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IHavNoCyCash said:
Just wondering, how many hours (for college students only) did you study per week?

I'm guessing it's different for each major but I'm curious if 35-40 hours a week is the normal or if it's made up.
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Sayyyyy whaaaaaaaaaa??? Majored in mathematics/statistics, emphasis in quantitative analysis and I maxed out at like 5. Never studied for finals in 4 years. Just go to freakin' class.

Although, from the rest of the thread, that puts me in the minority.
 
geburgess said:
Sayyyyy whaaaaaaaaaa??? Majored in mathematics/statistics, emphasis in quantitative analysis and I maxed out at like 5. Never studied for finals in 4 years. Just go to freakin' class.

Although, from the rest of the thread, that puts me in the minority.
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This is the key to success. Go to class and pass, and more than likely get at least a C.
 
VikesFan4Ever28 said:
I'm pretty sure they said you're supposed to study 3 hours for every hour of class so you could figure it out based on your schedule.
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IHavNoCyCash said:
I got told this too...I'm curious if it's BS or if it's true. 35-40 seems an insane amount to me.
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It is BS.

If you attend all your classes and take good notes, it really lessens your study burden. On a normal week I'll typically spend time outside of class just doing homework or group labwork, which totals anywhere from 5-10 hours, with my weekends still free. If I have exams coming up I'll kick it up a notch.

Really, it's all up to you. If you absolutely need to study a lot to understand the material, go for it, but remember you don't need a 4.0 in college. It also depends what your major is.
 
Didn't read the thread but I'll take:

"Things that are overrated for $1000 Alex"

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Now that I've read the thread. It all depends on the major and person. Frankly, I went to classes and took very detailed notes. Very rarely read textbooks unless I needed to see a complex biological process on paper. I would review notes twice the week of exams for a couple hours. Other than that I didn't need dedicated study hours.

Again it depends on the major and person. No way I could have done this in Engineering for example. The subject material that I chose to study came easy to me.
 
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geburgess said:
Sayyyyy whaaaaaaaaaa??? Majored in mathematics/statistics, emphasis in quantitative analysis and I maxed out at like 5. Never studied for finals in 4 years. Just go to freakin' class.

Although, from the rest of the thread, that puts me in the minority.
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Agreed through school and graduate school I would always laugh at people who stayed up so late studying and cramming.

Just go to class and actually pay attention.
 
Al_4_State said:
Depends on your major and ability to absorb info.

I didn't "study" a ton during the week, but I probably put 4-5 hours per day into class outside of actually attending class, mostly just trying to stay on top of the reading/homework (if there was any). Between 8AM and 5PM, M-T, I was pretty much in "school" mode. I'd tap out early on Fridays, but I usually did work on Sundays.
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Pretty much the same for me.

I have a 3.1 GPA since returning to school a year ago. I just imagine what my GPA could be if I really applied myself.:spinny:
 
I didn't study more than 20 hrs a week (includes homework and such) and I went to every class. I graduated with a 3.3 in ME.

I honestly wished I studied more. I got lots of good grades based on my short term memory. I wish I wouldn't have been so concerned with grades and took the time to learn the basics extremely well.
 
It's a silly generalization of a question you're asking, it's completely dependent on not only the major, but the person as well. I was a Com Sci/MIS double major and I only averaged 10 hrs a week most weeks, 30-40 during project weeks, but I also went to class everyday and actually paid attention, combined with a pretty good memory.

Now that I'm working my memory has gone to complete ****.
 
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ISUPoker said:
It's a silly generalization of a question you're asking, it's completely dependent on not only the major, but the person as well.
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Of course it also depends on the person (and the class, professor, courseload, and dozens of other factors). I think the OP understands that; the reason they're asking the question is probably to see the variance in hours studied across people.

I 2x majored in Econ and Poli Sci, and probably spent an average of 15-20 hours/week on schoolwork outside of class. I definitely studied more during my first two years than the last.

I worked on a PhD for a while (not at Iowa State), too, and wow...talk about schoolwork consuming your life. There's a compelling reason that about half of people who start a PhD don't ever finish.
 
I don't spend time on class stuff unless homework is assigned but I do go to class and pay a good amount of attention when I'm not playing cribbage, surfing the net, or checking Facebook on my phone. :wideeyed:

Accounting/Finance degrees with a 3.2 cumulative GPA while working close to full time. The majority of the professors I've had won't put anything on an exam that wasn't covered in lecture so I quit buying textbooks. Being somewhat intelligent will get you through any program in the College of Business with no outside work.
 
IcSyU said:
I don't spend time on class stuff unless homework is assigned but I do go to class and pay a good amount of attention when I'm not playing cribbage, surfing the net, or checking Facebook on my phone. :wideeyed:

Accounting/Finance degrees with a 3.2 cumulative GPA while working close to full time. The majority of the professors I've had won't put anything on an exam that wasn't covered in lecture so I quit buying textbooks. Being somewhat intelligent will get you through any program in the College of Business with no outside work.
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ISUAgronomist said:
Didn't read the thread but I'll take:

"Things that are overrated for $1000 Alex"

Edit:
Now that I've read the thread. It all depends on the major and person. Frankly, I went to classes and took very detailed notes. Very rarely read textbooks unless I needed to see a complex biological process on paper. I would review notes twice the week of exams for a couple hours. Other than that I didn't need dedicated study hours.

Again it depends on the major and person. No way I could have done this in Engineering for example. The subject material that I chose to study came easy to me.
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This is an important point. If you're studying something that interests you and that you understand, it comes easier and you don't have to kill yourself studying.

Had a friend who was determined that they were going to be a ChemE. After 4 years of classes and not getting past the 200 level ones, finally realized that maybe they needed to find a new major.
 
I can say that i would only study when I would have a test and I would maybe study 4 or 5 hours on a test if it was going to be really difficult. I was a Biology major, and I did not have exemplary marks in school. I graduated in 4 years, but not with near the grades I wanted. Now I am working a job I probably won't like for very long, and trying to figure out how I am going to get into grad school.
 
I'd say if you are engineering expect to dedicate more than 20 hours a week.
For anything else, probably less.
 
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