Academics Aficionado Gifts

"I think 'interdisciplinary' means getting a detention from more than one teacher."

"I've always dreamed of being on an academic team like this! It's great that we can all depend on each other!"

"Studies show that children of immigrants are more likely to to take advanced math and science courses and more likely to take advanced placement tests in preparation for college."

"My answers could be right. Your quiz just asked the wrong questions."

'So...you THINK you have what it takes to be a scientist...?'

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

"It's no my fault I got a D. The system is broken."

Scarcity

Exam

Scientists are sexy

'I appreciate how you feel, but I'm afraid your report card isn't grounds for defamation of character.

Nervous Oral Testing

The intellectual.

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

Miss America IQ Pageant

Non-Creative Writing, Also Known as Plagiarism 101.

"Is there any way I could get a dashboard instead of a report card?"

"I figured out how to raise my grades."

"It started with a simple case of peer-review."

"It's not fair! I only got 100 on my English test!"

"I lettered in spelling."

'I'd like to challenge the test.'

"She's a show dog...purebred, of course." "That's great! My guy's a Sanskrit scholar...wrote for the Harvard Lampoon."

"I've outgrown my backpack."

Super Student

Examinations.

"You're kidding! You count S.A.T.s?"

"So the secret to getting good grades is to study hard...seems a little extreme!"

'He's got classic form, but if he doesn't improve his grades he won't get into college. He doesn't think.'

"And in the category of 'The Most Amazing Comeback from an Academic Nosedive,' the winner is..."

"I figure I have about 20 years of school to go."

Pull an all-nighter?

"I have a huge Algebra final tomorrow. I know I'm gonna fail."

"I started a collection!"