• toastmeister
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    I Learned discrete math, got an A, didn’t learn a damn thing.

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      I tutored my wife in Trigonometry, which I fucking hate and have never gotten more than a C in, and she got an A. She also hates trig and math in general. It’s basically a measure of whose memory and work ethic is best.

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        Exactly. Studying with people who understood less but could remember the magic words to ace tests was an exercise in frustration