<p>Does anybody actually do the recommended 2-3hrs of studying for every one hour of class?</p>
<p>Pre-meds. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Are you crazy? Does anyone ever actually "study" after classes? I mean, I'm sure there has got to be some lonely friendless 4.0'er who is allergic to sunlight and happiness and puppies. But...</p>
<p>When they say study, they mostly mean "Spend two hours reading your book, or working on that essay that is due". Cause you usually will have that much reading in comparison to class hours. And whether you choose to stay on top of your reading is entirely up to you. I'm a born procrastinator, and often can only get half of my reading done on time. But I also know I am awesome at last minute cramming and memorizing.</p>
<p>Do what works for you. I doubt your study patterns will have changed much from high school.</p>
<p>Are you kidding me? Often, depends on your major. It's more true for others... But God even with 19-21 units of humanities and social science classes I don't spend 2-3 hours worth of studying per night. For one thing, I take the same professors over and over so they assign similar readings or I just know the material well because they're focused on similar regions. That or I skip readings and superficially cite them for essays while my main arguments stem from the professor's during class. So, there's a lot of selective reading going on. That, and I write essays quickly. Coupled with the above, it's completely unnecessary for me to devote 2-3 hours per hour of class.</p>
<p>As a sidenote, I recall doing 2-3 hours of homework per night for AP classes. God, that was long ago. Doing BS work and writing notecards that I'd never study because I was too focused writing the notecards to want to study.</p>
<p>2-3 hrs per hour outside of class...HELL NAW! i study a lot (not 2-3 hrs per hr) for hard classes. but on average, i study like half an hour per hour of class. and yes indeedy im always behind on my readings. i find it i have superhuman 120% photographic memory on nights before exams. by that i mean, i can INFER what the things i read mean WHILE taking the test!</p>
<p>Sigh. I've been studying pretty much nonstop since Friday night. </p>
<p>And now I'm not gonna touch the books until the week before finals.</p>
<p>Depends on your classes, last quarter I had 17 units of hard science, spent maybe 4 or 5 hours a night studying. Without facebook and the internet, take an hour off.</p>
<p>But isn't it true that it takes much more effort to get A's than B's. Not saying you guys get B's or anything.</p>
<p>Work smart not hard.</p>
<p>Yeah, you're probably gonna hear this like a billion times but </p>
<p>study the material to make it meaningful to you, instead of just doing rote memorization.</p>
<p>That's pretty much the secret to getting As. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>For me, about 1:1 outside study per class per day. This includes problem sets, reviewing notes, reading the book, supplemental problems, reading ahead, lab reports etc.</p>
<p>2:1 or 3:1 for recitation.</p>
<p>North Campuss!</p>
<p>I'm south campus :(.</p>
<p>So? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Well, I haven't taken any courses there, but I heard that the professors grade on a stricter curve. </p>
<p>Anyways, should I start reading those self help style books about effective studying? Are those useful?</p>
<p>More practical to learn from others and alter your 'studying' habits to the like. Something like 'What Smart Students Know' is really broad and was often, not applicable to the courses I took. Some of the general advice such as studying an hour immediately after class was good but specific, minute note-taking habits were often extraneous.</p>
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<p>We can tell. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Here's what. PM dwm and see how she studies. Then DON'T do what she does.</p>
<p>And then PM MrSpam and see how he studies. Then DO do what he does.</p>
<p>whats the difference between south and north campus?????whats better</p>
<p>South Campus = Sciences
North Campus = Everything not science.</p>
<p>And yes, I have fairly good study skills.</p>
<p>Better is what I do; also my superlative writing skills.</p>