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There's a lot of learning happening in the labs working with other students on problem sets and assignments.

College is, even in tech, a magical place where you'll get to see a lot of things, and talk with folks with highly specific interests.

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You're right. There are certain intangibles like that that can surely enrich the experience. Interesting that the educational value is being diminished by the absence of something without a price tag attached to it. Not as if colleges are saving money when students can't interact -- putting aside electricity or costs of that nature -- so it's not easy for students to justify that they deserve a rebate. Be nice if the more well-to-do schools dug into their fortune and made amends for the disparity b/w expected and actual value.

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