People You Meet in Every Precept
It's hard to remember everyone's names in your first discussion-based class at Princeton, and you'll eventually resort to gesturing to them vaguely whenever you respond to their points ("I disagree with that one"). But with this handy guide from The Ink, you'll at least remember the horrible stereotype they fit under. (Note: This applies to seminars as well.)The Philosophy BroTook some intro PHI courses and thinks he's an expert on Hegel. He loves Nietzsche, dude. Wears his sports gear to class.
The Overeager FreshmanInterrupts the professor to ask three-part questions. Tries to respond to everything. Prefaces statements with, "In my high school…" Will eventually chill out after a few weeks.
The Hipster Grad StudentInterrupts professor to ask three-part questions. Tries to respond to everything. Prefaces statements with, "In my undergrad (a small liberal arts college you've probably never heard of)…" Will never chill out-- can't afford to when placements are at stake!
The ProblematizerStudies Gender and Sexuality. Thinks everything is a gendered issue. Favorite words are "problematic," "unpack", and "privilege." Will halt a class when triggered by a slight imprecise use of terminology.
The MuteNever speaks. You can't even imagine what their voice could sound like. Sits in the corner, on laptop or fiddling with notebook. You're not sure why they haven't dropped the course.
The Girl Who Says Fairly Intelligent Things But Infuriatingly Punctuates Everything With "Like""I think, like, Melville was, like, deploying homoeroticism to, like, destabilize authoritarian hegemony, like, you know?"
The BritLeverages accent to sound more intelligent than s/he actually is. Still less annoying than the former.
The BSE/Engineer Who Regrets Taking This Humanities Course For "Fun"Does problem sets in class.