Not only do we students talk about professors behind their backs [ It's not always bad-mouthing. Actually we say lots of goods things about them. ], professors do that too!!! In fact it's not that bad as it sounds like, anyway, "it's better to complain about students who fail to meet our expectations than to be indifferent to them."

Some highlights:

1. Insatiability will send you to hell. Asking for extension first then for leave is not a wise decision. Ask for leave first so your overdue assignment will be justified.

2. If a professor signs her/his e-mails with initials, that means s/he prefers to be in the middle of formality and informality. Call her/him Professor XXXXX is safe.

3. The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome* is outdated and now The Computer Crash/Laptop Stollen Exam Syndrome is in now.

*. The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome is defined as "a student's grandmother is far more likely to die suddenly just before the student takes an exam, than at any other time of year." (Adams, 1990)

Adams, M. (1990). The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome and the Potential Downfall Of American Society. The Connecticut Review. Retrieved on November 17, 2005 from http://www.cis.gsu.edu/~dstraub/Courses/Grandma.htm