<p>Do college students get a lot of homework in college? How many hours per night?</p>
<p>How about tests/quizzes? Do you get a lot of them and are they really hard? How do you even take tests in college?</p>
<p>Depends on the class and your major. For math classes, homework would most definitely be involved. I’m a science major, so I don’t get a lot of homework besides one or two papers for some of my classes, and those are only 3-5 pages long. I get more suggested problems than actual homework, and with suggested problems, I don’t have to turn those in. The only tests you get in college are midterms and a final. And uh, you take tests the same way you do in high school–bring pencils and an eraser and clear your desk when it’s time to start the exam. There’s nothing different. However, your professor may split the class up to go to different rooms for the exam so that students can spread out and not sit next to each other to prevent cheating, and your professor will notify you if they do.</p>
<p>I am going to be an engineering major, and I heard that at my school, students (of my major) tend to work on problem sets 6 HOURS A DAY other than weekends and that usually takes place between 8pm and 2am :p</p>
<p>It depends on your major and classes and prof.</p>
<p>I’m a zoology major and I have next to no homework when it comes to my major classes. What I do have is reading and that is anywhere between one to three hours a night. I do have to write lab reports and that can take several hours to do but I usually start them early enough so that I don’t need to spend much more than an hour or so on them a night.</p>
<p>I have anywhere from two to four tests in my classes. It depends on the class if I find them hard or not but usually they aren’t too difficult for me. I do have to put a lot of studying into these tests though. Usually keeping up with the reading is good enough as long as I study the week or two leading up to the test. Usually my tests are multiple choice.</p>
<p>There were also the lovely lab practicals (pro tip they actually suck hard). These can be anything ranging from timed stations were you need to do different skills (set up a gel or use a microscope), name muscles/bones/organs/veins on dissections, or redo an experiment and explaining the protocols. </p>
<p>Once in a blue moon I’ll have in class assignments, but they really only make up a tiny faction of points, don’t take very long, and are easy.</p>
<p>For chemistry things are a little different. There was homework but it was not that time consuming. It took me like a half hour to an hour four nights a week to get it done with a high grade. Most of the points were the tests which were multiple choice.</p>
<p>My math classes (I took up college algebra, calc I, and calc II) were all different. College algebra had worksheets and quizzes that were done during recitation that were graded plus problem sets that we could do but wouldn’t get points for. Calc I had weekly problem sets we had to do to turn in for points. Calc II had problem sets but they were not for points, instead we had weekly quizzes based on the problem sets and these were where points came from. All of these had tests about every three weeks.</p>
<p>I took one poli-sci class plus my two gen eds. These were all reading based. One had exams that were just one essay question where you would have to support your position and relate it to the readings. One was a mix of a few short answer and multiple choice plus you had three or four long answers. One was just multiple choice.</p>
<p>I took two CS classes. The tests were a mix of multiple choice were you either had to follow the code to get the output or answer a question on stuff you learned and writing functions or shorts bits of code. However most of the points came from projects. These projects were due weekly and took me about up to 10 hours to do. It should be noted I’m bad at programing though.</p>
<p>I took two CJ classes. One was multiple choice and the other was a mix of multiple choice, projects on different theories on why people commit crimes, and a big huge group essay. No homework, just reading for both of these.</p>
<p>My two gen ed humanities classes were very different from each other. One had multiple choice tests and one big position paper. Another had two projects, one was a paper and another was like a slide explaining a signal (the prof was insane and it was just really bad). There were also “weekly” quizzes over reading for this class.</p>
<p>I think that covers everything. Hope I helped give you a better picture :P</p>
<p>Major in a joke major and you’ll have an easy ride. Major in something like engineering or some science discipline or some tough humanities majors and you’ll gotta work for your grade.</p>
<p>Some of my economics tests my freshman year seemed impossible (maybe because I didn’t study for them). I had some pretty difficult chemistry tests. Anything else seemed relatively easy.</p>
<p>In general there are a lot less homework assignments for a grade and more things that are optional which I consider “studying” for the tests - things like reading and problem sets.</p>
<p>For science classes there are lab reports due every week which was the biggest use of my time for a college class. I would say it took me about six or seven hours to complete the lab with calculations and all the writing plus the three hour lab period to get your data.</p>
<p>For other classes there is a lot of reading which sometimes I would do and take notes on and sometimes I would skip completely. You usually have to get used to your professor for this kind of “optional” stuff because it could either immensely help you (with quizzes about the reading in class or participation points) or it could be a semi-waste of time because the professor doesn’t ever even reference it.</p>
<p>Really I don’t think the “homework” part is hard at all, it’s the tests that require effort (something I wasn’t used to and I’m sure many of us weren’t when we were in hs because those were easy and every week). There are only about two or three tests in a class so when you take them they’re long and there’s a lot of material covered. That was the biggest transition for me.</p>
<p>1.) Do college students get a lot of homework in college?</p>
<p>Depends on the semester/classes. Rarely do I have required (i.e., turn in for a grade) homework. That’s something you mostly leave behind after high school. The only exceptions I’ve had so far were Japanese (language courses usually have more work because they require lots of varied practice) and both Micro and Macroeconomics, the former having little online assignments for each chapter, the latter requiring three completion-grade-only homework assignments throughout the semester. </p>
<p>You’ll have a lot more “big” assignments in college as opposed to high school. Think papers and projects (and in some classes, labs). In computer science, for example, most of your grade will consist of programming projects. In English classes, a big chunk of your grade will be split amongst several papers. In a lot of science courses, you have a lab component that requires several write-ups/experiments/reports/etc.</p>
<p>It should be noted, however, that some classes (Math classes and the like, especially) have problem sets that, while not turned in for a grade, are pretty vital to your understanding of the subject. Whether you count those as “homework” or not is up to you, but they’re for your own benefit and not for a grade 99% of the time (at least, in my college Math experience). </p>
<p>Basically, the closest I get to homework in most classes is a good chunk of required reading every week. In fact, reading will probably be the one assignment you have most often in college, regardless of major. 99.9% of every class I’ve taken thus far in college required a significant amount of reading.</p>
<p>2.) How many hours per night?</p>
<p>Impossible to say. I generally do all my work (AKA reading) for the upcoming week over the weekend (barring long-term projects/papers/etc.). In my opinion, it’s best to do as much work as you can ahead of time. College is–despite the stereotype–not the place to do all your work at the last second. If you’d like to set aside a certain number of hours per night for work, though, go ahead, but keep in mind that clubs and other events tend to take place at night after classes are over, so you may end up not having as many hours per week night as you’d like for work. Also, when exactly you’ll have free time during the week changes from semester to semester.</p>
<p>3.) How about tests/quizzes?</p>
<p>Tests are the universal standard in college. A big chunk of your grade in most classes will be split across a midterm and a final (in some classes, multiple “tests” throughout the semester and then a final). Unless you’re in a lot of writing-based classes, in which case you may have a final paper instead of a final exam. </p>
<p>Quizzes are much more varied; they usually depend on the professor. Some professors like quizzes. Others don’t. I’ve had quizzes in a Calc class but also a Modern Drama Class, whereas I’ve had no quizzes in my Econ or computer science classes. </p>
<p>4.) Do you get a lot of them and are they really hard?</p>
<p>The most tests I’ve ever had in a class is four. Three smaller tests throughout the semester and one big final exam. Macroeconomics and Calc used this model (both of which dropped the lowest of the three tests, by the way). </p>
<p>The level of difficulty depends on the subject. I didn’t find Econ to be too challenging (with its completely multiple choice exams), but Calc was a killer. The final for Calc was the hardest I’ve ever taken, but I still got a B+ on it (thanks to a very generous curve). English exams are generally tedious but not difficult (that is, they require a lot of writing but aren’t hard to do well on). Basically, it all depends on the individual class. I’ve had super-easy tests and super-hard ones.</p>
<p>5.) How do you even take tests in college?</p>
<p>Same way you do in high school. Show up, sit down, get out a pencil, write your name, and start answering questions. Generally, regular tests are taken during the regular class time, while finals are given in three-hour blocks, three blocks a day, for a week and a half. Your classes will be given specific blocks for their exams, and once you’ve finished the exams for all your classes, you’re free to leave for the semester. (Note: that’s how my school does it; others may do finals a little differently.)</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten an “excessive” amount of homework (although I have had days where I had three papers due, which can be stressful if you’re not good at writing them). Most of my humanities assignments have been few and far between, but were “big” and counted for a big chunk of the grade. The most homework I have is for my math classes- 5-30 problems for each section covered. </p>
<p>As for tests, I disagree that they’re the same way as they are in high school (although my high school may have been different). I had never even seen a Scantron before starting college, and now I use them frequently. We also have “regular” tests, where you just have several pieces of paper with questions on them that you answer. Also, you can leave when you’re finished, which is a huge plus:)</p>
<p>depends on many factors. I feel however I would just be repeating things already said. but there should be. you are in college. most of the learning you do in college should be on your own</p>