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Are you getting a 4.0? Do you have a part time job or internship? Are you studying technicals in your free time? 

I would assume that these are all good places to start on spending more time. College is some level of balance too. I know guys who grinded all the time, and we got the same grades, in the same classes. I spent probably about 70% of the time they did studying. the other 30% was spent chasing girls, drinking beer and being a normal human being. I ended up with the same outcome as them. We are both Associates at good firms. So you can decide what you want, and realize that not everything in life has to be as bad as people make it. 

 

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