most of what they have most students "study" is academic trivia that (1) won't be retained for very long after exams are done anyway, and (2) doesn't have use a

most of what they have most students "study" is academic trivia that (1) won't be retained for very long after exams are done anyway, and (2) doesn't have use after leaving college. Note I said 'most' and 'most'. The tech fields tend to have more stickability and usefulness in what is taught (though it's not perfect either). Most of the "studying" in college, from what I remember, was about doing short-term memorization cramming in the days or weeks, and very often just the night before or hours before a test of some kind. Memorize, regurgitate/apply, purge and move on.