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Getting along with people that you did not initiate associate with, and who you wouldn't normally initiate association with.
I chose my classes, but I didn't choose other students who also chose those classes. Some of them had never met an atheist before, and I hadn't spent time around proselytizing Christians in quite a while. Learning how to get along was highly unexpected and highly valuable.
Also, it might be good for some people (but not everybody) to try to lead. (Like a student NGO.) It makes you come to places on time, seek approaches to acrasia-striken fellows, answer for stupid mistakes (not all made by you), shrug off condescention, perhaps raise funds or call people to sign petitions (which is awkward enough), and generally be prepared to not knowing where you will spend the night.