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9 Thoughts You Have While Reading A Syllabus

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Fairfield chapter.

Okay cellphones, cellphones, where’s the rules on cellphones?

Afterthought: No laptop either? HOW WILL I TEXT MY FRIENDS? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GO ON HER CAMPUS?

Final is worth 40%, GREEEEAAAAT.

How come we’re only allowed 1 absence? Isn’t the universal rule 3? And a 2.5% deduction in our grade after each absence? What’s going on?

How do you pronounce this professors name? I’ll just go with Prof.

Weekly quizzes…perfectttt can’t wait.

Class is cancelled in 2 months because the professor is going to be at a conference, start planning the festivities.

Participation is worth 10%…WHAT IF I’M SHY?

Plagerism.

I'm a Communication major, double minor in Professional Writing and Spanish at Fairfield University.I love having a good time, dogs, tattoos and making people laugh. That's pretty much it.
Amanda McKelvey is a Co-Campus Correspondent and a senior at Fairfield University. She is a Journalism major with minors in Psychology and Communications. In addition to being a CC she has held internships with Michael Kors, CollegeFashionista.com and the Rockville Centre and Baldwin Heralds. In her free time, Amanda enjoys days on the beaches of Long Island, watching Scandal, Chicago Fire and the Bachelorette, eating anything sweet (chocolate, ice cream, cupcakes—you name it!) and reading a good book. She’s excited to spend her senior year living at Fairfield Beach with her best friends including fellow CC Danielle Tullo! You can follow her on Twitter @theAMANDAshowww or on Instagram @ammckelvey.