so im gonna start college. how much homework do you get on your freshman year.?

Question

how much homework do you get and about how long do you study each night? do you get time to just go out?

Answer 1

ALL of college is homework. For every hour long class expect 3 hours of homework.

Answer 2

I think some people are exaggerating a little. I just started university, and I'm not finding it that bad so far. For those of you that say 3 hours of studying a night for every hour long class you have...so I have 3 classes every day, I'm supposed to spend 9 hours a night studying? I don't even have nearly that many hours!!

I do tend to be kind of a procrastinor, but I'm trying to improve. I'm keeping up with reading the textbook every night and I'm trying to get a head start on papers and stuff.

Answer 3

It depends on what classes you take and how much effort you put into it. I didn't have a whole lot of homework my first year because most of my classes were lectures from the book so as long as I went to class I was OK. Even this year, with a bunch of homework, I make time to go out. If you plan well, you can make time to hang out and have fun. Don't nap between breaks unless you absolutely need it. It's much better to start working on your homework during breaks because by the time everyone is out of class and ready to hang out, you can hang out without the stress of homework waiting for you.

Answer 4

Well it certainly depends on the load. You can get a whole lot or not much. But one thing you should do for at least an hour everyday is review your notes, that's how you don't get behind on anything. One mistake freshman make is, thinking that college is just like high school and they end up slacking and getting horrible grades. yes you can go out, but don't make it a habit. To have fun is all a part of of the college experience, but you must be academically successul as well. Best wishes.

Answer 5

Professors don't assign homework - in college, you need to study independently. The average is 3 hours of studying per hour of class - keep up with your reading and take good notes in class. Find someone in your classes and study together - this really helps. My best friend and I were in the same major and scheduled our classes so that we were in the same ones. We could study together, figure out problems and share class notes.

Go out on the weekends - study during the week. Don't blow off reading assignments or papers until the last minute - do the best that you can and reward yourself on the weekends with going out and partying - you will eventually learn how to balance studying with partying and going out

Answer 6

The following tidbits of advice should be fairly obvious - I figured this stuff out without too much trouble. But for those of us who prefer to continually ram our heads into the walls, try this instead:

Yes, there's too much homework. Get over it. Starting now, you are not allowed to have a life. Even though we convince you to join extracurriculars, we still make you spend all of your free time doing redundant homework. But seriously, especially if you're taking an all-honors track, most of the teachers don't respect that, and seem to be convinced that theirs is the only class you're taking. So they assign homework based on that centered, and false, belief. (Actual quote: "I didn't know my students had lives" one teacher said quite seriously and frankly, before happily handing out a massive, yet disturbingly short-term, project.)
Take a class you like. Most of my teachers were pretty good last year, but some classes are just not fun. Sometimes, it's the teacher, sometimes, its the subject. I was lucky enough to have a few classes I actually looked forward to (Last year, I even arrived in Film Studies a period early once!), and it really helps.
Some people just aren't good at certain subjects. I could have wasted hours last year mastering quadratics and graphing hyperbolae to perfection, but no. To do that, I would have had to have cut corners in classes that I enjoyed and was good at. Instead, I did just enough work to pass Course II with a somewhat-decent grade, and put extra effort into the other classes. Had I tried to be the best in everything, I would have ended up doing mediocre work in all subjects. Obviously, I'm not advocating completely ignoring and failing a class (do you really want to go to 8AM summer classes in July?), but find an area (or two, or three) that you can really excel in.
Use the library. They've got computers w/ internet access, textbooks (homework during lunch, of course), comfy chairs, and the latest periodicals (Die Zeit or Russian Life, anyone?).
Technically, it's reserved for "quiet study" and "not a lounge", but...all the cool kids hang out there. Oh, and they've got books, too.
Make friends. High school (especially freshman year) is hell, and it's no fun griping about it all by yourself. Make friends, and you can multiply the whining! Make enough, and you might just be able to lead a coup to topple the administration from power!
Go with the flow. Literally. You don't know how irritating or inconveniencing it is when people disrupt the hallway by walking on the wrong side (walk on the RIGHT, now), ambling along slowly, talking to your friend going in the other direction, or making out with your boyfriend while people are trying to move. You can talk later, you can make out somewhere else (janitor's closet?) but don't cause turbulence in the hallways. From nice orderly hallways come chaotic stampedes; let's prove Chaos Theory wrong and keep the hallways moving normally.
You don't need to worry about hall monitors. After being stopped exactly once at Boynton, I was afraid that I might actually have to carry a pass at IHS. Nothing could be further from the truth. In the rare occasions when monitors are actually present, they're usually grading essays on "The Meiji Restoration & Its Impact on Japanese Society" or reading pulp fiction. Should they actually ask for a pass, just mumble something about the nurse or the bathroom and quickly stride by. Besides: There are something in the neighborhood of 75 doors at IHS, an most are unlocked during the day. If you can't get by them in the hallway, go outside.

And, most important of all... read The Tattler!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You can expect much writing in your Eng. 101 and much of it will be done at home. History is also a large part of your Freshman curriculum and requires much after hours study, along with your math, and any electives, you can expect about 2 solid hours of study and homework, if you are a very good student, and up to 4 hours if you struggle with education.

Answer 9

Its more studying than homework. The first person was right for every class expect 3 hours of studying.

Answer 10

I went out my freshman year every wednesday friday, and saturday, and i never studied. I ended up on academic probation with a 1.5 my freshman year and started sophomore year with a long way to make up. You can be social and go out and party with your friends but it is a good idea to spend about an hour studying for every 45 minutes you spend in class. Exams don't seem so hard freshman year but if you treat them like you treated high school then you'll soon find yourself in my position. Just make sure you prioritize things.