It is with no surprise that from the pages of the Collegian that Allen Tingley presents his philosophy of work ("Work ethic doesn't necessarily translate to success" Mon., Nov. 15). Tingley seems to believe that work ethic does not translate into success. Instead, success comes from the "need to allow yourself to experience every facet of living and learning if you ever want to find that success you strive for." Tingley does not offer suggestions as to what these experiences are that should replace homework, classes and a degree that costs thousands of dollars. Furthermore, Tingley suggests that those students, like myself and the top 100 students of the College of Engineering, are setting ourselves up for a life similar to the one experienced by Peter Gibbons in Office Space. Tingley may feel he is performing a duty to the students of Penn State by telling us it is OK to slack off, but in fact he has no right or basis to do so. You get from Penn State what you put into it. If you do the bare amount of work and miss class you can enjoy the finer points of life, your transcript will show this and no doubt your future employers will be impressed, since you have "real" success. However, for those students -- such as myself and the top 100 in the College of Engineering -- our hard work will be rewarded. As a result, we will have no problem making those dreams real, and we won't have to compete with Tingley for future employment.