> I look back on college, and so many classes seemed like a waste of time. I understand a well rounded education, but so many classes seemed like fluff. Even t

> I look back on college, and so many classes seemed like a waste of time. I understand a well rounded education, but so many classes seemed like fluff. Even though I believe well rounded interests are important, I felt the same way as you when it came to the distribution requirements. For the most part, people took first year courses that were more about rote memorization than depth of understanding because they were easy. Some university departments even offered special courses that watered things down even further. For the most part, it was a good experience. Things were more lively when a room had a mixture of Science and English/History majors, but that only happened because a few of us were willing to go onto second and third year courses outside of our major. On the other hand, it did feel like it was setting us back relative to those who stuck to the easy course in order to focus upon their major.