stackyFACTSWhen a professor forces the class onto a strict bell curve, they are creating a brutal zero-sum game. You can no longer succeed purely by knowing the material; you literally need your classmates to bomb the test to secure your 'A'. It beautifully incentivizes students to give each other terrible study advice.
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