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Your monitor is lit up from the back, paper is not. The only "true" measure of how bright your picture is using the eyedropper tool to measure RGB values. Or print test prints.
MisterMikkel-
Fair enough. I think your college was saving energy! Only when specifying stock do you know what tone the paper will be.
I’ve always put the monitor on full brightness and presented visuals (overlay onto a tone appropriate for the stock). Then test prints because (as you point out) only tests really matter.
miro_o
How big do you print? I've found printing pics small can make then darker.
@MisterMikkel - out of curiosity, why?