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IF you ever have the problem of your school being too strict on due dates, rules, and policies, I strongly suggest you spend some time at Ben Gurion University. Lax to the max. As it stood, I had sent in the application for enrollment about two weeks late, paid a little late, already encountered their fifteen minute rules, the nonchalance with the teachers.

And, if you're like me, and, well, you know, you're not so good with deadlines, hey Ben Gurion's the place for you. Nobody cares if it's late. Fantastic.

I don't know if this place was worse than Paduel or not, in regards to the lax atmosphere, but it was funnier at BGU, because they put on the pretenses of being serious. Asking for their official policies was a joke.

This was their official message to us in regards to our parents sending us packages. This is what we were told in an assembly.

"If you're parents decide to send you packages, tell them to lie about the contents. If it's electronics, tell them to say it's used electronics. If it's clothing, tell them to say it's used clothing. This way they don't have to pay the extra money for customs. Just tell them to lie. They won't check." It wasn't against the Israeli government. It was cheap laziness. But the key is...this wasn't a madricha, this wasn't an upperclassmen...this was the DEAN.

I think they're best one involved their advice on renewing Visas. They printed this one out, and used it as the official reference sheet. It read something like, "Despite the urgency that they claim, they really don't care if you don't renew your visa. However, the easiest ways to do it, are to simply leave the country. Going to Sinai or Jordan offers a new visa. If you go to Europe, you will have to actually, physically, renew the visa. Go down to the Misrad Hapanim, and bring two passport photos, and 120 shekels. However, if you're not going to fly away any time soon, there really is no pressing necessity." If you want real fun, try reading the official policy on how little it takes to be considered a "school sponsored event."

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