[baystaterebel]

"One also acquires a certain "humility" in having to deal with professors who may not jibe with one's agenda. Good for teaching socialization skills which eventually translate into the workplace team building."

That same humility and socialization skills along with team building can be learned doing a job that requires several people to get it done with a boss in charge.

Actually, it is better learned this way because it is being directly taught and put into practice in real life at real time. In class if you don't learn these skills you get a "F". In life if you don't learn these skills you get "F"ired.

[sarasota]

Good point. But in the workplace, with one boss, do you think a person is limited in mentoring? At colleges and universities one experiences many mentors and has to be more flexible and accommodating. Having to listen to and learn from various professors ultimately helps during interviews; it's perhaps easier to determine which type of individual would make a suitable employer. Just speculating here.