Hacker News with Generative AI: College

I organized a 10-day game of tag with 10 of my college friends (ntnbr.com)
From Feb 21 – Mar 3, I hosted a phenomenal game of tag with 10 of my friends from TexasTableTop (UT Austin's board game club). This game had it all: deception, betrayal, ambushes, chase scenes—you know, classic tag shenanigans! I also had to walk 8.34 miles on Speedway because I lost the game. It's a great story. Let me tell you all about it.
College Kids Burned to Death Inside a Cybertruck Because the Doors Wouldn't Open (jalopnik.com)
The primary cause of a terrifying Cybertruck crash in November was determined to likely have been driver impairment after a night of drinking and drugs, California Highway Patrol told The LA Times.
How I Ace Midterms at a Top CS School by Studying 1-3 Hours (and Skipping Class) (rohan.ga)
I have a midterm tomorrow (actually)[0] and instead of studying I decided to write this piece on exactly how I spend as little time as possible on school while achieving decent results (top ~5-10% on tests).
Claims of college grade inflation and dumbing-down are overblown (greyenlightenment.com)
Claims of college grade inflation and dumbing-down are overblown
College students in court case stemming from 'Catch a Predator' fad on TikTok (apnews.com)
Five Massachusetts college students appeared in court Thursday, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through the Tinder dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on TikTok (AP Video: Robert Bukaty)
College students charged in 'catch a predator' assault as seen on social media (apnews.com)
Six Massachusetts college students are facing charges after police say they assaulted a man who had been tricked through a dating app into visiting campus as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on social media.
Ask HN: Nineteen Year Old Seeking Career Advice (ycombinator.com)
Hi everyone. I'm a second year in college and I'm really struggling with having a career vision for myself.
How to Study Mathematics (2017) (math.uh.edu)
This essay describes a number of strategies for studying college level mathematics.
Things I wish I knew the day I started Berklee (2008) (sive.rs)
This is a talk I gave to incoming first-year students at Berklee College of Music today: September 5, 2008.
Accidentally writing a SAT solver (danielh.cc)
In my freshman year of college, I found myself staring at the screen looking over this for the first time:
There's a Very Good Reason College Students Don't Read Anymore (nytimes.com)
Nationwide, college professors report steep declines in students’ willingness and ability to read on their own.
The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books (theatlantic.com)
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Berkeley Tech Clubs Are Broken. Can They Be Fixed? (dominicdb.substack.com)
Over the last week, this email (or one very similar) has been sent out thousands of times. A large portion of Berkeley’s computer and data science majors will - or already have - written essays, attended coffee chats, gone to infosessions, participated in interviews, and completed technical projects in an effort to gain entrance to the 20-ish tech clubs on campus. Most of them - depends on the club, but between 80 and 98% - will fail.
Personable Ballmer Leads College Extracurriculars, Microsoft (2002) (thecrimson.com)
Personable Ballmer Leads College Extracurriculars, Microsoft
College Grades Have Become a Charade. It's Time to Abolish Them. (wsj.com)
An Infantilizing Double Standard for American College Students (nytimes.com)
Stephen Wolfram: Do Not Study Computer Science, College, and Elon Musk (youtube.com)
Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% in US have confidence in higher ed (apnews.com)
Post on Reddit unveils college student's fraud: 'I have built my life on lies' (abc7.com)
It pays to be a double major in college (wsj.com)
Coddled Kids Become Depressed, Anti-Social College Students (reason.com)