daniel's guide to doing relatively well in architecture.i decided to write this because some people think doing well in architecture is a hard task. sure, the hours are long, and sleeping time's erratic, and the Cs and Ds are in abundance, but somehow, there always is an easier way. (:
here's daniel to save the day.
i cant say my grades are fantastic, but for the effort i put in, i should be getting the Cs and Ds, not in the Bs where i am at the moment. and why? not because im talented, smart, or extremely hardworking(although you all should have known that by now ;) but because there is a key to get grades which are good, relative to the amount of effort you put in. i can't say you'll get your As and become a market spoiler, but i can guarantee that you'll get better than you should.
now listen carefully.
(1) whenever you can, bootlick. if it involves making fun of the teacher, do so within boundaries. friends always help each other, so if you manage to befriend your lecturer, that's half the battle won.
(2) the lecturer is always right. even if you think you know better, or have done enough research to go against them, lecturers hate getting corrected. they might not say it, but they do.
screw creativity. teachers like practicality. creativity is when you go out to work. when you're in school. forget it.
they're as conventional as yellow bananas. dont be the red ones.
(3) always follow to the advice teachers give. they might encourage creativity, but they actually LOVE it when people eumulate them. matter of pride i guess. and when i say always, i mean always. even if its gonna cost you the 5 days without sleeping. just do it. they'll be impressed.
(4) when you can, cheat intelligently, butt don't ever get caught. fake the research, do the final product before the process studies. oh. and when cheating, its always maintain a little bit of integrity, in other words, within legal boundaries. making rubber stamps to fake the RECEIVED chop isn't under that category.
(5) reputation is everything. work hard the first submission, because the impression you give keeps you grades where they are. if you screw up the first time, you're one step closer to getting your 5 Cs, and don't tell me Cs and Ds are bigger than As. As much as architecture is as much a pain in the ass as a PMSing woman, the standards are very much different different.
(6) this point is still under observation. so follow at your own risk. sleep during all lectures. teachers KNOW its boring, they don't like teaching it either. but when it comes to asking the teacher's opinion, ALWAYS look interested. even if they're babbling about how to build a garden when you asked them about a wall.
(7) always look tired. so they think you've been up doing work, even if it's because you've had one too many drinks the night before. and whine about how many times you've changed your design, even if it's only once. when they say "see? challenging right?" always say yes. and shake your head like it's the hardest thing you've ever done. they love it when you make them seem so god-like because its a piece of cake to them. which leads back to point 1 : bootlicking.
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there. daniel's guide to being a good architecture student.
and if you're wondering why im blogging even though i sort of temporarily shut down the blog yesterday? things took a change for the better i guess. (: back to gay posts! temporality is back in business! til further notice of course. you know how stress affects your mood.
