Often they postpone school or cut back on hours they take persemester -- delays that keep the student from being able to graduate and find a good-paying job.
During the same period, teaching loads for an overwhelming number of our professors were reduced from four courses a semester to three, and then to two courses persemester.
It also helped me to change my status from one of the students with the worst grades to a top student while taking six or seven classes persemester instead of only four as most of my peers.