Rules for Students

The more general the title of a course, the less you will learn from it.

The more specific a course title is, the less you will be able to apply it later.

The most valuable quotation will be the one for which you cannot determine the source.

At the end of the semester you will recall having enrolled in a course at the beginning of the semester -- and never attending.

If you are given an open book exam, you will forget your book.

If you are given a take home exam, you will forget where you live.

Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor's course.

80% of the final exam will be based on the one lecture you missed or the one book you did not read.

The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.

When reviewing your notes before an exam, the most important pages will be illegible.

A prerequisite for a desired course will be offered only during the semester following the desired course.

Class schedules are designed so that every student will waste the maximum time between classes.

The one course you must take to graduate will not be offered during your last semester.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

The book or periodical most vital to the completion of your term paper will be missing from the library.

If the one book or periodical that you need is available, the most important pages will be torn out.