One comment and one book plug. Apart from the aspects of privilege, acts of drunkenness, and social schmoozing, I think what is special about the "college year

One comment and one book plug. Apart from the aspects of privilege, acts of drunkenness, and social schmoozing, I think what is special about the "college years" is these are some of the rare moments where young people have a chance to live relatively worry free: no worries about one's mission in life, no worries about financial subsistence (for the privileged students, not the ones holding two part-time jobs in parallel), and relatively less social anxiety (when you're young, everyone likes you). IMHO, it is only within such prolonged worry-free moments that people can learn vast amounts of science and go on to make scientific discoveries. As adults, it is much more difficult to learn at this pace---we pick up experience and can better plan our learning, but we rarely have vast amounts of time to dedicate to learning. Why don't employers let their employees go on sabbaticals? Imagine you can work for four years receiving 80% of your pay and then you earn a year of your free time to travel and study full-time. Ah and the plug is about my math & physics textbook for adults, which manages to reproduce the first-year of college experience (calculus and mechanics) in a very affordable manner. Available on lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/noBSguide/product-21899015.html http://www.lulu.com/shop/noBSguide/product-21899015.html (use coupon code DGY5 for 30% off, via lulu.com/home)