My experience in grad school was similar. IMO it decelerates the shift from undergrad to grad work, as you have to overcome the knowledge gulf by immersing your

My experience in grad school was similar. IMO it decelerates the shift from undergrad to grad work, as you have to overcome the knowledge gulf by immersing yourself in the essentially confusing sea of primary literature. Arguably unnecessary IMO … good material at various levels of expertise makes a lot of sense.