When most people think of going to college, they imagine a huge time drain and hours of studying. While the hours of studying is certainly a truth that can’t be avoided, there are some major benefits to attending college as far as learning to manage time wisely.

The “turkey drop” can be one of two things.  It is often referred to when first-year students return home for Thanksgiving break and break it off with their high school sweethearts.  Suddenly the reality of a long distance romance and the temptations of college hit home and they want to return to school without a significant other.

I had quite a few comments about taking classes online in my post “17 Things You Should Stop Doing“.

When LifeHacker linked to the article, they had even more comments from their readers. Many of the comments were negative, saying that you shouldn’t take classes online. So, I wanted to take some time to talk about the best way for college to fit into your career.

Thomas Malthus ( 1766 – 1834) had a theory that continual increase in the world population would eventually cause food demand to outpace supply, and a collapse that would push the survivors back to subsistence farming conditions. Obviously, this hasn’t happened and there are a number of theories why.  For example:

I was reading a biography of Albert Einstein and was struck by his determination and persistence.  It wasn’t the way that he developed his theory of relativity that was impressive.  I was impressed with the way he approached difficult reading materials when he was young.

Prior to his live Internet broadcast to students across the country earlier today, President Obama answered questions at a Virginia high school.

For university students around the US it’s time to go back to school, or go for the first time for freshmen. European and other students might have a while before the next school year starts up, but this advice is for them, too.

Talk to your professors!

Boris Epstein is the CEO and Founder of BINC, a Professional Search Firm that specializes in the Software Mark