[miika]

So much do you guys study per night? What about weekends?

How many hours per course?


This is my first week of university for me. So far we haven't done anything important yet, but I'm scared the second week will hit me like a truck. I've already started reading my chapters nd taking notes, but how much is enoughh? I heard chapters have to be learned really fast, =[ I wanna get a head start but I still don't think I'm putting enough effort in >.<
I want to get a 4.0GPA. IS THAT POSSIBLE?! lol

[crystallizedtear]

I'm in my first week of uni too!! or technically 1st and half week...
but I haven't really started on my readings much, although it's not due anytime soon
they say per hour of class you should put in 2 hours (double)
in order to do well

I say it depends how you study. Try to study smart (efficiently) so that you don't spend ages trying to understand a concept. Read, and look up words you don't understand. Also try to connect all your readings to the larger picture of things.

[zizou312]

I'm in my first week of uni too!! or technically 1st and half week...
but I haven't really started on my readings much, although it's not due anytime soon
they say per hour of class you should put in 2 hours (double)
in order to do well

I say it depends how you study. Try to study smart (efficiently) so that you don't spend ages trying to understand a concept. Read, and look up words you don't understand. Also try to connect all your readings to the larger picture of things.

the whole 2 hour thing per class, isn't true.

there is no way in the hell you will spend 2hr per class each day, because there is simply no time for that.

Its my 2nd week of Uni too, and I got soooo much reading to do, it is unbelieveval!!!!!!!!

Yea I try to finish hw in the day I get it, helps me buy time in the later run for more reading..

[kuku]

In grad school, people study 3-4 hours out of class per hr spent in class.


4.0 is nearly impossible. Getting an A is usually top 10% of your class. In a class of 2-300 people, it's very hard to get A's in every class.

[Brusky]

Mm..studying graphic design and i put usually put in anywhere from 60-80 hours a week on average for both classes (4 or 5) and homework.

[Happy_Day]

I spend about an hour and half per class (three classes a quarter) everyday. I really can't do more than that since I get home from school around 5:00. I'm a history major, and you wouldn't believe how much reading there is. Sometimes, I have to skim because there's no time (plus, I need to have a social life too). Maybe other majors are different.

4.0 is nearly impossible, at least at my school. My smartest friends can only pull off 3.8. It's very different from high school. Even 5 points lost gets you from a 4.0 to 3.9. You have to be pretty obsessive to actually pull off a 4.0.

[THEmerryJANE]

I study around 2-3 hours a day total for every class. That's not evenly distributed though. I'll probably concentrate more on stuff I don't know, like history, and just review the stuff I do know, like science and math.

Currently, I do have a 4.0. So it is possible. But I'm only a sophomore and have yet to take any challenging classes.

[RedSprouts]

To succeed in a class it is recommended that you study/homeworking 3 hours per unit per week. So a 3 unit course would require 9 hours of studying/homeworking a week. Of course each class varies in difficulty but you can at least gauge how much you need to study with that metric.

[agnuque]

17 hours a week, with no classes on monday
our classes only last up to 1 1/2 hours.

[madeinktown]

i only study for midterms and finals. when i read my textbooks, it usually leads to me napping...

[summerdamsel]

my classes starts at 7 am and ends at 6 pm..
then at home, i usually sleep around 1-3 am ..
so about 20 hours.. lol but you still got to deduct the snack breaks etc

[stephiieexx]

i don't really allocate a certain amount of time per course. i just study until i understand the material and i work until im done my homework.

[Nihonjin_berryz]

18 hours a week for classes and ill probably study 5hr for all my classes. I suggestion no one does that though unless you are a pro or psychic. Its just my study regiment.

[abviolinplayer]

i don't really allocate a certain amount of time per course. i just study until i understand the material and i work until im done my homework.

yeah, I never keep track of how much I study...I don't really have a schedule for studying either, though I probably should...

[daulism]

not enough, thats for sure. almost never on weekends and breaks. but when a test comes, i study for that, and get As most of the time. well except maybe in chem. =="

edit-oh this is for college students? i'm sorry! please ignore this post. ><;

This post has been edited by jaejyung: 22 December 2008 - 04:09 PM

[another member]

i don't really think it's in the amount of hours you study, but how you study. i tried out a new method this year. i'm a psych major so there is quite a bit of reading for my psych classes. last year i basically just crammed my reading in a few days before the test and tried to read the chapter at least twice and wrote outlines on the readings. this left me with B pluses in most of my classes.

this year, however, i read little by little from the assigned chapters every day between my classes and left my evenings free to do whatever i wanted. spreading out the reading like this definitely takes away a lot of the stress if you have enough discipline to do it. while i was reading, i typed out study guide questions and answers for all the important points in the reading and compiled them by chapters. i would casually go over the study guides from time to time and about a week before my exam, i recorded myself reading the questions and answers into an mp3 format with the garage band app on my mac. i listened to the recordings nonstop on my ipod before my exam while on my way to school, driving, etc. i found it to be so much easier than carrying around notes with me everywhere i go. i got an A on my test without having to even read the chapter more than once and with minimal stress. it felt really nice! hah. this probably wouldn't work out too well for other sorts of majors and classes, but it's all about finding the right method for you, i think.

you should try reading up some of the entries on this site: here. the guy who writes the blog also has a book out on studying smarter without all the stress and the long hours. you don't need to get the book if you read through the site, i think. there are just a ton of helpful, non-gimmicky tips on studying, writing papers, etc. i've found the site immensely helpful.

good luck with your first year! and remember to have fun!

[yeo_shin]

Of course it's possible to get 4GPA but it depends on how much you want it and how much you make efforts to get it

So, about study time.. uhmm.. I don't study starting from the end of the lesson on Friday until Sunday night comes (unless there's exams at Monday) because those time (I promised to myself) is my free time. At class, I'll try to pay attention JUST to what lecturer said, I mean, no talking unless I'm feeling bored to death. W

hen I get back to my dorm, whatever time it is, I'll sleep before I study. So, usually, I'll wake up at 2/3 AM to study, then go back to sleep at 4/5AM. For me the best time to study is at 2/3 AM because at that time, you're body has fully recharge and that's the most quiet time

And I never have any exact time how many hours for each courses. Just re-read the section that I get on each day. But when exams week come, I will turn my "hataraki-man" (it's from JPN's drama ^^;;) mode and then I'll be able to study the whole day with only 30 minutes - 1 hrs sleep. But this isn't good for health...

[kiki]

I don't study by the hour. It's like I'm forcing myself to study for that amount of time.
I study when it's necessary/preparing for tests... pulling all-nighters too if I have to.
I rarely read for classes when they're assigned.
aih, first year and already starting off with some bad habits! haha.
It works for me though. I don't know for how long... but until something comes up.

getting a 4.0 is hard. There will always be that one professor who grades paper
harder than the rest.

[321stars]

i don't really think it's in the amount of hours you study, but how you study. i tried out a new method this year. i'm a psych major so there is quite a bit of reading for my psych classes. last year i basically just crammed my reading in a few days before the test and tried to read the chapter at least twice and wrote outlines on the readings. this left me with B pluses in most of my classes.

this year, however, i read little by little from the assigned chapters every day between my classes and left my evenings free to do whatever i wanted. spreading out the reading like this definitely takes away a lot of the stress if you have enough discipline to do it. while i was reading, i typed out study guide questions and answers for all the important points in the reading and compiled them by chapters. i would casually go over the study guides from time to time and about a week before my exam, i recorded myself reading the questions and answers into an mp3 format with the garage band app on my mac. i listened to the recordings nonstop on my ipod before my exam while on my way to school, driving, etc. i found it to be so much easier than carrying around notes with me everywhere i go. i got an A on my test without having to even read the chapter more than once and with minimal stress. it felt really nice! hah. this probably wouldn't work out too well for other sorts of majors and classes, but it's all about finding the right method for you, i think.

you should try reading up some of the entries on this site: here. the guy who writes the blog also has a book out on studying smarter without all the stress and the long hours. you don't need to get the book if you read through the site, i think. there are just a ton of helpful, non-gimmicky tips on studying, writing papers, etc. i've found the site immensely helpful.

good luck with your first year! and remember to have fun!

Thank you for this site! It does seem very helpful

[lovefool]

sadly to say i'm a procrastinator. i don't study until the day before the test. this quarter because i have night classes, i don't study till a few hours before the test. But i was pretty surprised i still got a decent overall grade in the classes. I'm trying to study more often like to recollect all the material after each class but i don't know where to start cause when the lecture is going on all i do is write what the prof says and theres so much notes ...i need help too