Trying to confront an administrative issue in a brief blog post is a bit like confronting an angry, man-eating bear-shark: it is ill-advised.
And yet I feel it must be done considering today's monumental occasion. For today is a big day in your academic career: It is the last day to elect Pass/D/Fail (unless you are a SEAS friend, in which case this is your last chance to drop).
Let me begin with my own cautionary tale.
