<p>i’m at a UCLA, studying philosophy and got almost exactly a 3.5 last quarter.</p>
<p>in CC, i wrote all my papers and studied for any tests the day before they were due / took place. if you want A’s, you can’t do this at ‘real school’. i mean, i did… and somehow pulled off the 3.5, but i was definitely nervous, and only taking 2 phil classes. </p>
<p>as for studying, i did the reading, but i wouldn’t really say that i’d actually ‘studied’ until i sat down to write papers. keep in mind that while this approach proved doable, it was more nerve wracking than the free time in between was worth.
if you want them A’s and you want them without sacrificing your sanity and one too many all-nighters in a row, i’d suggest that, after reading, you study for 6 to 8 additional hours per week. <em>that’s with 2 phil classes and one sort of </em>***** class. with 3 phil classes, i guess you should up it to 9 to 12 hours + whatever it takes for you to get the reading done. </p>
<p>also, the reading, though not often lengthy in the traditional sense, is so dense and often so complicated that you’ll find yourself spending hours rereading and just generally attempting to understand. </p>
<p>on a positive note, it helps that this **** is really interesting, for the most part.</p>