Answers
to Frequently Asked Freshmen Questions(10/8/99)
Biosystems Engineering
at Oklahoma State University
Answers
to Frequently Asked Freshmen Questions
(10/8/99)
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These Q&A's are base in part
on a Dave Barry Article, College Bound from September 29, 1988. Another
relevant article is, My son's college apartment has a pleasant pepperoni
motif from , November 21, 1999. (Direct links will not work.)
Q:
Is there parking?
A: Yes, but it is generally not for students. Faculty and Staff
get all the good spaces. Students share three parking slots behind
the power plant. If a slot is not open you have to drive around
in circles until one does, or you run out of gas.
Q: Are all students required to get body piercings?
A: No. Body piercing is optional at the undergraduate level, but
is required if you wish to pursue a graduate degree.
Q: Is there a bank near the college that you can rob to pay the
tuition?
A: Yes. All banks near campus make an effort to stock large denomination
bills to ease your escape.
Q: Am I required to take a foreign language?
A: No. Foreign language instruction is integrated into your Chemistry
lab since the TA's only speak Arabic.
Q: What is the best way to prepare for a test?
A: The traditional method is to keep up with the homework and
read the assigned text. However, most students find they can skip
those time-consuming steps and drink 14 Cafe lattés the
evening before an exam and stay up all night studying.
Q: Can I turn in my homework late or make up a missed test?
A: Yes but only under these four conditions*.
Your dog eats your floppy disk.
Your apartment burns to the ground the week before finals taking
your term paper with it.
Your parents refuse to make your bail for five days. (Only valid
the week after Spring Break.)
Your appendix bursts during the final exam.
*(These are true excuses given the web guy.)