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We all take this course called Life 101

Where the only option is to pass

Because there are no retakes.



We jot down our notes haphazardly even if

They were given by experienced teachers

Because we seldom follow advice.



We rarely review the notes we took before

Each test, so instead of right answers,

We make careless mistakes.



Yet, the purpose of learning is to try and fail,

Try again and succeed, but, we seem to  

Make the same mistakes twice.



Some of us even try sneaking glances at those

Beside us, but this only causes us to make

The same mistakes as our peers.



While still others of us skip test days because,

Instead of note-taking and studying, we

Procrastinate and take naps in class.  



Some of us don't even bother trying to pass,

We wait for the withdrawal date to near,

Only to find it never gets here.  



When the day of the final exam finally arrives,

I hope we have learned from our mistakes

So, with flying colors, we can pass.