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[Andres]

One could argue that those who are being lazy yet pass all their exams have learned how to work efficiently

As a student, you're young, you have alot of freedom, alot of free time and you have to get your degree. The combination freedom and being young will never, ever come back. Sure, education is something serious and you need to make sure you get that degree, but why would that exclude grabbing that once in a lifetime opportunity of enjoying the fantastic combination of being young and free.

Try to get as much as possible out of this period of your life; and I'm not just talking about your education. Travel, party, chase the opposite sex (or the same, if that's your preference), have conversations about literature, arts, philisophy, politics, from 7 pm 'til 6 am while slowly getting more and more drunk, party a bit more, go to sports events, go to whatever you want to do and can afford, enjoy the ability to spend days and days of doing nothing useful, ... Djeez. Being a student is great; don't ruin it by spending 99 % of your time sitting in class or behind a desk.

Don't go for the "I'm being mature" trap. You're too young to be mature. Go crazy.

[Vuk]

The increase in numbers of students and pointless subjects has led to a significant fall in the value of university degrees.

Employers no longer much care if an applicant has a first degree, let alone if it is "Media Studies". They will look at which college (there's only a few in the world left that are known to keep high and rigorous standards) and the subject to determine worth.

From Vuk's post, one assumes this applies to the United States too.

Yeah, unfortunately. It is the thing where anyone can into it, so if you do not have a degree you must be a mental retard, but even if you do, it does not mean that you are special (though most students think they are :P).

Just to throw this thread off topic for a second...

But isn't the point of any education to prepare people for work? Why would people need preparation for what should be a continuation of a process they started 10 years earlier?

Yeah, but it is in tiers. The lower tiers prepare you for the higher tiers. You cannot (or at least should not be able to) get into high school unless you have been taught to read and write in the lower tiers of education.

One could argue that those who are being lazy yet pass all their exams have learned how to work efficiently

As a student, you're young, you have alot of freedom, alot of free time and you have to get your degree. The combination freedom and being young will never, ever come back. Sure, education is something serious and you need to make sure you get that degree, but why would that exclude grabbing that once in a lifetime opportunity of enjoying the fantastic combination of being young and free.

Try to get as much as possible out of this period of your life; and I'm not just talking about your education. Travel, party, chase the opposite sex (or the same, if that's your preference), have conversations about literature, arts, philisophy, politics, from 7 pm 'til 6 am while slowly getting more and more drunk, party a bit more, go to sports events, go to whatever you want to do and can afford, enjoy the ability to spend days and days of doing nothing useful, ... Djeez. Being a student is great; don't ruin it by spending 99 % of your time sitting in class or behind a desk.

Don't go for the "I'm being mature" trap. You're too young to be mature. Go crazy.

There is nothing wrong with enjoying yourself and having fun, but learning should be your priority when that is what your parents and the government is paying you to do.

[woad&fangs]

Meh, I really only attend lectures out of habit now. Biology is 90% material I covered in high school classes. Theatre class is stuff I learned a while ago. Minority studies ( Gen Eds) is a rehash of AP World/US History with the teacher's own biases thrown in. Sociology is the only class where I really am learning anything

A lot of my friends are in similar situations. So yes, we don't really take college that seriously because we can still get good grades without trying. I think people care a lot more once they get past the core requirements and start to take classes in their major.