Students have crappy incentives too. They know school is going to take four years. They can work twice as hard, impress their profs, and maybe get slightly be

Students have crappy incentives too. They know school is going to take four years. They can work twice as hard, impress their profs, and maybe get slightly better recommendation letters. Or not. The lack of a clear relationship between effort and reward is the ultimate cause of the haplessness they exhibit. Take away the structure and they might just start taking responsibility for themselves.