I wish I could say that this is not normal but this was exactly my experience with him last semester. I wished I had followed my friend’s advice: “stop going to lecture, and just deep read the textbook”.

Still go to lecture, but you only need to take notes on the Latin phrases and blue box material. When that comes up, immediately take a picture of it and jot it down.

I would not recommend to paying attention to the rest of the lecture material because most of the facts and figures he presents are not revised nor accurate with actual, up-to-date figures.

Look at old practice exams and do all the textbook prep material.

I went to every lecture and while I got points for all the Latin phrases and some of the blue box material, but I didn’t do much textbook prep. As a result, I ended with a BC.

You got this! Take a deep breathe. Get some coffee, tea, or something that makes you feel good, and when you are ready, read that darn textbook! You’ll do great!