<p>I have just been accepted to the ILR school, and I would love some input from current students. What is the workload like? Does a usual week comprise of 400-500 pages of reading? I would like to think that I am good at time management, but I feel quite overwhelmed, thinking about this prospective workload.</p>
<p>Any recommendations?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Depends on your professor, but 400-500 is definitely an exaggeration - it’ll usually be more along the lines of 250 and that will be in your Labor History class. In any case, any labor history prof you have is going to emphasize reading “smart” and picking up overarching trends instead of details. So if you do it right, your workload will be very manageable.</p>
<p>In fact your FWS will probably be a bit more demanding than the typical LH class, in terms of how much you have to write. If you get placed in labor history first semester, pick an FWS that’s not in the English department as those are relatively more intense.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice ilr2013!</p>
<p>I agree, 400 a week is probably more than you will do, but its also about selecting classes. Most professors will let you know what readings are the most important. And for many classes, the readings are not as important as going to class.</p>