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<p>Sure, but the attractiveness of easy courses extends far beyond prelaws and premeds. I consider them to be a relatively minor issue in the grand scheme of events, as while they should rationally seek out easy classes, at least they’re still motivated to earn A’s.</p>
<p>The far bigger societal problem seems to be with the “easy-C” classes and those students who are interested in doing little more than putting in the minimal amount of effort to graduate, or even to stay academically eligible, even with mediocre grades. Surely every one of us can think of college students of such ilk. Indeed, the stereotypical pop-cultural portrayal of college life is a series of never-ending hijinks by students who seem to be interested in anything but studying: reference classic movies such as Animal House or Revenge of the Nerds (a movie about ‘nerds’ who never actually seem to study). Or consider the infamous Playboy Magazine listings of top ‘Party’ Schools. While some such schools are indeed academically reputable, many others are not - the implication being that the latter schools are clearly more infamous for their partying atmosphere than actual academics. For many students, college represents little more than a 4-year vacation of partying and dating. That is why certain [people</a>](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lechner=]people”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lechner=) absolutely refuse to graduate, but don’t drop out either, because, frankly, they enjoy the lifestyle. </p>
<p>If rich people want to pay for what is effectively a multi-year vacation for their children without having them really learn anything, hey, it’s their money and they can what they want with it. The problem comes when taxpayers are asked to foot part of the bill, whether through Pell Grants, tuition subsidies at state universities for state residents, direct state taxpayer grants to state universities, college tax exemptions from their nonprofit status, or the like. Why should the rest of us support those ‘students’ who are far more interested in partying and dating than in actually studying?</p>