I haven’t even graduated yet and I barely remember the shit I learned in freshmen year.
Most of it has felt like a waste of time. “Here, jump through some more hoops” . “deal with some more bullshit.” I’ve learned far more in my own independent research than I ever have in a classroom. But yaa…. piece a paper w00000!
Pretty much everyone I have talked to has told me essentially the same thing. You get a piece of paper that says you can now do X, you get a job in your field, and then that employer trains you how to actually do said job.
It’s one of the things I always found ridiculous about college and memorizing equations and formulas. “Listen, I want you to determine the molecular weight of this compound and mix it with this other one at a 1:3 ratio, BUT DON’T YOU DARE LOOK UP A SINGLE EQUATION TO CHECK YOUR WORK!” Please….