Letters from readers – August 17, 2023

Dear Campus, I think it's great that you are providing a platform for academics by and for the students. A useful way to utilise this strength would be course reviews by current students or fresh graduates. Firstly, we don't really learn "how to learn" in our schools. Even then, university curricula are nothing like schools, which has caused immense amount of pain for me and others. Secondly, when deciding what major to pick and where, most are not connected with students from a particular institution or major. Even if they did know someone, chances are they were students long ago. An up-to-date repository would help out a lot. Keep up the good work,

— M Muztoba Hasan Sinha, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaka University

Response: 

Dear Muztoba, We relate to the pain of having to understand what studying method actually works for us, especially at university. This, coupled with the fact that we don't really get much freedom in deciding our majors, makes for a very confusing time. We hope that your suggestions can be implemented to make navigating these murky waters easier.

Best,

— Campus