I did excellent in high school and trade school but every time I attempt university I can't do it. I manage to last 1-2 years. Don't know why this happens but I see literal retards with two bachelors degrees.
Some possible explanations as to why this happens:
—Can't concentrate in classes of 100 people
—Professors who can't speak English
—Forced into group projects for literally everything with idiots
—Half the people are there to get laid and party instead of learning
—Half of your courses have nothing to do with your degree
—Workload gives zero free time outside of school hours
—Spend half your time walking around the giant campus looking for your classes
I wish I could muster the strength to get a degree because it would make my life so much easier but instead I'm relegated to skilled trades. Uni just feels like a massive humiliation ritual.
But yes, in theory and allegedly historically, the bachelors degree was like a junior scholar with a working knowledge about most things and a journeyman's knowledge of something specific, that is a fair characterization.
IMO, the ruining of the system is due to a mix of demographic changes, cultural degeneration, and the jews intentionally destroying the educational system to make a population of compliant zombies.