<p>The Engineering department in uci claimed that if you follow this formula, theres is a good CHANCE you will get good grades. My question is, because most engineering schedules is riddled with class discussions and tutorials would those be factored in the formula? Or is it only lectures that matter? and labs...</p>
<p>Oh and i'm just wondering, whats it like in the discussions class? i feel like that counts as an hour of studying for the lecture lol since we are discussing what we have learned? no?</p>
<p>Oh and I've accepted the fact that I will need to take 5 years to graduate college with an engineering degree...my question is (since i do have goals to go to post undergraduate studies) should I get into ECs right away in my freshmen year? or just be low key about it and make a couple of friends while focusing on school and building a foundation (i say that a lot btw).</p>
<p>I think if you are trying to find loopholes for studying you might as well not study. I think the best formula is:
If X information is given, study Y hours until X is known.</p>
<p>Yes. </p>
<p>If you truly study for 2 hours a days outside of EACH class then let’s say 12 hour work day: 16 units = 4 classes = 8 hours of studying outside of class. That is an obscenely large number leaving you 4 hours to eat, maintain hygiene, kick it, chill, and go to class. You should have LIMITED difficulty pulling 4.0’s every quarter following that trend. I probably put in 1/3-half that time on average and had a few 4.0 18+ unit quarters so it really depends on the individual. I knew a few people (guilty of this myself) that only showed up on test days and received A’s in difficult engineering courses. Admittedly, however, I also know a lot of people who claimed to follow that routine and failed out of engineering. Also, class size thins out considerably as you move up in years. The classes don’t really get easier, but it’s easier to do well once you fall into the engineering groove. </p>
<p>Discussion in engineering classes really depends on the TA. I’ve had some absolutely terrible TA’s and some outstanding TA’s. Don’t bank on learning everything for engineering in class/discussion/office hour sections. Don’t count on it as study time. You will inevitably NEED to put time in outside of school to do well in engineering. If anything, if you <em>honestly</em> do every homework set for your classes and skim over the recommended readings (i.e. the bare minimum to do reasonably well) you should get a B/B+. </p>
<p>You don’t need 5 years to graduate with an engineering degree. What you do during your school years really depends on what you plan to do with your education. So if you’re planning to go on to grad school, do a lot of UROP/SURP research and get published. If you’re planning to go into industry, do a lot of internships/engineering work. If you’re planning to do nothing afterwards, party it up and skim by.</p>