> The amount of extra time available as a student that I had to pursue things of interest was in the negative. All academic time was spent getting course conten

> The amount of extra time available as a student that I had to pursue things of interest was in the negative. All academic time was spent getting course content accomplished. Did you go to a "good" school? I went to a mediocre one for undergrad and a top school for grad. The one glaring difference I saw between the two: The top school's undergrad program gave students way, way too much busy work. All that work didn't give any insights, and was merely used to artificially distinguish students for grades. Their grad program was nothing like this. Really glad I went to a mediocre school. Still learned everything, but had plenty of time to explore.