> Exams we still about memorizing with no focus on understanding This was the biggest part that got me. I thought university was a place to actually learn thin

> Exams we still about memorizing with no focus on understanding This was the biggest part that got me. I thought university was a place to actually learn things. It turned out that it's a place for you to rote learn all the required material without any understanding. I saw it firsthand with my friends, who only knew how to follow the steps they'd been taught to solve problems.