<p>I know it varies and that it's subjective, but with most CCers with tons of AP classes, did you work more in high school than you are now in college? I've heard from some that this is the case from them. </p>
<p>Share!</p>
<p>My AP classes were easier than my normal classes, with the exception of my AP Lit class because my teacher was a genius with very high standards. So, all in all, I had more work during my Junior/Senior year of HS (a mix of normal classes and APs) than I have had so far in college. The only difference is that I have been expected to do more reading per night in college (I’ve been assigned as many as 90 pages for an English class) since the cap for our AP Lit was 50pgs, but since my English class only met twice a week, I still did more reading in my AP Lit class. That was long and rambly, sorry, but in general, I’ve had less work.</p>
<p>For me it has been different work.
Perhaps there was more menial and tedious work in high school, but in college, you have to study more and the actual work is harder.</p>
<p>AP classes at my school were a joke, as were the teachers. Although there was some work, it was mostly busy work that did little to help us learn anything about the subject or help us pass the AP exams (3 out of 20 people in my APUSH class PASSED the exam). You could easily get A’s if you were somewhat intelligent. College on the other hand, I’ve had to actually do the readings, study the material, and in general, not BS everything.</p>
<p>Well, about the same amount, just different kinds.</p>
<p>I rarely wrote essays in high school (except as practice for the AP exams and maybe one or two for other classes), while those are a staple of most college classes. </p>
<p>I have a lot more to read in college than I did in high school, but I take less notes in class than in my AP classes. </p>
<p>There’s not really such a thing as “busy work” in my college classes. There’s no pointless worksheets or easy book questions to answer every night. Most work in college comes in the form of big assignments, like quizzes and tests. </p>
<p>So it’s kind of a trade off. The weight of your grade falls in much different (and less) areas than it did in my high school classes. Where I’d have 50 grades every nine weeks in high school, I might have 10 or less for the entire class in college.</p>
<p>So instead of focusing on tons of different assignments all the time, I concentrate all my efforts on a few. Generally, the assignments are harder than in high school but also fewer. So, yeah, a trade off.</p>
<p>I took 12 college level courses through high school, something like 7 APs ranging from AP Physics to AP English and calculus. Most of them were pretty easy, at least I thought.</p>
<p>I’m going to a state university on a full scholarship and my first semester was unbelievably easy. Granted I only got a 3.7 GPA, but considering I think I studied a total of one hour throughout the entire semester (and that’s pushing it), I’ll take it.</p>
<p>Less work but the work requires a greater degree of attention.</p>
<p>it really depends on your work ethic. there is no teacher on your case about assignments, so everything is pretty much up to you. if you are responsible and motivated you’ll be amazed by your grades.</p>
<p>I’ve had a different experience from most of you. I found that I had less work in high school but it was more thought-provoking, while much of my work in college has just been grinding out problem sets and translations.</p>
<p>Workload: Less because you have more time to do homework
Studying: More because your grade is basically tests/midterms/quizzes/finals</p>
<p>College classes have a lot less busy work, if any, so that definitely lowers the workload.</p>
<p>I think my college classes have been a bit less “work” then AP. Less tedious work, and some classes (many math classes here) the only part of the grade is tests. So all you would have to do is study and work problems that you would benefit from. I’m talking about lower division classes. I worked more than I did in high school just because I care about my grades now, but I still have the same if not more free time since classes are shorter.</p>
<p>For me it’s been less class and less work, but the work is harder and requires a lot more brainpower.</p>
<p>Definitely more work in college. I took tons of AP’s in high school and barely did any work. College has been a ton of work.</p>
<p>Less assignments, possibly. But more work overall to grasp the concepts and do well int he course.</p>
<p>For me, it’s a mix. Because I’m a science major, many of my classes are science/math and are intro level. Chemistry and Bio last semester were both over topics I’d covered in high school, but the tests in these subjects were much harder than in high school, so I would have to study for a week in advance for a few hours everyday instead of two or three nights before the test. Calculus was a breeze.
However, this semester, I’m starting to get into levels beyond high school, so I’m expecting to have a much higher workload.</p>
<p>In general, I would say the workload is heavier (if you count studying) but if you manage yourself correctly you’ll be fine. Like nne said, there’s no busy work in classes.</p>