NOTE FROM JOHN:

We’ve all heard of the Kobayashi Maru test, but how much
do we *really* know about what goes on inside Starfleet
Academy? Sure, the uniform development department is in
a case of constant flux, but what exactly do they do to
normal kids to turn them into gold-shirts capable of
saving the universe an average of five times a season?
Our intrepid contributors took advantage of your
everyday temporal anomaly, and report back with:

The Top 5 Courses
At Starfleet Academy

5> PSYCH 220: “I Sense Anger” — Things You Don’t Need to Be a Betazoid to Figure Out

4> EXO BIO 230: A Taxonomy of Nose Ridges — Which Species Put Out

3> VULCAN SOC 201: What the Vulcans Do During the 7 Years in Between

2> POLI SCI 234: Kirkian Politics — When Should First Contact Be a Solid Ass-Kicking

and the Number 1 Course At Starfleet Academy…

1> PHY 500: Advanced Temporal Mechanics — Why You’ve Already Aced This Class

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Credits:

Selected from 59 submissions from 18 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 1 (2nd #1!)
Blake Taylor, Ogden, UT — 2
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 3
Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA — 4
Joseph Moore, Concord, CA — 5
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — Banner Tag
John Mozena, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI — Prime Director