Kat's Five-Step Guide to an Easy A
I've a word of advice for all the slackers and idiots I've observed fall off the wagon in my five years at university-- and more than a few for those who are still here with me and struggling to stay on. IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT. It may be a pain-in-the-ass to be bored but it's just not that hard to get a decent grade if you follow a few simple steps.

1) Come to class. Just sit at your bloody desk and bear it. Unless it's not a mandatory attendance class. Even then, come 60-70% of the time. It just looks good.

2) Get a name that people can remember. Particularly, your professor. Nickname, false name, whatever. "Kat" works for me but go more extreme if it suits you. Don't pick a name to match your low intelligence. No one will like it if you tell the teacher to call you "fuckwit." Except me, I would laugh.

3) The first week of class, establish a record for participation. This will allow you to slack the rest of the term. Seriously. During the first few days of class, answer a lot of questions and try to do so intelligently. If you can't be intelligent, just do it anyway. Try not to be "that guy" and sound like an over-eager imbecille by raising your hand EVERY TIME or sounding like you're THE expert. Just participate. Make yourself known. When the teacher starts to call on other people instead of you (not our of annoyance but out of the drive to get others to answer), you know you've succeeded.

4) Do all assignments. You don't have to do a stellar job. Just DO THEM. ALL OF THEM. And skim the reading. Just skim it. Don't be afraid to start out slow. You don't have to begin with a bang. Leave room for improvement. Improvement impresses professors much more than pompous assholery.

5) Make an effort to, at least thrice, talk to your professor after class. Look outside... see the weather? Use that. They like to be thought of as a human being and if you, too, can resemble something other than a number to them, you're much better off in the long run.

This is not brown-nosing, nor is it slacking off-- nor is it a guide to doing WELL in intelligencia or academia-- it's the simple social politic of the classroom and something that seems fairly self-evident.

Take that advice and use it.