We don't want to wear a tie to work after we graduate. DigiPen students are also incredibly dedicated. They'd better be. We compensate results. Life at DigiPen is demanding, but it's not lonely.
Students sink or swim together, because all of their work is teamwork.
Teamwork is something you have to learn. And teams work as they please. Which is really the point. The ultimate goal is to work so hard that you make playing the game look easy - to achieve the illusion of effortlessness that marks all great art. Look carefully, though, and you can see the sweat.