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?!

[Glamourouz]

I'm that way in certain classes; neither of my classes have mandatory attendance so I don't show up everyday, I show up for all tests & quizzes but the key is that I make visits by the professors office during office hours to check up on my performance & just talk and get to know them esp. those that teach my major courses; I show interest so that they'd understand that I'm enthused & would like to know how they managed through college, internships, etc. that way they'd know who I am & when it comes to grading they'd remember me as well...not brown nosing but I used to wonder how lazy students got better grades as well so I asked a few & that's what they told me they do & some professors will tell you that too, so I gave it a try...so that's part of the secret...