This would be a followup to gaming the comp. sci. exams, but now in more general terms. More specifically, I just came across a 1994 Calvin and Hobbes strip (ch940127) on this exact subject.
As you can see, I’ve memorized this utterly useless fact long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget [...]
What started out as a question on University admission marks has brought forth a topic of gaming the educational system. And while in Canada it’s not as obvious as studying for SATs, or similar standardized tests, the schools still come with enough rules and misplaced goals to create a game for students who see it [...]
Computer Science at Ontario Universities
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Previously covered: Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Ryerson, Toronto