Bits Of Babbling

Boo Friggin Hoo

I just finished my Geology Final, 2 down, 3 to go! As expected there were a couple questions that are almost certainly answered wrong, but there were enough right answers to get me an A or B in the course... thats without taking any curves into account.

On the way back to my car, which is a good 10 - 15 minute trek, I couldn't help but overhear a conversation going on nearby. I say I couldn't help but overhear because it was quite true - anybody in the surrounding mile couldn't help but overhear because this girl was yelling rather loudly.

From what I can gather, she "studied" with these two guys last night which involved them showing her a copy of an old test and her memorizing the answers. Needless to say, this didn't have the desired result or I wouldn't have a story to tell you of a stark raving mad female on the warpath. Whether she memorized them as "Question 32: B" or the actual answer seemed to be a matter of discussion, I have my suspicions that she was dumb enough to do the former.

Seriously though, how can she complain? If you paid 0 attention in the course, spent 0 hours studying, and used 0 common sense - if you end up with a 0 on the final whose fault is it? The guys who gave you the test you memorized? Heck no! Its your own fault for putting all your faith and knowledge into an old test! Cheating is a gamble, it can go well or it can go poorly - if you aren't willing to accept those odds going into the test then you should probably play it straight, at least that way you are more likely to get the grade you deserve. She didn't know anything, the final reflected that, isn't life terrible when it works out like it is supposed to?

Anyhow, after she was done yelling at her cohorts she stormed off right past me at a rapid pace proclaiming she would never talk to them again. I normally walk faster than the average pedestrian when I travel alone and she passed me pretty quickly, you could tell she was pissed. If this wasn't a big enough clue, you could once again hear how pissed she was as she pulled out her cell phone and proceeded to tell the victim on the other end of the phone all about it. Maybe she will learn her lesson and actually learn the stuff next time, I have a feeling she will have the opportunity to take this class again.