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College students..how much did you/do you study?
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| BobbyV |
| I'm majoring in Business Administration, unsure of the concentration..possibly accounting. People have been telling me that when I take 4 classes, some of which being managerial accounting, business calculus, etc., I'll need to be studying about 8 - 10 hours per day, 7 days per week. Sounds like overkill to me, I would get burned out pretty quick studying that much. What were/are your study habits like? |
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| Frenchie |
| Everyone studies/learns different. I'm sure you have already established your learning abilities by now and you know how you study for certain things. If you keep up a steady habit of when and how you study, you'll be fine. It's also not good or healthy to be studying to the point of exhaustion. |
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| Omega_M |
| I have taken 3 graduate level engineering courses. I have to self-study 3 more, since I am giving my PhD qualifying exam in January. On top of that, I have to do research since I have 2 meetings per week with my advisor. I skip sleep 2-3 times a week and I usually work on weekdays and weekends. How does that sound ? |
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| BobbyV |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
I have taken 3 graduate level engineering courses. I have to self-study 3 more, since I am giving my PhD qualifying exam in January. On top of that, I have to do research since I have 2 meetings per week with my advisor. I skip sleep 2-3 times a week and I usually work on weekdays and weekends. How does that sound ? |
Yikes..you've got quite a full plate there. Suprised you can even absorb the that you learn, pretty in remarkable.
I guess I'll have to see what the material is like. Everyone makes these upper division courses sound like they're so difficult. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
i wrote my dissertation from scratch in 2 months. most 2-3000 word assignments would take me about 3-4 hours rough draft. i suck at maths and science.
if youre studying 8-10 hours per day for business admin then something is wrong with you. my flatmate is doing an MBA he says its all pretty cruisy. |
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| Omega_M |
| quote: | Originally posted by BobbyV
I'm majoring in Business Administration, unsure of the concentration..possibly accounting. People have been telling me that when I take 4 classes, some of which being managerial accounting, business calculus, etc., I'll need to be studying about 8 - 10 hours per day, 7 days per week. Sounds like overkill to me, I would get burned out pretty quick studying that much. What were/are your study habits like? |
Trying to equate efforts with hours is the problem to begin with. You may realize that you can do everything and have spare time for yourself. Time management is the key. A man will do everything under pressure. |
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| SuspicionVandit |
you are not Euler's bitch.
He is your bitch.
You show that mathematician who is boss and you'll have no sweat getting through math.
Just pace yourself for the first week to understand how many breaks you'll need from there on. And afterwards, stick to your schedule. Don't start thinking ", this is extra hard, i'll just go watch a movie", because procrastination always starts small. |
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| BobbyV |
| Yeah, I guess I'll have to gauge the material that's being thrown at me, and manage my study time well. Overkill on the studying will only lead to more unabsorbed information. In one eye and out the other so to speak. |
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| Agent0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
I have taken 3 graduate level engineering courses. I have to self-study 3 more, since I am giving my PhD qualifying exam in January. On top of that, I have to do research since I have 2 meetings per week with my advisor. I skip sleep 2-3 times a week and I usually work on weekdays and weekends. How does that sound ? |
you forgot about posting in cor 24/7 :o |
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| Omega_M |
| quote: | Originally posted by Agent0
you forgot about posting in cor 24/7 :o |
that is not included in the study part. :o :o |
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| Lira |
I don't know. I study whenever I can, and I've always tried to "push it" because I often think I'm a bit too late and/or my education sucks... but I certainly don't think I've ever managed to study ~70 hours/week. Maybe 30~40...
Edit: I study Japanese Language and I'm getting prepared for a master's degree in Linguistics. |
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| Silky Johnson |
Yeah it really depends on my courses...a lot of nursing learning is hands on, and the curriculum is designed such that most of the key learning takes place in class. I have to write a -ton of papers, so the only "study" I do there is when I have to research...and that also varies depending on the paper.
I dunno...I have a really good memory and absorb ideas quickly; studying for hours on end has never really been my thing. I either learn it or I don't. |
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