- Why do some people need weeks and 50 hours of studying a week? Maybe I'm a little naive but is this based more on how many classes are having upcoming exams or is this the norm? Although I don't plan on being social and a "partier" in college I think I will have a nervous breakdown in college. I am dead serious.
2006-12-04 14:12:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
It depends a lot on what your major is. Engineering, for example, is notoriously rigorous. I tell my advisees who aren't extremely gifted that it's better to take a lighter course load at the outset and have enough time to succeed in all of their classes, than to bite off more than they can chew and end up having to spit out half of it after midterm. Too many students waste a lot of effort, burn themselves out, feel like losers, and absorb less of what they're trying to learn. I say, so what if it takes an extra semester or two to finish? What's four or eight months compared to a lifetime?
Also, college is about more than just "book learning." It's also about becoming an adult. You will grow into the job. Believe it. :)
2006-12-04 14:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people need to study , but fifty hours a week would be an exaggeration for most college classes. You should figure about twenty to thirty hours of homework and studying combined, or two hours a night per credit.
2006-12-04 22:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
college doesn't have to be high stress, but a lot of college students (myself occasionally included) psych themselves up to study by talking about it all the time. and yah, for most people, finals are coming up. but no one says you have to take tons of hard classes and graduate in three years or whatever. you can have a laid-back approach and do fine. 50 hours is insane no matter what. rock on.
2006-12-04 22:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by lb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then don't overload yourself. If you don't like writing papers, don't take more than one writing-intensive course a semester. If math takes you a long time to understand, don't take a lot of math courses or science at once. Try to pace yourself. I did a lot of studying - but then, I'm trying to get a Ph.D., and that takes about 10 years of studying.
2006-12-04 22:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like are you honestly serious, duh it takes a lot of studyin after i stand up from my pc im going to go study some more, i was at the library all day already, ne how no your not gonna hav a break down, u'll just be under more pressure than you've probably experience in school before
2006-12-04 22:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋