Her tennis shoes had little things doodled on them from sitting in her class lectures.

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At Stanford University's school of medicine, professors electronically poll their students in class in real time, enabling them to tailor their lectures more precisely.

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Additionally, during my days in law school, I often studied by preparing a summary of class lectures during the week.

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At the elite Indian engineering colleges students must attend 42 hours of lectures and lab classes each week, twice as much time as the typical MIT undergraduate spends in class.

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