take the 9 and 7, 16% of the time actually related to school. the study also found that 45% of students made no major gains in learning after two years in college. 36% showed little change after four years. 50% of those surveyed spent less time studying than their counterparts several decades ago. there s also this interesting finding. of the students questioned, they had an average gpa of 3.2. the study was based on transcripts, test scores and surveys over 2300 students at 24 schools across the country. the report was based on the book academically adrift. the book is by a professor by the way at new york university and another at the university of virginia. the authors argue that one key problem, many professors are spending more time publishing their own research than they spend in the classroom teaching. a major reason for this is the pressure placed on them by administrators to publish. china s economy is strong and it gets stronger all the