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7 Post author: VipulNaik 15 September 2013 12:45AM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 15 September 2013 05:30:04AM 4 points [-]

One thing courses are good for is learning things that are boring. It's easier to sit down and grind homework problems when you have an exam coming up than if you're on no schedule at all.