Some Advice on Advice

*Disclaimer - When you finish this post, think of how it is both ironic and hypocritical, yet, it still makes sense.

Human beings like giving advice.  All too often, the advice given reflects the advisor's ideals and experiences and not the advisee's.  What usually results is advice that isn't all that useful.

For example, whenever someone would fill me in on a nugget of information that a 2L passed along about a certain professor's final, my first question would always be, "Well, how did they do in the class?"  It always fascinates me how people will follow the advice of others just because they have experience.  Personally, I am always more interested to know the quality of another's experience.

This isn't to say one shouldn't consider advice, because you should.  You should consider all advice, but ultimately decide whether the advice given suits you.