How much do you study? (students)

[swak]

I saw an article in the herald today, and thought damn.... On average, im pretty sure grade 12 students study more than i do in 3rd year at mt royal (im not a C student either... B, B+)...

Anyways, how much do you study on average?

[badatusrnames]

Really depends on your degree program and what type of grades you're looking to achieve.

If it's a 3.5+ GPA in an engineering degree, most need to spend a lot more time studying than for someone just trying to pass their certificate program.

[ericchoweg]

i am always doing a couple hours a night at the very least even just going over notes again

[Hakkola]

I hardly study, last degree I'd study a couple hours the night before, then go over my notes quickly in the morning before the test, I did really well.

I'm in CompSci now, we'll see if I can change my habits, or if I need to.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Maybe half an hour for each test.

[cjay^]

My buddy in bio sciences has to study a shit load, but myself being in 1st year of a BComm at UofC haven't really had to spend all that much time studying, maybe a little more than grade 12, but I didn't do ANYTHING in grade 12.

[swak]

Originally posted by Hakkola
I hardly study, last degree I'd study a couple hours the night before, then go over my notes quickly in the morning before the test, I did really well.

I'm in CompSci now, we'll see if I can change my habits, or if I need to.

ahaha... YES!
This is me to a 'T'.

The herald said kids in grade 12 on average study 80mins/day!!!
Thats a whole lotta BS from what i remember highschool being like!

[psycoticclown]

I barely study, never go over the notes before classes and never read notes after the classes at night. Basically just if I got something due or a test. Rarely do I study the night before the test too, usually just throw open the textbook 2 hours before the test or something. Pretty sure I studied more in high school.

But I'm in Business with a Marketing major at the U of L so it's easy town haha.

[Awd-Tsi]

just listen to whatever the teacher says, do my work and call it good.

[KRZY403]

Hardly ever.. I'm an accounting major at U of C. School started on the 13th of Sept and I still haven't opened a book. So sick of school..

[boarderfatty]

I am Bcom Program at the U of A since I am already in all I have to do is maintain my 2.0 average. I didn't really have a problem getting a 3.4 to get in, and have been maintaining my 3.0 quite easily. I do not do any reading, studying for exams never starts more than a couple days before the exam etc. But I do goto pretty well every class and pay attention, I do my homework, and with group projects I keep ontrack with the group charter.

Right now I have 4 classes
Accounting, Organizational Management, Information Systems, and writing for Business. I have 1 lab, 2 group projects and 2 papers. I haven't started the papers yet, and usually complete my lab in class which leaves 2 group projects which I allot 1 hour a week each to.

[Ebon]

study less than in high school and am doing better since i can pick my courses.

[dandia89]

This thread is gonna be worse than a "who has the biggest dick thread" . Kids lie all the time about how much they study to look cool

[badatusrnames]

Originally posted by dandia89
This thread is gonna be worse than a "who has the biggest dick thread" . Kids lie all the time about how much they study to look cool

:werd:

I remember back when I was in bio and everyone thought it was important to try to throw off the "competition", a lot of kids would talk about how little they needed to study... surprisingly enough, you'd run into them at the library on a weekend, spending all day with their nose in a book.

[KRZY403]

Originally posted by dandia89
This thread is gonna be worse than a "who has the biggest dick thread" . Kids lie all the time about how much they study to look cool

I'm actually quite depressed that I procrastinate so much. Opening a book feels so difficult.

[Guillermo]

During my undergrad, i would turn in all papers and assignment, and study the day before tests. I spent FAR MORE time getting high, drinking, and playing video games than I did studying. Graduated Cum Laude with a 3.7 in the sciences. :dunno:

I think people who spend all of their time studying just don't understand how to study.

[Pahnda]

It's pretty hard to average out how much I did on a per-day basis. But if you include homework, probably at least a couple hours considering all the assignments and crap in engineering. If you don't include homework/assignments, I have no idea. I would have periods of no tests for a week or so, and not much studying, just finishing stuff on time, then periods of like a test a day where I would hermit and study a few hours a day.

To some it would seem like a lot of studying, but that's what you've gotta do if you want to go into Law while doing undergrad in engineering. I would say it paid off and I don't regret it finishing with a 3.92 LSDAS GPA. :dunno:

[slinkie]

LOL high school workload? yeah right, i literally had never done homework by the time i got into uni

however maybe i have poor work ethic

anyway i know a lot of kids in eng and similar streams and they study their ass off, hats off to anyone in eng especially, sounds pretty taxing

[Type_S1]

Study the night before the test....do a nice like 6hour study period before midterms and final the night before, read all notes and textbook. Seems to work for me but I dread those fucking days I have to read for 6 hours.

Oh and I'm at U of C business. School isn't that hard if you go to class and participate in lecture/take notes. Studying isn't required really in most programs.

[tbomb]

First year bio sci uofc
I try to study a good 2 hours a night on weekdays and 4 on weekends. You could call me a keener, but hey, nothing like annihilating lab tests and term exams.

[tbomb]

Originally posted by badatusrnames


:werd:

I remember back when I was in bio and everyone thought it was important to try to throw off the "competition", a lot of kids would talk about how little they needed to study... surprisingly enough, you'd run into them at the library on a weekend, spending all day with their nose in a book.

so true

[Guillermo]

Originally posted by tbomb
First year bio sci uofc
I try to study a good 2 hours a night on weekdays and 4 on weekends. You could call me a keener, but hey, nothing like annihilating lab tests and term exams.

So you've been in university for what, 3 weeks now? I'm sorry, but you have no idea what you're even talking about. :nut:

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by tbomb


so true

LOL, I haven't even bought any books yet.

[Disoblige]

I haven't bought books but I applied in the Book Loan program lol..

And man, I worked all weekend.. Soo.. I finished an assignment + studied for a quiz during this past 4 hours. Man I'm pooped. Fuckin' school.

[dirtsniffer]

man, between studying/assignments/labs i probably do around 10 hours a week. near midterms and finals the time probably doubles

[K3RMiTdot]

i bought one book, i study around ~1 hour before the night of a test aside from that i have no study ethics waht so ever. I've never learned how to study properly.

I do, do all my assignments/projects and hand them in on time. *pat on the back.

[sneek]

Originally posted by Type_S1
Study the night before the test....do a nice like 6hour study period before midterms and final the night before, read all notes and textbook. Seems to work for me but I dread those fucking days I have to read for 6 hours.

Oh and I'm at U of C business. School isn't that hard if you go to class and participate in lecture/take notes. Studying isn't required really in most programs.

This totally isn't the case for a lot of senior classes. Again it depends what you are taking, but I'd love to see someone do well in FNCE451 with just night before studying...I am sure there are one or two brilliant people out there that could, but for 99% of the world I don't imagine it comes easy.

[Isaiah]

I'm in the last year of a BBA degree and spend approximately 2 hours/night between studying/homework/projects. I agree, however, with Guillermo's comment that some people just don't know how to study. I tend to study a lot more than others and get the same or worst results. That said, I do have a 3.4 GPA but I've really busted my ass for it and know people who barely crack a book and do just as well or better.

I do also run a business while studying full time so my weeks can sometimes be 100 hours long which may be affecting my retention.

[Mitsu3000gt]

I have never in my life studied more than one night before any test. I did all projects the night before, too, even the ones that we were supposed to work on for weeks. I always did decent in school, usually about a B. I was the worst procrastinator ever in University.

My strategy was simply to make a study sheet, basically typing up everything I possibly needed to know for the test. By the time I was done, I knew everything I needed to because I had re-written it all.

If grades actually mattered (past a certain point of course) I would have put in more effort than I did. I sure am glad I didn't bust my ass having no social life to get a 4.0 though.

[arian_ma]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
If grades actually mattered (past a certain point of course) I would have put in more effort than I did. I sure am glad I didn't bust my ass having no social life to get a 4.0 though.
This was exactly my thinking as well. The difference in time it would take for me to go from a 3.0 to a 4.0 vs the opportunity lost to not be labeled boring and useless was not worth it to me. Any scholarship money that one could have gotten by achieving a 4.0 seemed redundant to me as well because I always thought that if you wanted the money, just spend the time working instead of studying. At least that way you're talking to people.

[Pahnda]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
If grades actually mattered (past a certain point of course) I would have put in more effort than I did. I sure am glad I didn't bust my ass having no social life to get a 4.0 though.

I agree with that 95%. Too many people spend all their time studying, yet when I asked a number of people like that what their plans are after school, they either didn't know or said they just want to get a job... People really need to evaluate whether having, for example, a 3.4 vs a 3.9 is really worth it. If it's not, you may as well invest your time in something more 'worthwhile' to you while you study.

However, depending on the person and their plans, getting even a 3.9 or 4.0 vs a 3.8 makes a big difference, so with the above said I still think there are occasions where it does matter.

[sexualbanana]

Depends on the person. Some people I know do next to no studying and/or write a lot of their assignments after a night at the bar.

Me, I had to work my ass off for average marks.

[~Leah~]

I study for maybe 2 hours the night before then wake up early and read over notes for another 2 hours before the test. If it's a paper, I'll generally write an outline the night before, then wake up early to write the paper... yes even for 10-15 pagers... lol.

Having a 3 year old, going to school full time, and working 30 hours/week leaves you pretty tired by the end of the day, so I can't focus. I just go to bed when my kid does then get up super early so I'm not disturbed and it works out pretty well for me.

[Guillermo]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt

My strategy was simply to make a study sheet, basically typing up everything I possibly needed to know for the test. By the time I was done, I knew everything I needed to because I had re-written it all.


this is what I would do, too. (in addition to simply reading my class notes several times the nights before exams).

[dandia89]

Originally posted by Pahnda


I agree with that 95%. Too many people spend all their time studying, yet when I asked a number of people like that what their plans are after school, they either didn't know or said they just want to get a job... People really need to evaluate whether having, for example, a 3.4 vs a 3.9 is really worth it. If it's not, you may as well invest your time in something more 'worthwhile' to you while you study.

However, depending on the person and their plans, getting even a 3.9 or 4.0 vs a 3.8 makes a big difference, so with the above said I still think there are occasions where it does matter.

most degrees you'll likely be more valuable if you have a ~3.0 gpa while working during the school year than a person with a 4.0 gpa with no life outside school. so it's a lose-lose if you're a 4.0 unless you want to get into med school

[Pahnda]

Originally posted by dandia89
...so it's a lose-lose if you're a 4.0 unless you want to get into med school

Pretty much my main point... Or in my case Law school :poosie:

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by Pahnda


Pretty much my main point... Or in my case Law school :poosie:

Yup. I finished my B.Comm with a 3.0 and if I want to go to law school, I pretty much have to ace my LSAT. Which I'm still on the fence about.

[diamondedge]

Originally posted by Disoblige
I haven't bought books but I applied in the Book Loan program lol..

And man, I worked all weekend.. Soo.. I finished an assignment + studied for a quiz during this past 4 hours. Man I'm pooped. Fuckin' school.

Ditto. One lab, project class, assignment, study for quiz. I don't actually review the material as it's done - it comes back to me in assignments/questions. Then as I do assignments, I'm reviewing what was taught before. Never the other way around. Before an exam, I'm doing practice questions the night before and the hours before.