As per GrubHub students at Virginia Tech order more food than any other school during finals.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/29/college-food-finals-grubhub_n_7...
Orders from Virginia Tech students increase 46% during finals week compared to the rest of the term.
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I suspect this has to do with the fact that VT has a very short finals schedule. I remember having 3 finals in one day on a regular basis. Contrast that to when I went to school in Australia where I had a final almost every 3rd day. I remember one guy asking our Studio Prof if he can delay turning in his project because he had a final the next day he wanted to focus on and I actually laughed out loud. Then the professor said "Sure, take an extra 2 days." And I was like:
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They don't call it cramming for nothing!
There's also flex-dump. I would regularly add money during finals week and buy enough ribeye, chicken breast, and fish to last the summer.
The Flex Dump where you purposely hang around friends that are willing to buy everything and anything to use up their money. Eating like a kings and queens as a celebration and pure gluttony!
This was/is the number 2 reason to be friends with as many girls as possible.
Flex dump. Number 2.
Which end of the digestive process are we talking about here? I feel like I'm getting mixed signals.
Getting their lottery ticket to the football/basketball games is clearly #1.....
Ditto on the 3 finals in a day thing. Did that a couple of times. The night or 2 before those were pretty miserable. When I was done those quarters (I date myself):
Followed by:
They have a sweet rule now where if you have 3 finals in 24 hours you can get one moved. Just a matter of finding a professor with another session or too much time on their hands
I remember having like 5 spread out over 3 days to the point where this didn't apply. That was the only time I tracked down some ridilin. Had to make it through an all night session to prep for the last of 5 which happened to be an 8 am. Thankfully the coffee shop by the math empo would go 24/7 during finals.
They're hard on that 24 hour rule, though. One semester I had an 8am and 2pm one day and another 8am the next day. Couldn't move anything because it was 3 in 25 hours, not 3 in 24.
I had one like that and the professor of one of my classes was kind enough to let me take my final early, on reading day.
A lot of professors are willing to do this in an "unofficial" (i.e. you don't file paperwork with the college) manner, as long as you give them a bit of a head's up. Walking into their office a day before and asking for a move usually doesn't fly, but if you're a week out and you explain your situation, most are willing to work with you because it shows (1) you care and (2) you're planning ahead. Exam season is incredibly hectic for professors, TAs, etc. It can be difficult to accommodate everyone who needs/wants it.
That rule has been around since the mid 90's at least. I never bothered to move when that happened. I just looked forward to getting them out of the way faster.
I was able to apply this rule in '96 or '97. Asked my Plant Biology professor if I could take the exam early. His answer, "No way in hell." I said, "Thanks", turned around and went up a floor to my Immunolgy professor's office and asked the same question. He was much more accomodating. I clearly remember acing the Immunlogy final. I have no idea how I did on the Plant Biology final and I do not care.
I think this shows that due to VT's superior food service options during the semester, students only have to order out for food during really stressful time crunchs. #dataanalytics
Or the exams are so hard, they have to get really drunk afterwards in order to live with themselves which leads to 1 AM jimmy johns and dominoes. #drunkalitycs
You know, if you work hard and study all semester long, you have no need for cramming before finals.
^Probably the dumbest thing anyone has ever said.
Teller is going to take this as a challenge.
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