It is very important to take both practical and academic courses during your college career. During undergrad, there is so much emphasis put in to academic course because there is a lot of material to learn. It does seem repetitive after some time with certain courses, but each course goes into more detail of different aspects in the topic. However, I do feel that when it comes to actually working, it is important to have more practical courses. The practical courses will give you the opportunity to learn how to apply what you learned into your work. With just academic courses, we go into the working world kind of blindsided cause in the classes we just learn about subject. With practical courses, there is the chance to take what we learn and put it into experience. The current ratio for practical versus academic classes is not a good one. There should be more practical courses provided in the curriculum. This way we will be able to understand how to use what we learn when working. In addition, a more balanced set of courses will give students the opportunity to gain a better idea of the career path they want.