<p>I've always been curious as to how other students at Berkeley felt about studying. I've heard answers varying from "I hate studying and I'm just doing it to get a job" to "I love studying and want to be a professor." Obviously it differs on the context, the difficulty of the major, and the person. </p>
<p>I actually really do like learning and going to class (especially political science and the biological sciences). But I wouldn't say I like studying any more or any less than any other activity I do. For example, I like studying as much as I like watching T.V, playing video games, playing sports ect. I'm not a nerd in the sense that I ONLY study, but I definitely like to do so. Studying isn't a burden for me- It's just another activity down the road that I enjoy doing, </p>
<p>I love to learn for my own sake (even if there is no practical value). But I also make sure to manage a social life.</p>
<p>I HATE studying.
If it’s a subject I really enjoy, I like going to class and don’t really mind the assigned readings.
But seriously, I usually have to gather up a lot of energy just to sit down to study. It’s a nightmare.</p>
<p>For me it really depends on how much I’m interested in the topic. I like studying for humanities subjects like anthropology and religion, and studying these with others is fun. I don’t really like studying math, especially memorizing formulas and methods.</p>
<p>Studying is a chore for me. it takes a great deal of energy and when i finally start i pause for a moment to recover - i get distracted very easily. after i read a paragraph from my readings, i go to my computer and look up stuff or watch tv. i’d say for every paragraph i read, i do 20 min of procrastination. </p>
<p>sometimes when im at the library or starbucks, i like to people watch and often wonder how some people can be so focused.</p>
<p>It depends on the topic, but I try to enjoy the subject and really get into it. In other words, I enjoyed almost every single class I have taken in Berkeley no matter what grades I got. (ranging from A to C, not just A’s and A-'s)</p>
<p>I also enjoy getting A’s, but after getting so many lousy grades, I shifted my focus to just enjoying/learning the material. But more importantly, if I find the material not as interesting as other topics I am learning or have learned, then that means I am one stop closer to what I like and what I don’t like, which I think it’s much more important than getting 3.9 in your college year and realize 5 years later that you don’t like what you’re doing.</p>
<p>But I might just be a whiner since I don’t ace classes even though I have the mindset to enjoy and learn; blame it on my lack of intelligence.</p>
<p>To answer OP’s question; yes, I really do love studying.</p>
<p>I’m kind of like you OP, I like studying as much as most other activities. </p>
<p>I definitely derive more fun more watching TV, etc but when I study I feel like I’m doing something useful so that good feeling kind of compensates for the less fun. I regard going to the gym similarly… the activity itself is not super fun but it makes me feel good about my body and health so that’s why I like doing it.</p>
<p>If I really enjoy my classes (e.g. Astro C10, Soc 101, UGBA 10) then it’s a tolerable activity. If I really dislike the class, then it’s a chore, but I put myself through it just to see those "A"s on my transcript. </p>
<p>Writing papers is the hardest part, because it involves the computer, and when anything involves the computer…</p>
<p>I have hated studying now since I have studied for one subject for too long. I would like to study for different subjects for different interests rather than one subject which getting more and more boring and harder and harder…</p>