
Originally Posted by
Milky
I have talked to 3rd/4th year engineers here at UoA and many say it is a 60 hour a week job to complete assignments, doing all night stints, weekends and more to keep up with the workload.
Yup, it is. But that's why BEs from Auckland are still good currency in the job market (overseas, too). A 'B' or better grade average proves that you've got a modicum of intelligence, but more importantly, enough balls to stick to something and do a good job of it.
What you actually *learn* there is interesting stuff, but it's not the be-all and end-all and often it only covers 5% of what you'll end up doing for a living. These days, I tend to view undergrad degrees as 'certificates of non-laziness'. Degrees that can be coasted through don't certify non-laziness, hence they are worthless. QED.
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