<p>@axion. I think you are right. It really depends on a lot. </p>
<p>@tiff. You seem to be able to handle a fair deal more than I and seem to think it is not too hard and you say you still have free time. Any more advice for me? </p>
<p>More advice is appreciated everyone. ty</p>
<p>and i find my subject moderately interesting, though at times it can get boring by the sheer amount i have to read/memorize</p>
<p>and my 2 credit philosophy of science course is taking up a lot of time since im doing around 40 pages of reading a week for that and its hard reading</p>
<p>I haven’t had the time to read, but do you study in isolation? I find that studying with 2-3 other people is actually not as efficient as studying by myself since with other people I’m always talking about something other than the subject task, or they are, etc.</p>
<p>I don’t find that I have a lot of free time, but part of that is because I play a varsity sport as well, so I’d imagine that I’d have more if 3+ hours a day weren’t related to soccer. That being said, it isn’t unusual for me to have 40+ pages of philosophy reading every other night, along with about 30 or so for astronomy (these are both 6-credit courses that I have MWF, though, so that’s probably why I have mroe concentrated reading) and either part of a paper, problem set, lab report or such to work on. The actual amount of time it takes is comparable to my high school work - it’s just balanced more heavily towards reading, which was hard for me to get used to.</p>
<p>Because I have practice every day, and sometimes games, I almost always go to the library instead of studying in my room or on my floor, because I know that if I don’t, I won’t get anything done because I socialize. Most nights, I come back from soccer, shower, and then chill with my floor for 30 minutes or so before finding a corner of the Libe to chill out and get things done.</p>
<p>Of course it is easy if you are doing a BA in BS. I cannot stress just how more time consuming a major like electrical engineering is. And no, I did not major in engineering.</p>
<p>Have you even taken any of the more difficult courses (Calculus, Physics, Organic Chem, and such?)</p>
<p>FYI, I thought I was surrounded by ■■■■■■■ the entire time I was in college. This had nothing to do with my major or my classes.</p>
<p>^I’m in a Chem course right now, 18 units, I called my Philosophy 100 class my “Focal point” cause doing well in it would inspire me to do well in my other classes, and called the Chem my Anchorman, it’s literally not just the hardest class this semester, I think it might be the hardest class I’ve taken so far, and I’m including Physiological Psychology “4-page essays verbatim on the midterms” in that. I’m fighting tooth and nail to keep an A in it. In fact, as we speak I should be fixing up my homework to turn in, it’s due in less than 4 hours.</p>
<p>I think thats the problem. The place I go to study is usually like the lounges in my dorm. Sometimes they are empty but sometimes people go in and out and sometimes they do stuff and talk (in which case i endure it for a little bit and eventually move elsewhere)
But the library is like a 10 minute walk away (the closest one) and theres a lot of heavy textbooks and a variety of stuff id have to bring if I were to go there so I usually prefer the lounge. </p>
<p>And another thing: for online homework/quizzes I have to do, do you recommend me do that alone or with a group? if I do it alone, I can usually manage fairly well. But im scared if I do it with a group, they will be distracting or they will simply be leeching off me since they dont know the answers (at least the people I know)</p>
<p>@axion why do u think u were surrounded by ■■■■■■■? was it because u already had prior knowledge? if so where did u get this knowledge from. and r u talking about the ‘more difficult’ courses.</p>
<p>i will no doubt have to take organic chem next semester or the one after</p>
<p>^ Is there anywhere else that’s fairly quiet but closer than the library? When I started going to a quiet corner of the library I found that it literally made all the difference in my ability to get things done.</p>
<p>ermm there is a building nearby that has empty classrooms. dunno i might check it out but i think theres usually 1-2 people in each classroom.
ummm, other than that… nothing entirely close and quiet i can think of.</p>
<p>Because I observe and analyze everything. Apparently this makes me a master-monkey. The other students rarely ever observe just like the teachers rarely ever teach. So, in effect the entire population is herded.</p>
<p>jeez man taking minimum credits wake up do work go to class do work go to class do work eat lunch do work do work do work miss dinner do work do work go to class wake up do work eat brunch do work go to class life is tuff</p>
<p>Ivy league school and majoring in a science? Lol. Get ready to study :D. Or flunk :D. I would calculate in at least three hours ish per class hour for studying, and that’s in addition to lab time. And then of course the work you’ll have for lab…</p>
<p>Sorry for the late response, but I have to chime in. I am currently at an ivy league university and I personally have little free time. I am an engineering major who is not inherently exceptional at math or science, but I am very interested in architecture and design. Unlike other colleges I have attended (transfer terms, community colleges), my school expands upon the fundamentals to restructure its students’ thoughts and broaden our skill sets. My computer science class requires a minimum of ten hours per week, which varies based on personal experience and collaboration. I spend an average of 8 hours per week reading over the course material, completing online homework (which consumes the majority of my time) and written work, and attending labs for each course. My experience is very similar to my pre-med and studio art friends, as well…on the other hand, my friends in other disciplines have more free time. </p>
<p>I spend 20 hours a week reading useless garbage written online and staring at the wall and arguing amongst myself about the existence of god. Does this mean that I win?</p>
<p>I spend a lot more time studying than the average student in most of my classes. I am one of the only people to actually read the book along with the lectures in each class I believe. However, I am still only scoring slightly above average on the tests, which doesnt give me an A. I am frustrated. Apparently I am studying wrong. Either I have to read more intensively in the textbook (I doubt) and stop skimming the stuff I do and/or start reading the lecture slides also. As for my Labs: not much I can do now either way. All thats left is the Lab Practicals and Final Exam.</p>
<p>If you just want to get an A in a class then you don’t really need to study that much at all. Especially if you know what is going to be on the test and more importantly how to take the test.</p>
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<p>Not every course is like the GRE where you can just game the test rather than understand the vocabulary or math. It would only work if the test is flawed.</p>
<p>@Orange Peel: </p>
<p>Do you do the homework or extra exercises? Do as many as possible.</p>