[wuunderbar]

> The ones joining frats, partying constantly, playing sports and all that must have trivial classes.

Not true at all. Perhaps they may not end up with the best GPA but they'll do good enough to get a useful degree while having a strong network. It may not have been the healthiest lifestyle for the time being, but they made it out fine.

Source: A large part of my college social circle who ended up in fruitful STEM/consulting/medicine careers.

[seanmcdirmid]

If someone didn’t have to commute or work a lot of hours in a part time job, they should have more than enough time to do those things while studying enough. Or maybe they prefer to hit the gym, there are lots of options.