The Dean Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 In HS I didn't really try and did enough to get by...Did the same thing in college, came late to class, walked out of class early, ended up on academic probation after the first two years, nearly kicked out. It was then that I had an epiphany "damn, I better get my **** together and actually give this a shot, I don't want to have to work full time". My last 2 years I was on the Deans list, taking up to 18 credits...kind of surprised myself. In graduate school, I hated my advisor who was a real dick and taught neuroanatomy, I would come in and turn on my tape recorder and tune out...I failed that class. I still remember him summoning me to his office and telling me "you know Mark, grad school and research isn't for everyone"...damn, took that class over, aced it and nailed my comprehensive exams in the same semester, spent the last 30 years doing research in academic and the pharmaceutical industry. Liar! You were never on my list! I'm guessing that advisor/professor would take credit for your success now. He "motivated you" to be what you are today. I'm guessing this because, in my experience, that's how dicks like this operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Got an F in "Beginning Weight Training" at SUNY Brockport. I never went to the class, applied for an incomplete, with every thought of finishing it the next semester after an internship on Capitol Hill. Well, I was fortunate to land a job on the Hill, never went back and needed only two classes to get my degree at George Mason. Administration at Brockport refused to pull the F off my transcripts after my numerous attempts to do so. I'm still bitter about it to this day. I have a 3.5 ungrad GPA, a 3.75 in my major, political science, and that freakin' F stands out like a sore thumb. Bastards. Signed, The Brockport Administration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Well done Gordio My last semester I handed in a total piece of garbage essay on Rawls (not Lou) and pornography in a free society, in the early 90s. The marker gave me a C- and wrote that he doubted I even read what I handed in (yup) and he would raise it to a B+ if I had the guts to see him and argue I had a point in the first place. I just wanted the blank out of school and declined that invitation. I came down with a debilitating illness after junior year and took a year off and 3 years to finish my undergrad. I was a total mess those years and went to all the profs the first day of a class and they told me they wouldnt fail me if I showed up and gave a decent effort, which was very painfully accomplished. It doesnt matter what your grades are if they arent in the top or bottom 10 percentile. Haha, agreed. One funny story my older sister(she is 2 years older than me) went to the same College for undergrad as I did. She was a straight A+ student & was one of those kids that kept all their papers. So the one semester I was taking the same class as she did 2 years earlier, same teacher, same assignment for the paper. I went into her old files & pulled the paper out & saw she got an A+. So I copied the paper word for word hoping beyond hope this teacher didn't remember my sister & her papers. Well he didn't remember. He also gave me a C on it. So I went to my dad & told him "Dad I copied this word for word from Christy(my sister) she got an A+ & he gave me a C. My dad was furious. He said, "we are going to march in there tomorrow morning demanding he raise your grade." I said "dad we better leave this one alone, I think I could probably get kicked out for this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Haha, agreed. One funny story my older sister(she is 2 years older than me) went to the same College for undergrad as I did. She was a straight A+ student & was one of those kids that kept all their papers. So the one semester I was taking the same class as she did 2 years earlier, same teacher, same assignment for the paper. I went into her old files & pulled the paper out & saw she got an A+. So I copied the paper word for word hoping beyond hope this teacher didn't remember my sister & her papers. Well he didn't remember. He also gave me a C on it. So I went to my dad & told him "Dad I copied this word for word from Christy(my sister) she got an A+ & he gave me a C. My dad was furious. He said, "we are going to march in there tomorrow morning demanding he raise your grade." I said "dad we better leave this one alone, I think I could probably get kicked out for this." Did you ever wonder if he was messing with you? Like “I dare you”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Did you ever wonder if he was messing with you? Like “I dare you”? I don't think so, plagiarism a pretty big no no in College. If he suspected something I think I would of been kicked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I don't think so, plagiarism a pretty big no no in College. If he suspected something I think I would of been kicked out. Was your sister really hot? Because, you know, that could explain things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I'm not even one of the five smartest people I know. One's a given. Who are the other 4? 1. Gugny 2. 3. 4. 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Was your sister really hot? Because, you know, that could explain things. Well she is my sister so you never look at your sister that way unless you live in the deep south but with that being said she never had to look hard for a date on a Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Well she is my sister so you never look at your sister that way unless you live in the deep south but with that being said she never had to look hard for a date on a Saturday night. I'd think your buddies would let you know. But yes, some teachers grades are influenced by the impression they already have of you. Too bad. Oh, and some people really keep their old papers/assignments in a file. This shocked me the first time I discovered it. I found a stack of my mother's old report cards, when I was cleaning out an old drawer. Found my Master's Degree diploma, too. Never had a clue (or cared) where it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Haha, agreed. One funny story my older sister(she is 2 years older than me) went to the same College for undergrad as I did. She was a straight A+ student & was one of those kids that kept all their papers. So the one semester I was taking the same class as she did 2 years earlier, same teacher, same assignment for the paper. I went into her old files & pulled the paper out & saw she got an A+. So I copied the paper word for word hoping beyond hope this teacher didn't remember my sister & her papers. Well he didn't remember. He also gave me a C on it. So I went to my dad & told him "Dad I copied this word for word from Christy(my sister) she got an A+ & he gave me a C. My dad was furious. He said, "we are going to march in there tomorrow morning demanding he raise your grade." I said "dad we better leave this one alone, I think I could probably get kicked out for this." NIce! One drugged out gadfly in senior year in my residence got a major term paper back for a sociology course with... 1. You got my name wrong as tutor for the course. 2. You got the prof's name wrong as well. 3. I don't recall that you have attended any lectures at all through the 8 weeks to date. 4. You do not show any grasp of the subject material of the lectures or the textbook. 5. Nonetheless you get a C- for decent effort. ----------------------------------------- It was always fun for liberal arts courses in junior and senior year electives where I'd turn over my exam and the whole thing was: Discuss 3 things you learned about US History this course. (100 marks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) I'd think your buddies would let you know. But yes, some teachers grades are influenced by the impression they already have of you. Too bad. Oh, and some people really keep their old papers/assignments in a file. This shocked me the first time I discovered it. I found a stack of my mother's old report cards, when I was cleaning out an old drawer. Found my Master's Degree diploma, too. Never had a clue (or cared) where it was. Haha, funny you mention that, I did have a friend that also had a sister that was 2 years older then us, & let's just say my buddies & I all took a turn with her sometime or another, used to drive my friend nuts. & yes keeping your papers in a neat folder was quite common when I went to college, at least for the better students. I usually burnt mine. Those days of turning in actual papers are long gone brother. Edited October 30, 2017 by Gordio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I don't think so, plagiarism a pretty big no no in College. If he suspected something I think I would of been kicked out. Someone in my wife’s family (a cousin’s son) was accused at UGA. It was a VERY big deal. I don’t think it was an entire paper or a slam dunk case, but certainly sketchy. They let him finish there, but not until after he sat out an entire year. He did the “time out” and graduated from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 A friend's first year law class had 15 people busted for plagiarism, but 7 of them were protect minority status in Canada, so everyone got off with nothing done at all except a warning. An Anthro assignment consisted of phonetically writing out in English the counting of 1-10 in another language, I got the guy at the factory summer job a coffee and donut for his Portuguese pronunciations. 80 of the 100 students were busted for P on this stupid assignment, 78 of them exchange students of the same ethnicity. I guess that "underground" really did exist. But for something this easy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I'd think your buddies would let you know. But yes, some teachers grades are influenced by the impression they already have of you. Too bad. Oh, and some people really keep their old papers/assignments in a file. This shocked me the first time I discovered it. I found a stack of my mother's old report cards, when I was cleaning out an old drawer. Found my Master's Degree diploma, too. Never had a clue (or cared) where it was. Like the Bills w/refs and the impression they leave on them. Raiders should have only had 7 points. That first scoring drive was totally influenced by the weather and bogus slip called "defensive pass interference" that kept the Raiders rolling down the field. Such is life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Like the Bills w/refs and the impression they leave on them. Raiders should have only had 7 points. That first scoring drive was totally influenced by the weather and bogus slip called "defensive pass interference" that kept the Raiders rolling down the field. Such is life... oops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 oops? LoL... Phuck those refs! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 First year commerce allowed the choice of taking the full-year Science Calculus or the one-semester Calculus for Business. The CfB was an easy 100% and the fools who needlessly took the Science C were crying before the final in terror. Taking the harder course for no reason should have been grounds for expulsion from Buz School just on principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Someone in my wife’s family (a cousin’s son) was accused at UGA. It was a VERY big deal. I don’t think it was an entire paper or a slam dunk case, but certainly sketchy. They let him finish there, but not until after he sat out an entire year. He did the “time out” and graduated from there. I had a friend in college who submitted the same paper for two different poly-sci classes - same assignment, different classes, different professors, he figured "Why write the same paper twice?" He was nearly expelled for plagiarizing himself. Ultimately, they went easy on him and limited his punishment to being kicked out of the poly-sci program. (He changed his major to art, which probably had more real-life application.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I had a friend in college who submitted the same paper for two different poly-sci classes - same assignment, different classes, different professors, he figured "Why write the same paper twice?" He was nearly expelled for plagiarizing himself. Ultimately, they went easy on him and limited his punishment to being kicked out of the poly-sci program. (He changed his major to art, which probably had more real-life application.) Oh man! THAT seems like BS. If it’s his work, it’s his work. Where does it say it may never have been submitted before? They should have just given him a chance to write another paper, at worst. I have a personal stake in this, as I famously submitted a book report on Henry And The Cluhouse several years in a row! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Oh man! THAT seems like BS. If it’s his work, it’s his work. Where does it say it may never have been submitted before? They should have just given him a chance to write another paper, at worst. I have a personal stake in this, as I famously submitted a book report on Henry And The Cluhouse several years in a row! Not even "before." At the same time. Final paper for each class, in the same semester. Given that "plagiarism" is "taking somebody else's work and passing it off as your own," none of us could make any sense out of it. Still can't, really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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