I had this too in Mechanical Engineering, especially on exams where you have e.g. an hour and a half to solve 5 problems and more so as you take higher level classes. There would often be room for interpretation in the questions, and part of the problem was to make sure you&#x27;re making the right assumptions about the system.<p>I remember one test in particular in a class about heat transfer where one question was essentially &quot;Same problem as the previous question, but now assume &lt;something less simplistic&gt;&quot;. My answer was something along the lines of, &quot;Whoops, I already made that assumption in the previous question. Extra points?&quot; The professor was kind enough to grant me a few bonus points.