I am currently taking a CS course in UMSI and am loosing my mind. My professor openly brags the entire course is AI generated, including exams, homework, and grading.

It would be one thing if AI was used to polish or enhance course materials, but this is a whole different situation. Half the course content reads like it was published to Canvas without ever being reviewed. It has the same monotonic LLM cliches over and over, and if I have to read 'quietly' or 'delve into a rich tapestry' in an assignment one more time, I’m going to explode. When students ask for clarification in office hours, it is quite obvious the teaching team is discovering the assignment alongside us. Some of my classmates have been told to figure it out with Co-Pilot, because we "have to learn to use AI anyways."

If I wanted to learn from a chatbot, I wouldn't have moved across the country to Ann Arbor to pay $1300 a month in rent and thousands in tuition for a course. If I dared use AI to complete an entire assignment I'd be flagged with honor code violations and dragged through weeks of disciplinary procedures with the Dean. But when a professor dumps raw garbage from ChatGPT onto hundreds of students, they get to praise themselves for forward-looking pedagogy while the department looks the other way, and student data is fed directly into commercial AI tools so they can learn to automate our careers.

What are we even paying for at this point? Accreditation for a degree where professors don't bother to write the exams, or grade work anymore?

Absolute f*cking joke.

yall actually dumb ash bringing cheatsheets to the exam my boy pchen said ts not allowed like 100 times bffr dawg

If so, what time yall getting there at?

Since the course catalog for winter is available, I’m on my last two semesters now before i graduate, and I got all my classes done but I’m now looking for GPA booster classes I don’t really care what classes at this point! I they can be easy, no exams, not lecture heavy etc.. all of the above or only one idc lol any recommendations are appreciated:)!!!!
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Does anyone have experience with this course? Speaking with upperclassmen from previous years, I was told this is one of the easiest electives you can take; however, I was told by another peer that the prof displays their favoritism quite easily.

Another one I was considering was MCDB 452, but I was told the class got a lot harder the last time it was offered.

Overall, I would like guidance from other MCDBites on what electives you guys would recommend and your experiences with those courses. All the best

Note: I am taking a course most likely that is M-Th that is 4-5 (unfort knocked out MCDB 458, which you guys should check out cuz holy shi)

im most likely gonna take bio 171 next semester. im confused about the lectures and if they're in person or if they're all pre-recorded and the class is just self-study then with the resources? I was looking at fall23 syllabus and it said lectures from prior semesters were recorded and released every week. im also confused how iclicker stuff would work if we dont have regular classtimes? pls help cause im trynna figure out if it doesnt matter how early i schedule my bio lecture if im just not gonna be going anywhere in person

Hey everyone! I'm a transfer student at UMich and still getting to know people. Planning to go out with a friend this Saturday for Halloween. Does anyone know of any frat parties happening or where to find RSVP links? Appreciate any help!

Early voting has begun and will continue through this week and weekend. Here are the early voting locations in Ann Arbor:

City Hall 301 E Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 hours: 9am - 5pm

Traverwood Library Branch 3333 Traverwood Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48105 hours: 11am - 7pm 

Malletts Creek Library Branch 3090 E Eisenhower Pkwy. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 hours: 11am - 7pm 

Westgate Library Branch 2503 Jackson Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48103 hours: 11am - 7pm  

UMMA 525 S State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 hours: 11am - 7pm

Duderstadt Centerhours 2281 Bonisteel Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 hours: 11am - 7pm

Map: https://media-001-us.cdn.govstack.com/a2gov-002-us/media/nnwddvog/early-voting-sites.pdf

You can find additional locations in Michigan, as well as the hours each polling place is open for, at this link:

https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index#early-voting-search-section

Early voting is way more convenient for most people. Make a plan, pick a date and time, set an alarm. Get our and vote.

Hey everyone, I’m thinking of applying to the Ford schools MPP program. I have a pretty strong quantitative background and am sure I could get in with the quantitative resume in lieu of GRE scores, but wanted to know how, if at all, it affected funding.

I’m working full time and decided late in the cycle that I wanted to apply, so I’m not sure if I have enough time to get a good GRE score. If good GRE scores give substantially more funding compared to the quant resume though, I may just cram in a couple tests to see if I get a good score or wait until next year to apply.

Does anyone have experience with this?

It’s now been two months, and I can safely say that my love life is in absolute fucking shambles. I’ve spent more time with a sweaty teammate who hasn’t showered in months than I have with women. I try to tell him that he needs to shower, but he refuses. God, he reeks.

Genuinely, how are we supposed to have a love life when my team lead forces us to down Monsters and prompt ChatGPT for answers, only to end up with a plane that looks like an utter fucking Chum Bucket because the “CAD guru” is high key stupid and built a dildo with wings on it.

Three of my seven teammates have now been dumped by their significant others since this class started, all saying, “We don’t hang out enough.” Genuinely, it’s my last semester of college, and I get no play and am living up to my Reddit name.

I’ve essentially been spending 30 hours and 300 dollars in tokens every week for the assignments. I just can’t wait for PDR where my grade gets lit to flames and am told “why didn’t you calculate the exact vibrations of your plane for the environmental impact”.

Hey

I'm looking to take IOE 525 for winter 2027 taught by Joi Mondisa

Has anyone taken the course before, would love any suggestions.

I would be grateful if anyone had the syllabus copy for the course. Thank you

Hi all!

I'm a grad student here, and recently developed a moderately impairing disability that makes it hard for me to get around and engage in the world.

I am connected to the SSD, but am wondering if there are any other resources available to students here with disabilities. Especially since I became impaired after starting my program, I am really struggling to adapt to this new way of life, understanding my limits, coping with "missing out" on stuff, etc, all while trying to stay afloat with my research and classes.

Perhaps there are support groups available to students in my position? Or just people in general who would want to connect/make a group chat?

Thanks in advance :)

does anyone know what that announcement was about today on canvas ?? i was so confused when i saw it what made them switch the policy ??

genuinely just wondering if physics 250 in the summer is fully online through umich so do if im in another state is it okay? 😭

How doable would this schedule be?

Its only 14 cr so I could add a 2cr IB or is 3 eecs classes with calc 4 unwise...

The course will not be offered again, so Nicole Hamilton has posted a complete archive of her search engine course materials, including the lecture and lab recordings and slides, and all the assignments and other materials. If you missed your chance to take the course when it was offered, this is at least a chance to see the material and try some of the coding problems.

Title. Don’t really wanna do the exam early

Does anybody know if an upper level biology class can fulfill the gateway biology requisite?

I have 1 more course needed for the gateway biology courses (A course) and should be done with my core biology requirement (C course) after this semester. I am thinking about taking Bio 305, which is listed under core biology / biology elective ( C and D).

https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/academics/majors-minors/biology-health-and-society-major.html

I have this week to study for my midterm next week. Feeling a bit nervous about it so I was wondering what’s the best way I should be studying for it? Thanks!

Working on a project on Lee Bollinger and looking for any anecdotes, good or bad, on him as a professor, Dean, president, etc. thanks 😊