<p>Hey I was just wondering about the workload at NU. About how many hours would you say you spend studying/working per week? how many hours in class? do u find it to be really stressful or pretty manageable?</p>
<p>It all depends on your major. As a poli sci/history major, I find the workload to be manageable, though there are definitely a few stressful days during the quarter. Extracurrics can also add stress, but they're worth it.</p>
<p>Now, pre-meds and engineers are notoriously worked harder, especially when taking the gen chem and organic chemistry sequences. Engineers seem to get tons of problems sets to do every day.</p>
<p>During regular class weeks I probably do about an hour and a half (if that) of work every night, which mostly consists of reading. When I have papers due, it's usually 2-3 hours a night.</p>
<p>^ Any idea how much work econ majors typically do? Is it comparable to the amount given to IEMS majors or engineers in general?</p>
<p>We had an expression for it in my day - "Tech weens," implying engineers who spent all their time studying. Is that expression still around?</p>
<p>haven't heard it, no</p>
<p>i would say econ majors and math majors have roughly the same amount of work as engineers, at least in terms of problem sets and exams. i'm not an expert though, my majors couldn't be more different than those ones.</p>
<p>cool thanks a lot, im also thinkin about poli sci and history what do u plan 2 do with it when u graduate?</p>
<p>actually, not all engineering majors are the same. chemE majors definitely have heavier workload than civil or mat sci majors. my guess is econ is probably equivalent to one of the easier engineering.</p>
<p>first year and maybe even early second year engineering is the same for everyone though, so the early transition from hs is the same</p>
<p>I'm applying to law school in the fall</p>
<p>workload of an econ major is NOTHING like an engineer's. mccormick engineer studnets work much, much harder, and end up getting lower gpas. my work ethic is much lower than your average student so i cant give a good estimate as to "hours per week spent studying." personally i barely study at all or go to class, and cram it all a day or two before exams and i currently have a 3.3. so if you have a decent work ethic you should be able to pull off 3.5+ no sweat</p>
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<p>That's actually what I thought based on what I saw when I went there. ;) But I thought things might have changed based on what lilybbloom wrote. Looks like nothing has changed after all.</p>