<p>How much do you guys study for finals (hours?). I have finals on Tuesday and Wednesday but I haven't been able to study yet because the workload was intense this week.</p>
<p>i used to study a good 4-5 days' worth, around 5 hours/day, for each final. that worked pretty well, but nowadays after just having completed grad school apps, 16 hour/week of research, preparing for the gre subject exam, i'm pretty much fried and probably doing less than 1/4 of my past studying's worth before this upcoming finals week.</p>
<p>but it all depends on the class. for example, the upper-div mcb classes take a great deal of time for me to understand the concepts well enough until i can apply them to new situations. for others, i just read through the notes couple times the day before the exam because it's not as demanding.</p>
<p>This sucks! I had wanted to start studying a week ago but there was always work to do. I just finished a huge lab report yesterday. I just wish my finals were later in the week or at least more spread apart.</p>
<p>Wow 4/5 days for 5 hours per day per final? That's pretty intense.</p>
<p>I'm not a science major, but for my Economics courses I usually do 2 days of just hardcore cramming. By this I mean I did none of the textbook reading when it was assigned nor did I do anything after the midterm. I tend to procrastinate, so there are some Berkeley students like me. </p>
<p>In some of my other courses I studied ONE NIGHT for a final by pulling an all-nighter (4 unit courses, and pulled an A- in the class. I don't recommend this though. </p>
<p>I'd say you're still fine. There are still people at Berkeley who cram before exams, although many do time manage better.</p>
<p>I'm probably not talented enough to cram and still get A's but then again not a lot of people are.</p>
<p>Not talent. I think it was luck and it depends on the subject. I can only study one night and still pull an A in writing classes, such as History; even though there's a lot of memorization, the essay allows for more leeway when you write and make a cohesive argument. It's not as if there's a strict answer. Basically, cram studying would be studying one specific aspect in detail, going over the others roughly, and making yourself incorporate what you know well into the essays, regardless of the topic you get on the exam.</p>
<p>As for Economics, I need at least two days, or else I'm *****ed. The material needs to settle. With one day of studying, I can pull maybe a B on the exam, but definitely not an A.</p>
<p>hmm.. hopefully the same works for me.. I have a Econ final in 2 days and I've barely done any of the reading.. lol!</p>
<p>cramming for physics in one night definitely does not work</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm dead. I haven't been home since June, so I keep procrastinating and hope that this week just flies by.</p>
<p>Yeah, don't cram in one night for science classes, especially like I did for my ochem final yesterday...I did terribly on it. Oh well, now I have a week of freedom. Speaking of which, what the hell do I do for a whole week? Now I have all this free time and I have absolutely no idea what to do with it. Suggestions?</p>
<p>go out with friends, play video games, download bunch of movies from DC++ and watch them all, or just chill.</p>
<p>Doomed! WE'RE ALL DOOMED!!!!! I have a paper due on Saturday, and finals on Monday and Tuesday!</p>
<p>...actually, this is just the normal for me (it seems). I do the work all semester, maybe catch up on a class I was lax in. Relax and we'll all be fine.</p>
<p>Do you guys prefer to take multiple-choice tests or free-response/essays?</p>
<p>I don't think I've ever had a multiple-choice test in college (I'm poli sci).</p>