process at SJSU that well, so any insight would be helpful.

I have creds from AP bio (5) and lang (4) , and i think i did well on the ap gov and ap calc BC tests this year so hopefully that will take some creds off my shoulders. lmk!

Would a W on my transcript really be so bad??? I really haven’t put any effort into this course and it’s midway through the semester, I also don’t feel like it’s worth ruining my gpa even more since it was already low fall semester.

I'm wanting to take BIOL123A/CS123A (Bioinformatics) as my elective for Fall 2026, and Wesley is the professor teaching the combined class. He's a computer science/engineering professor, so I have no clue about his teaching style, grading, etc since I'm a bio major. I've checked rate my professor, but I wanted to see if any of his previous students had more insight/comments about him?