You don't get notes from the doctors at the student health center. You have to use your encounter form, teachers will accept these because they have no other choice. Recently, we updated the check in process at the center so that you use a computer terminal and print this form out on your own. There is no penalty for not showing up to a doctors appointment that you make, so:

you can make an appointment to see a doctor during a class you need to miss ON THE INTERNET*

go to the health center check in kiosk and print out your encounter form

peace out without ever seeing anyone

Get a pass on school work you've missed

profit




* if there are no available appointments, you have to go get an appointment for the walk in clinic during when your class is (or around there) and then the rest of the game works the same.

You're welcome

2/26/2010 12:06:26 AM

SCRATCH THAT, I DO BELIEVE THIS THREAD IS FOR ALL IDEAS, NOT JUST THE ONE YOU SPEAK OF

and a lot of profs won't accept notes from the HC, or these forms

[Edited on February 26, 2010 at 12:39 AM. Reason : but thanks for sharing for the less informed....]

[Edited on February 26, 2010 at 12:56 AM. Reason : ]

2/26/2010 12:38:32 AM

It's still useful for people who don't put much thought into skirting class I suppose.

But I max'd this skill out my first semester at NCSU.

-Fountain Dining hall says it closes at 8:30PM on Weekdays and 8:00 on Wednesdays, but in reality they stop cooking an hour before and they stop refilling the food at 7:30 and 7:00. DO NOT BE FOOLED, they will take your card even if they know full well there's no food and the beverage machines are broken down.

2/26/2010 12:46:40 AM

^^ they better according to university policy.

^ i learned that with lunch. Really sucks some days.

You can park in the pay lot for free as long as you leave after 11pm (and before 6am).

[Edited on February 26, 2010 at 12:49 AM. Reason : 1]

2/26/2010 12:48:04 AM

i would always be when they ran out of chocolate milk and didnt replace it because it was like 7:45

2/26/2010 12:49:16 AM

There's no time limit on street parking on the block that comprises Everett Ave, Stafford Ave, and Chamberlain Ave. But the bums also know this so don't leave your car unlocked over there

[Edited on February 26, 2010 at 12:56 AM. Reason : s]

2/26/2010 12:56:03 AM

this is more for every student ever and i graduated 4 years ago so I can't say if this works or not but lets say a paper is due by noon on Friday but you need an extra hour or two

set back the clock on your computer to 11:23am and restart, open outlook or some other offline email program, submit, profit

never had something denied

2/26/2010 3:27:28 PM

If you're on a linux computer and you have at least enough money to print 1 page with print quota, you can send the print command via the command line and then cancel it instantly to get your page(s) printed for free.

2/26/2010 4:33:08 PM

The larger lecture halls (I don't know about the small ones) have thermostats with buttons on them. If you press the button, you can override the building controls for like 90 minutes and set the thermostat temperature to whatever you want.

[Edited on February 26, 2010 at 4:34 PM. Reason : Yeah, I double posted, but they're different tips]

2/26/2010 4:34:26 PM

^^don't think thats worked for a few years now

2/26/2010 4:36:19 PM

it worked like 4 days ago....

2/26/2010 4:38:29 PM

Bottom of Polk (I think that's where it was - near computer labs) has a big and PRIVATE unisex bathroom

2/26/2010 5:01:14 PM

^^^^^the clock thing doesn't work. Its based on the server time. If you are in CA, you don't get an extra 3 hours to do your online submit. With that said, there used to be a built in buffer for submits. If it said due at 1pm...it usually would let you submit until 1:15.

Print quote trick used to work only if your job was next in the print queue.

2/26/2010 5:04:13 PM

Is this the place where the dishonest people learn how to scam the system?

2/26/2010 5:08:55 PM

looks like it

2/26/2010 6:03:16 PM

^^ ding ding ding!

2/26/2010 6:07:27 PM

I'm forwarding this thread to the Office of Student Conduct, fyi.

2/26/2010 6:10:31 PM

Quote :

"the clock thing doesn't work. Its based on the server time. If you are in CA, you don't get an extra 3 hours to do your online submit. With that said, there used to be a built in buffer for submits. If it said due at 1pm...it usually would let you submit until 1:15."

i dont think you quite understood what the trick is, when you set your clock back and write the email when you're not connected to the internet the program timestamps it at whatever the system thinks it is

do you really think i would put my academic career on the line to get expelled if i didnt do a couple test emails first

it wont work in something like gmail or yahoo where their servers cannot be altered but outlook didnt know any better

2/26/2010 8:48:30 PM

Quote :

"You can park in the pay lot for free as long as you leave after 11pm (and before 6am)."

That was my Tucker Hall parking pass my fall freshman semester

2/26/2010 9:53:17 PM

^^they will still see the time they received it, not the time you want

2/26/2010 10:10:36 PM

Quote :

"Is this the place where the dishonest people learn how to scam the system?"

Mine's 190% legit

2/26/2010 10:13:09 PM

When you play college, you gotta take advantage any way you can.

I was legitimately sick one semester (food poisoning or something) and didn't get out of bed to go to the health center during class. My teacher wasn't going to let me make it up, so I had to go get a doctors note somehow. Lying was worth passing

2/27/2010 12:47:17 AM

I'm not sure if this is still the case, but a friend of mine that graduated a semester before me in 06 taught me this. The week before graduation, go to the place that makes the student ID's and tell them you lost your student ID. Pay the fee and have them make you a new one. The expiration date on the card will be set 5 years from that date, so for example my student ID is good til 2011. Student discounts for the next 5 years, not to mention your ability to use student football and basketball tickets without hassle.

2/28/2010 1:21:37 PM

When they give tests or quizzes, and you don't have any idea what the answers are, sit next to someone who you think is smart. Write down what they have, and odds are you will get significantly more points than if you used the information in your own head. Do not let the professors see you doing this though. For some reason it is frowned upon.

2/28/2010 1:27:25 PM

^^
or you can just use an expired one. mine expired a few years ago but i still flash it for discounts and to get into games. the only place that actually checked was ten ten

2/28/2010 4:16:35 PM

^^ one time i noticed someone trying to copy my test (multiple choice)

i faintly marked what i thought was correct and circled the wrong answer. i also didnt make it too hard to see. the person finished copying me and turned in the exam. i went back and changed my answers.

homey dont play that

2/28/2010 8:23:46 PM

Quote :

"When you play college, you gotta take advantage any way you can."

2/28/2010 9:59:03 PM

people in the real world realize that college isnt always about who the smartest person is who can pass every test

sometimes it's who got through college most efficiently

2/28/2010 10:54:31 PM

Quote :

"people in the real world realize that college isnt always about who the smartest person is who can pass every test sometimes it's who got through college most efficiently "

College is entirely about following directions and understanding procedures, instead of actually knowing your material in and out.

I wish i learned this lesson earlier than i did...

2/28/2010 11:38:43 PM

^^^^ you wonder why they call you bitch

2/28/2010 11:40:16 PM

back into the campus exit between dh hill and patterson to get free innercampus parking. They don't check this faculty area because every entrance has gates and theres always plenty of spots right outside popular places like

harrelson/dabney/cox
riddick
poe
fox
dhhill
patterson
withers
etc etc all of the inner campus

2/28/2010 11:43:21 PM

^ nice.

2/28/2010 11:56:03 PM

Quote :

"one time i noticed someone trying to copy my test (multiple choice) i faintly marked what i thought was correct and circled the wrong answer. i also didnt make it too hard to see. the person finished copying me and turned in the exam. i went back and changed my answers. homey dont play that"

The people who cheated off me always had a hard time keeping up, especially if it was a multiple choice test. I would see their answers and the first 75% would be correct (or mirror mine, in the off chance I was wrong) and they would blindly guess their remaining answers. There is a surprisingly large amount of slackers at NCSU.

3/2/2010 11:11:43 PM

This isn't fucking high school. Go to damn class and learn something. You or someone is paying for your lazy ass to attend NC State.

3/3/2010 8:47:30 AM

Quote :

"If you're on a linux computer and you have at least enough money to print 1 page with print quota, you can send the print command via the command line and then cancel it instantly to get your page(s) printed for free."

or just use a graduate student lab that has free printing on any OS machine

3/3/2010 10:52:32 AM

Quote :

"This isn't fucking high school. Go to damn class and learn something. You or someone is paying for your lazy ass to attend NC State."

Perhaps people don't want to learn something. Society tells us that we need a college degree to get a good job that pays a lot. It's not really the knowledge you acquire either. I am willing to bet that if I walked up to a big shot engineering employer and said, "I do not have a degree, but I have researched the classes that most major universities require for a degree, and I have conducted a course of self-study in which I have taught myself all the concepts required for a degree. You are more than welcome to quiz me or give me any test you would expect someone with a degree to pass, and I will gladly take it.".... you would be laughed out of the office. So it is clearly not a knowledge base companies are looking for.

I think what companies want to see is if you have the "stick-to-it-ness" to make it through a degree program. If this is by being super smart, than so be it. If it means you put in hours of hard work, then good on ya. But if it means sliding by and finding loopholes, then that's another way to get a degree.

I personally did not make a habit of cheating when I went to college, but I really had no interest in "learning" a lot of the material, especially in my elective classes. But what did (and still does!) interest me is making lots of money. Unfortunately, I need a piece of paper that says I am worthy of this extra money, and that is where NCSU came into play.

3/3/2010 1:46:56 PM

Why would a big shot employer take the time to put together a test for you to prove you have the required education when the next applicant in line is holding the college degree, proving they have the required education already?


I mean, you just walked in and said "Hi, I'm lazy, do my work for me."

3/3/2010 2:17:43 PM

^ the point, i believe you missed it.

3/3/2010 3:20:09 PM

if im not mistaken cant you graduate with all D's?

a degree doesnt mean anything except you took all the courses required and at least passed

3/3/2010 3:27:31 PM

^^It would not be the first time.

3/3/2010 3:40:06 PM

Quote :

"Bottom of Polk (I think that's where it was - near computer labs) has a big and PRIVATE unisex bathroom"

back in the day i rolled up into a unisex bathroom in polk to drop a deuce. the door is supposed to be locked when you go in so it is 'one-in, one-out'. I go in and start taking care of business before I realize there is a girl taking a dump in the stall next to me. The most awkward and silent 10 seconds passed before she got up and left. /story

3/3/2010 3:56:26 PM

^ Do unisex restrooms usually have more than one toilet? Sounds like you went into the ladies room.

3/3/2010 4:26:03 PM

The wolfline is NOT an ideal place to find your next S.O.

Just sayin...

3/3/2010 4:29:29 PM

When you walk into Riddick via the main entrance and walk down the hall towards the stairs, there is a bathroom on the right in a small alcove type entrance. When you walk by it, the way the walls are positioned make it possible for you to NOT see the "w" and the "o" and read the sign as "men" which could possibly cause cause you to use the wrong bathroom by mistake.

3/3/2010 4:37:36 PM

Not sure if this is relevant any more, but in the atrium you used to be able to refold your Chik-Fil-A breakfast sandwich wrapper so that your chicken egg and cheese biscuit said buttered biscuit, w00t cheap breakfast!

3/4/2010 2:10:13 PM

how does refolding a piece of foil paper = cheap breakfast?

3/4/2010 2:38:31 PM

Because they ring up your items based on the label on the wrapper. So if it says butter biscuit, they'll only charge you for a butter biscuit, not a chicken egg and cheese biscuit.

3/4/2010 2:49:51 PM

I figured it had to be some sort of stealing for it to be here.

There is being thrifty and cheap and then there is being a dishonest fucking thief which most of you people are being in this thread. You guys do realize that you aren't stealing from some faceless university or corporation, those entities build losses from theft into their prices for everyone else.

3/4/2010 2:57:37 PM

i once saw a guy grab a chick-fil-a sandwich, hold it down under his backpack and walk right past the cashier

3/4/2010 3:01:06 PM

The single person bathrooms at the bottom of harrelson were always pretty quite/clean. Good for a relaxing poop.

Also, the bathrooms usually on the 6th/7th floor of the stacks were pretty clean/quiet, although there was the chance for sketchy people to walk in on you.

If you're in the dorms, the hot water is unlimited. I remember some nice hour long showers.

3/7/2010 6:03:50 PM