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> Students are not used to doing the necessary work to learn. They are used to doing the necessary work to pass.

I'd like to point out this has nothing to do with cheating. Cheating happens at all levels of academic performance.

I have not been in university for a while, but I do remember that it was rare that I did my best work for any individual class.

For me it was more of a "satisficing" challenge, and I had to make hard choices about which classes I would not get A's in.

I'm sure some professors might have interpreted my performance in their class as indicative of my overall abilities. I'm fine with that. I learned as much as I could, I maxed out my course load, and I don't regret it at all.



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