Reading this book made me look at my own college experience. I have noticed that answering questions in lecture makes you seem like a smartass, and asking questions - simply annoying. People do not talk about their classes other than to complain. Some people do take up extracurricular activities just for networking and buffing up their resume. I have not thought about these things much before, but having them thrown in my face makes me feel guilty. Do we really hate our classes that much? Does that knowledge really have relatively no value compared to the "college experience"? Sure, the life lessons we learn here are extremely important, but is that all our parents are paying so much money for?

I kind of enjoyed Nathan's advice for time management, although it felt weird coming from a professor. For example, cutting classes to create time for other things, or doing low-quality work in less time. I was disappointed by the cheating section, though, because I am opposed to cheating. It is unfair and not morally right. How can you feel good about your test grade if you know you received it thanks to someone else? Or what if you help someone cheat, and then they do better than you? Not cool.

I was glad to find out that Nathan used her findings in a positive way. She did not take them personally, but incorporated them into her teaching. Hopefully that helped both her and her students.