I wish my college experience had oral exams. Even for technical subjects - this was actually quite common in the Soviet Union, and to my understanding still som

I wish my college experience had oral exams. Even for technical subjects - this was actually quite common in the Soviet Union, and to my understanding still somewhat common in Russia today. Given good questions and follow ups, they force you to have a complete picture of the topic in your head and see the connection between different ideas within the subject. I recently had an interview with a particuarly talented interviewer and although I didn’t get the job, his probing led me to spend the next week filling in gaps in my understanding and I feel more equipped as a result.