Good article in the New Yorker about education and what it means to society. If college is a 4-year IQ test, then what’s grad school, especially in abstract disciplines like pure mathematics? I wonder. I fully appreciate being a graduate student in math. It makes your brain work in funny ways, and I like it.
[…] that the two most crucial ingredients in the mysterious mix that makes a good writer may be (1) having read enough throughout a lifetime to have internalized the rhythms of the written word, and (2) refining the ability to mimic those rhythms.
Professor X quoted in the New Yorker
memoirs on a rainy day 
College is not only studying… it’s also getting experience on different levels… building up your network… and a lot of fun…
Of course, if you already work and study in a college in the evenning/weekend, than it’s totally different 🙂