Lazy students scoring good grades, :[ Options

[Just_Dream]

A friend of mine never went a certain class last quarter and he only shows up for the midterms and the final exam. Notes from the class are only posted up during class, so you can't even get them outside of class, and often other students won't share their notes -- those science classes are competitive! And I saw him again this quarter and he tells me that he got a good grade in the class. WTF. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?! He says he never studies though. I don't know if I believe him. My other friend always sleeps in class, but she studies like a day before me, yet she gets a whole letter grade higher than me. And I thought I understood the material more than her. Bleh. =_="

And then my own boyfriend takes classes with me and he never participates in mandatory discussions, but he still gets points for it. He even sleeps and I'm the one taking notes and paying attention. I even studied more than him, lol. I haven't even been helping him in his classes anymore, but when we took some classes together, he would never study and he'd get equal or higher grades as me! That makes absolutely no sense. Why can't I be as good at BSing or multiple choice like he is?!

Does anyone else know some people like this or are you someone like this?! HMM?!

[Gigi]

Yeah...I'm like this. I never study for a test until a day before, because I make myself believe that I retain my information better when it's "fresh" in my mind. This is a probably a lie to make myself feel better about being such a lazy ass. Anyway, I usually do better than everyone else when I cram, as opposed to others who consistently work hard.

Example: There was an English portfolio we had to complete last year which our teacher told us about 3 months in advance, and I did it the night before. I got perfect on it.

My method is biting me in the ass, though, because I'm currently fudging bio.