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Thoughts on this article
« on: February 01, 2016, 08:03:59 am »
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-07-13-saint-andrews-college-17th-century_n.htm
This college is one of the few real colleges left in America. It is certainly on my lidt. What are your thoughts?

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« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2016, 10:57:44 am »
It looks decent. A bit boring, perhaps.

College is the time to have a bit of fun while you study. Don't forget, that is just as, if not more important than your actual subject matter. It's training wheels for adult life and one of the undersung aspects of being an adult is learning to balance work and distractions. To prioritize so when you pick having a good beer session over eating something other than ramen for a month, you are doing it deliberately instead of defaulting into it through not thinking things through.

And, of course, how does it stack up in terms of respect in the field you want to enter? That is your top priority. Anything else is waaaay down the list. A law student gets a leg up from going to Harvard. A roboticist would be laughed out of interview for going there.
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