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lab partner driving me insane?!
it's my freshman year of college and i'm taking general chemistry. the class is made up of a mix of sopomores and freshman, and i think there's a few juniors in there.
my lab partner is a sophomore. but she has no idea what she's doing. granted, sometimes i'm not much more competent, but i do have the general ideas down. on the last test, she got the lowest score in the class (while i was just below the class average). she always wants to get together to do our homework together and always call and texts me for help.
is it rude of me to not want to help or give her the answers? it's just getting really annoying. i barely have time to do my own work, let alone explain it all to her. i feel like it's hurting my grade because i'm always helping her and explaining things to her and i don't even have time to do my own work. anyone have any advice on what i should do?
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You should tell her to get a tutor. Your college may offer tutoring services. Just explain how you're a freshman and this is a crucial year for you and that you don't know the material that well either to help her out. If she calls, just tell her sorry but you are busy doing some other work. Or if you really want a quick way out, refer her to someone else. I know how you feel. I'm actually in a similarish situation.. but no she is being rude because if she is not catching up that fast with the rest of the class, she should seek extra outside help with a teacher instead of dragging you down. You're a tutor there. There should be other people there to help. She could also form a study group with other people. Good luck.
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girly i've been in your situation..many times. i dont think it's wrong at all to not want to help her, but dont be mean about it. you want to focus on doing good but it's hard to when someone else is distracting you. just tell her that you would rather do it by yourself and i wouldn't just give her the answers because then she will never learn, and maybe you can let her know that! tell her that your not doing much better than her and you just need time alone to study and try to figure everything out :) if you need any more help on this let me know! ♥Lu
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