Dilettante? But that's not quite the sense you're going for. Evidently there's a neologism "professional student" that's quite close to what you're looking for

Dilettante? But that's not quite the sense you're going for. Evidently there's a neologism "professional student" that's quite close to what you're looking for: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/professional+student http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/professional+student