Do you guys get the feeling sometimes that you are cramming in everything for the sake of passing exams/and so sod the deep understanding/learning? All the professional exams I've sat have forced this attitude on to me. Come on be honest
No.
There is some cramming (as with all exams)
But you also learn a load.
Amazing how many dinner conversations you can pack details of the Organised Track System or Met conditions into (especially 'anticyclonic gloom') ....