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Despite studying physics for four years, I never did a single experiment. It’s not that I didn’t like experiments; I loved them. It’s not that they

GPA 2.0 - xsrus.com xsrus.com About Writing Substack Twitter Contact Work GPA 2.0 February 26, 2020 Despite studying physics for four years, I never did a single experiment. It’s not that I didn’t like experiments; I loved them. It’s not that they weren’t required on my degree either; A year of labs was mandatory. I managed to weasel my way out of labs, even though I liked them. Why would I do such a thing? To maximise my Grade Point Average. Like the real world, labs are messy. Messiness is fun, but to a GPA hunter like I was, messiness is danger. It’s hard to do an experiment exactly correct

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