Funny that at noon on Monday, turbomachines will be nothing to me. The knowledge that I strive to acquire over the next couple of days is simply for a three hour period of my life. Aside from that random dinner conversation eight years from now when the effects of pre-swirl and discharge angles of axial compressors is the topic of conversation; this information is near useless to me. I however sacrifice an Easter celebration with loved ones to make sure I learn linear cascades.

Why oh why do schools look at final grades for graduate studies?