So, what you’re saying is: If you can’t pass the course on your merits, be a giant pain in the tuckus so that you get a pass anyways…. We get what we incentivize, after all…
I wouldn’t recommend it as a reliable strategy, and it’s not exactly a good use of your time and money as a student… but it’s true that it has been known to work.
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Yeah, grading in the US is weird.
So, what you’re saying is: If you can’t pass the course on your merits, be a giant pain in the tuckus so that you get a pass anyways…. We get what we incentivize, after all…
I wouldn’t recommend it as a reliable strategy, and it’s not exactly a good use of your time and money as a student… but it’s true that it has been known to work.