<p>I am currently a junior and so far I am feeling overwhelmed with all the textbook readings I have to do. Three of my classes are requiring 20+ pagesa week, some even over there course of a few days. Notes are not required
but counted as extra credit for at least one class. I am used to taking notes for studying but obviously it is slowing me down. How can I get through these courses without spending hours on notes? I also have a problem with taking too many notes and this is also slowing me down. Any tips, tricks or school hacks ( I guess)? Right now I'm working on condensing my notes and getting review books to supplement my classes.</p>
<p>@foolish from each class. APUSH in one night is atleast 20 and at most there is three nights worth of reading on top of other homework assigned. The other two classes include reading the first two chapters. Over 20 just for chapter one from both class. </p>
<p>My original statement was probably an inaccurate description of how much reading I have right now.</p>
<p>Try this:
First pass - read the title chapter and all sub-headers.
Go away and do something else.
2nd pass - re-read all headings but also read everything in bold and all captions under graphs and pictures.
Go away and do something else.
3rd pass - Read the chapter from the first word. </p>
<p>At least notes aren’t required. I remember for APUSH we were given maybe two chapter outlines to do usually 25 pages in length. Those took hours to do, but it only took about an hour to read. If there are no notes that’s fine. I would be grateful if all I had to read in a week was 100-200 pages.</p>