Comment by tonyarkles
4 months ago
One of my favourite lines: “I could solve differential equations all day long, but I couldn’t remember to pay my phone bill”
4 months ago
One of my favourite lines: “I could solve differential equations all day long, but I couldn’t remember to pay my phone bill”
To quote Ron White, "I'm smart, but you can't prove it on paper."
Heh, my undergrad transcript is so funny to look at in hindsight. Great grades in the hard courses, terrible grades in the easy courses. Did well on the final exams for all of them, couldn't be arsed to do the homework for the boring ones.
Please stop telling the world about my school experience!
One time I realized I hadn't gone to my intro chemistry class yet that semester and had a test that day. I went, bluffed my way through based on what I remembered from high school chemistry, figured out mid-test how to calculate rate-limiting reactions, and aced it. My then-girlfriend, now-wife was so incredibly annoyed with me about every bit of that. "What do you mean, you hadn't gone to class, ever? And that you still aced the test?!"
And I also failed a comparatively easy general ed class because I just couldn't convince my brain to care, even though I know I needed it and certainly didn't want to take it a second time.
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Perfect GPA in computer science despite playing games as much as possible during every class
Almost failed a history class because I couldn't do essays more than a day before they were due
I can do anything if it's urgent or interesting, but that's it
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