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22 In-Class Thoughts, That 100 Percent Won't Be On The Exam— Even With A Curve

A large fraction of what we all do with our hour and fifteen minutes of a lecture.

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Sep 30, 2018

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22 In-Class Thoughts, That 100 Percent Won't Be On The Exam— Even With A Curve

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1. 50% of these people in front of me are doing something completely unrelated to this class.

I don't think comparing Marx and Freud in 1000 words or less is part of Physics class, Jessica. OR checking Facebook.

2. What am I going to eat after this?

No one can hear the professor when my stomach keeps interrupting him.

3. I did the reading for today's class, and nothing in it pertains to this lecture…

I am really glad I was up until 2 am reading, professor!

4. Please, no one sit next to me.

There's already NO room in these rows as it is.

5. Did I forget something due today?

6. Where's the clock in this room?

I need constant time-checks at 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, and 1 minute(s) left until class ends.

7. Stay awake if you're going to sit this close to the front.

Stretch a bit, chug your coffee, and don't let your eyelids close.

8. My computer is going to die and there are no outlets near me.

How long can I last at 2%? Turn the brightness down, close out all the apps.

9. There are only two out of 300 people in this class who raise their hand with questions.

And of course, they usually sit right next to each other and don't study with anyone else.

10. How did Stacy attend only half of the first lecture, never show up again except for the first exam, and get a higher grade than me??

11. I know as much as this TA does.

But if I make friends with him, will I get a better grade. I'm asking the real questions now.

12. I need to refill my water bottle.

…. But I would rather dehydrate then to risk tripping over someone's backpack.

13. Am I chewing my gum too loudly?

14. I really hope no one tries to climb over me to go to the bathroom.

15. If I study for two weeks and still fail this test, what will my average be?

A's are recommended, but C's do in fact, get degrees.

16. Is it too late to withdraw from a class?

I know it's two months into the semester, but I didn't foresee this series of unfortunate events called the "Electron Transport Chain" when I signed up for this.

17. I hope no one calls me; I can't remember if I turned off my ringer.

18. No, wait… hold on… don't click the next slide yet I'm still writing.

Can you send me a picture of your notes? I didn't get it all written down before he moved on…

19. Does anyone else in here know what's going on?

Or am alone on this island. Again.

20. How can I arrange everything on this small lap desk to fit my coffee, water bottle, laptop, notebook, pencil, and calculator on it?

21. Should I record this lecture?

Will I even find the time to listen to it again before the test?

22. Did I just touch chewed up gum under this desk?

And if it's not gum…. Then what is it?

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A large fraction of what we all do with our hour and fifteen minutes of a lecture.

In This Article:

1. 50% of these people in front of me are doing something completely unrelated to this class.

2. What am I going to eat after this?

3. I did the reading for today's class, and nothing in it pertains to this lecture…

4. Please, no one sit next to me.

5. Did I forget something due today?

6. Where's the clock in this room?

7. Stay awake if you're going to sit this close to the front.

8. My computer is going to die and there are no outlets near me.

9. There are only two out of 300 people in this class who raise their hand with questions.

10. How did Stacy attend only half of the first lecture, never show up again except for the first exam, and get a higher grade than me??

11. I know as much as this TA does.

12. I need to refill my water bottle.

13. Am I chewing my gum too loudly?

14. I really hope no one tries to climb over me to go to the bathroom.

15. If I study for two weeks and still fail this test, what will my average be?

16. Is it too late to withdraw from a class?

17. I hope no one calls me; I can't remember if I turned off my ringer.

18. No, wait… hold on… don't click the next slide yet I'm still writing.

19. Does anyone else in here know what's going on?

20. How can I arrange everything on this small lap desk to fit my coffee, water bottle, laptop, notebook, pencil, and calculator on it?

21. Should I record this lecture?

22. Did I just touch chewed up gum under this desk?

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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