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Re:Are Stanford Students Just (Really Excellent) Sheep? by infinitesimal on Monday May 14, 2012 @11:01PM (#3974647)
"Getting an A is as easy as doing everything, it doesn't require any real intelligence or understanding. This is really what college is all about."

You don't have a representative experience. Try going to a top 5 school in science/ engineering/ math.

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Re:Are Stanford Students Just (Really Excellent) Sheep? by elviejo on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @12:59AM (#3974979)
Isn't by definition going to a "top 5 school" not a representative experience.

Maybe his experience is the representative of most colleges and yours from a "top 5 school" the exception.

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Re:Are Stanford Students Just (Really Excellent) Sheep? by infinitesimal on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @02:11AM (#3975166)
I'm not making generalizations about the college experience. His claim seemed all encompassing to me.
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