Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
I didn't have partying in mind so much, just meant the whole intellectual atmosphere.
Ah, you mean posturing. Undergraduate study doesn't make anyone an intellectual, it just makes them think they are. While the things taught can be advanced for those coming out of secondary school, they are basic in comparison to professionals in any specific field. Above all, undergraduate teaches a person how to learn. The vast majority of the useful information you will gain in life will come after undergraduate. Some of that can come from more advanced and specialized education, like graduate work, but most of it simply comes from doing it (read: employment). There's a reason that in every single field, employers value post-graduate job experience over educational credentials. The degrees just exist to get you the first job.