<p>Hey, I recently graduated high school and in about another week or so I will start college classes. I will be majoring in business and I am going into a rather small and easier university than most. However, I did struggle in school. I only got a 3.0/4 GPA and 1600/2400 SAT score. I got mostly As,Bs, and Cs. My siblings got much better grades in high school a much better SAT score but only got a GPA in the low 3s in college(although they were doing pre med and went to slightly harder schools than me.) </p>
<p>I also studied quite hard in high school, def. more than most other kids in my class and read all my books. </p>
<p>I plan to study 23 hours a week (3.5 hours 6 days a week and 2 hours on Saturday) and take 5 classes, is this enough? I am afraid I will be kicked out of my college or I may have to drop out. How to get over my worries? Thoughts?</p>
<p>Colleges will tell you to expect to study 2 hours for each hour of class. I think this is a bit excessive…I never studied that much. </p>
<p>The key I think is to invest your time into how you are graded. For a mid term that is half your grade plan on studying at least 8 or 10 hours specifically for that exam. The more you study, the better the grade you will get, but you will also have other demands on your time. </p>
<p>One big difference between college and HS is the time you have. In college you spend much less time in class room, and if you are in the dorms you spend less time getting to and from school, so you tend to have more time to study. </p>
<p>The two hour rule is repeated by many professors, but I’ve never found it to be necessary. 23 hours a week? I don’t think I’ve ever studied that much in a week. I typically study about 12 hours a week I’d say. </p>
<p>I think it all depends on the difficulty level of the class. I believe that you will spend less time on some classes and more time on others. It all depends on your skills and the demands of the course. You are ahead of the game because you studied in high school. That is one of the hardest things for college freshman.</p>
<p>Don’t shoot for a target study time… Instead, study for how ever long it takes you to feel comfortable with the material up to the point where you are at in the class. That’s all there is to it.</p>
<p>I found that some days I could study for as little as 30 minutes, to as much as 12 hours (engineering). It depended on the homework load at any given time, and how comfortable I felt with the material.</p>
<p>^^Exactly that. If you’ve studied and understood all the current material in a class, it’s not really necessary to keep studying it because you “haven’t made you allotted time” yet. </p>
<p>If you’ve put in your scheduled time and still aren’t getting some concepts, it doesn’t mean you should stop because you’ve put in your allotted time. </p>
<p>Studying is different for ever class. You’re going to spend significantly less time studying for an Intro to Sociology class than you will for an upper level physics class or math class. </p>
<p>Honestly, it’s easier in college to do well, if you try, at least in my opinion. Professors are usually pretty accessible (and they have to be for office hours), and you have lots of free time to make sure you get the studying. Just assess how you’re doing, and if you need help, talk to someone. Your advisor, your professor, someone who can help you get connected with resources that your college almost definitely has.</p>