- Procrastination is not your friend. You think the assignment sucks now, how do you think you'll feel at ten o'clock the night it's due?
- Be in class. You can't learn if you're not present, and makeup work sucks.
- Don't take her grading personally. She will say your writing is terrible, and maybe it is, but conceding to the fact does nothing for you but frustrate.
- Actually read the books, don't just "read" them. You look stupid when you try to write an entire essay of principles in a book that you did not read.
- When learning how to diagram, practice makes perfect. Don't worry if you don't get it right the first time, it takes time to know what you're doing
Top 5 Biggest No-Nos for Students in this Class:
- Don't forget to study.
- Don't whistle. She hates it.
- Don't fall asleep during notes, or any other time in class for that matter.
- Don't cheat.
- Don't use emphatic statements.
Top 5 Things Incoming Students should Know about Anderson:
- She knows more about you then you think...
- She doesn't care if your printer broke, or if you were sick, or if your dog ate it, or if you were up all night, she just doesn't.
- While it may seem like she's harsh, it will help you in the end. There is some method to her madness.
- Don't try to sneak any clever tricks into your essay to meet length. She has the regular format memorized because she has "photographic" memory.
- She is actually willing to help you if you are punctual, have a clue about what you're talking about, and have your own ideas written down first.