<p>I'm a junior in high school, and I've been reading about college life a lot on these forums. However, I don't understand how anyone can study for any exam for 9 hours. I often resolve to study for 5+ hours before tests, but it often seems by the 2nd hour or so that there isn't a whole lot more I can cram into my head. Even in my AP classes, studying for more than 30 min per night doesn't seem to be that beneficial.
How did all of you transition from high school to college studying? What changed? Were you able to study more simply because there was so much not covered in class--is that the main difference between high school and college?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for helping out someone who's curious about life after graduation!</p>
<p>Yeah, it's different in college. You learn so much more and the classes are so much more...efficient. The whole class consists of a huge lecture and then studying is mostly doing problem sets and going over concepts. I think its just easier to study because you spend less time in class but are expected to learn more.</p>
<p>billybobbyk, i don't think anyone on here can really give you advice on how different high school and college are. You need to ask people going to schools you are interested in attending who graduated from your high school. The transition from High School to College is highly dependent on what type of school you came from, and what type of school you are going to.</p>
<p>you'll get the hang of the 9 hour+ studying gig eventually :)....it was hard coming from highschool, where I studied 2 hours a week tops.....but eh...you habituate</p>
<p>I'm still getting used to it, its really, really hard for me. Well, it actually depends on the class, sociology was a class I could snooze through but calculus was a real *****.</p>