Here to confirm the same thing from the school side. It may be true, but it's a terrible thing to tell yourself as an excuse for being ignorant or inattentive.

Here to confirm the same thing from the school side. It may be true, but it's a terrible thing to tell yourself as an excuse for being ignorant or inattentive. Unfortunately I think teachers (at the undergraduate level anyway) are too complacent when it comes to this attitude and for some people it leaves them 4/5 years older and more mature, but not more skilled (except at Google or maybe JSTOR searches).