Having context to put lessons in is very important for effective academic learning (or almost any learning). For an engineer, learning electrical theory from a

Having context to put lessons in is very important for effective academic learning (or almost any learning). For an engineer, learning electrical theory from a text book makes a lot more sense if you have toyed around with an Arduino before. For an undergraduate business major who may never have seen a P&L statement, let alone put one together, I can see that it would be tough to find the subject useful or engaging. This is why most MBA programs won't consider applicants until they have some industry experience. Academic learning works much better when you have a foundation to build on, and for an undergraduate studying business, it seems it would be easy to become disenfranchised without this foundation.