The closer you sit to the front, the higher the grade. It's been proven time and time again. I'd generally try to sit in the front half of the class. When I sat in the back I'd get distracted by other students. Especially the time the guy in front of me was playing tetris on his cell phone. I couldn't believe someone would be THAT rude. I mean it's one thing to be reading the school paper when you're in the back row of a 500 person class. But to be playing games!
Heck, when I'd go to my friends classes with them, to kill some time, I'd still at least act like I was taking notes.
Funny story actually, I was sitting w/ my friend in the third row. The class was general bio for non science majors. I had just changed my major that year from Ecology Bevhavior Evolution to Economics. I started the class taking notes but then I just quit and only paid really close attention to the teacher. He kept bringing up Star Trek in the middle of the lecture. At one point, he stops and looks at me. He asks me IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE CLASS (300 students) why I'm not taking notes! I just get a huge smile
and tell him "I'm just visiting." He's like, "Oh." And goes right back to the lecture.
And that's not even my most embarassing moment!
