Things I Learned (this Quarter) After it was Too Late
Things I Learned (this Quarter) After it was Too Late:
- It is COMPLETELY possible for a midterm to have another question on the back
- Leaving a bike light on is like taping a label that says “go ahead and steal this”
- Even though it's called an “open-book test,” you should not take the majority of your test with the book open
- Don't spend 30 minutes biking back and forth to campus because you forgot your cell phone charger
- Pulling an all-nighter is like buying an iPad—you can go ahead and do it, but it might not be worth it in the long run
- Never underestimate the destructive power of procrastination
- You can't expect a curve to help you much if the average is 75 and the standard deviation is 15
- Comcast is really not that fast. Or reliable
- ”Second chances are hard to come by.” If you fail your prelab quiz the first time, you should actually read the manual before attempting it again
- The majority of coding is best done with pencil and paper
- The amount of time store-bought ice cream lasts is not proportional to the size of the container
- Refreshing Smartsite a hundred times will not change your grade
- Don't treat Yahoo! Answers as the undeniable truth
- Don't use Google as a substitute for actual thought
- Manage projects the same way you manage tests. Don't spend two weeks on the 10-point question and four days on the 50-point one, especially if the two are completely unrelated
- Don't spend too much time on vague, open-ended questions
- Don't take tests in order
- Your success is not measured by the accomplishments and failures of others. But with a curve, your GRADE is