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Patch Adams (film) - High grades

In the film Patch Adams, the title character had higher grades. However, he is never shown studying or reading and the Dean and other students suspect him of cheating. How did he get those grades, exactly? 86.141.120.181 (talk) 22:28, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

If it's not shown in the film, then there is no answer. --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:57, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

You do know that some people actually do get high grades with little or no studying? --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 23:45, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

In the film, the title character is also never shown to use the bathroom. As to the person in real life, in his autobiographical Gesundheit! he writes, "the academic aspects of medical school weren't especially difficult for me".^[1]  --Lambiam 08:15, 29 January 2022 (UTC)