Yes that is evident but in the notification section thingo all I saw was When you ' re about to launch a terrorist attack so <| sep |> That is simply not true . In terms of how much it contributes to learning , just going to class means very little . Listening to someone else talk is among the least effective means of learning something . What really provides students with an understanding of the material and this is backed up by research is the fact that they are forced to do something on their own complete assignments , participate in activities , take tests , etc . Unlike auditing a class , enrollment requires students to do those things to spend some amount of time trying to solve problems or answer questions or whatever on their own , and that alone is far more effective than listening to someone else talk at you . I guess technically people who audit a class could go out of their way to complete assignments on their own , but 1 that doesn ' t happen , and 2 enrollment in the class at least provides some evidence to other people that you did put in that effort . Yeah , you can cynically belittle the result of that effort as a piece of paper , but that ' s horse shit . A degree is a proof of accomplishment , and people should be proud of earning one .