Did I Just Encounter a Gaggle of Rabid Meese?

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The discussion revolves around the theme of academic pressure and the extreme reactions to grades, often expressed through dark humor and sarcasm. Participants mockingly suggest that poor grades equate to life-ending consequences, with repeated references to suicide as a joke, which raises concerns about the appropriateness of such humor. Several users share their own experiences with grades, expressing feelings of inadequacy and frustration, while others downplay the seriousness of the situation, emphasizing that grades do not define one's future. The conversation highlights the unpredictability of university grading and the pressure students feel to perform, alongside a critique of the insensitivity displayed in joking about suicide. Overall, the thread reflects a mix of humor, despair, and the harsh realities of academic life.
  • #31
I had a 26% in philosophy in high-school... but, in my defense, when I signed up for that class I figured it would consist of sitting in our desks for an hour and pondering.
 
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  • #32
moe darklight said:
I had a 26% in philosophy in high-school... but, in my defense, when I signed up for that class I figured it would consist of sitting in our desks for an hour and pondering.

HA as it should've been
 
  • #33
kdv said:
Ah yes, making jokes about suicide is soooo funny!

Thanks for the laugh, Cyrus.

Can be. Like in this case it was.

BTW, I failed one of my classes this semester.
 
  • #34
Don't worry, your grades won't matter once you've left university... :-p
 
  • #35
Cyrus said:
You're quite welcome.

Maybe if someone close to you commist suicide or if you ever have to work to help counsel students on a campus (who go through all sorts of crisis and are sometimes feeling very desperate) you wil become less of an *******
 
  • #36
kdv said:
Maybe if someone close to you commist suicide or if you ever have to work to help counsel students on a campus (who go through all sorts of crisis and are sometimes feeling very desperate) you wil become less of an *******

Or like in my case, more of one! :rolleyes: Get over it.

Casey
 
  • #37
ice, FSU is not a joke school at all in mathematics. Like UGA they probably have classes for all levels. I know several people on the staff, such as Jack Quine, Paolo Aluffi, Eriko Hironaka,..., any of whom can offer you as much math as you can absorb, and no doubt the others on staff are equally helpful.

Go see some of them if you would like some good math conversation, and maybe a recommendation into the right class.

when i was an undergrad and got an A in an easy class, i celebrated for a week, and then moved up to the honors sequence (Loomis - Sternberg) where i started back at B+, and worked my way up again.
 
  • #38
I would just drop out of college and just become a janitor. Good luck in competing against non-English speaking immigrants in the US.
 
  • #39
fizziks said:
I would just drop out of college and just become a janitor. Good luck in competing against non-English speaking immigrants in the US.

Or finish college, and become a janitor at Fermilab. Same caveat applies.
 
  • #40
Asphodel said:
Or finish college, and become a janitor at Fermilab. Same caveat applies.

Nah, there's no way he can graduate with a B+. Most schools require you to maintain a 4.0 GPA average or it's the boot for you.
 
  • #41
Shut up.
 
  • #42
kdv said:
Maybe if someone close to you commist suicide or if you ever have to work to help counsel students on a campus (who go through all sorts of crisis and are sometimes feeling very desperate) you wil become less of an *******

I can't believe you're making jokes about *******s. My father was killed by a pride of rabid *******. You insensitive *******!
 
  • #43
Why does PF asterisk out møøse? No one cares if it bit your damn sister.
 
  • #44
a pride of rabid møøses?

I think you mean a flock of rabid møøses. Or a gaggle of rabid meese, if your Canadian.
 

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