Work Load and College

Beanbaker · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject:

Sorry guys, I'm going to be pretty inactive from here on out. I got a ton of AP work to do, like tonight, I shall be pulling what you college people call an "all-nighter" with my work. They just added AP Physics, and it is HARD!!!

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Schmall · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject:

You are in school already?? Why you in school now?? Shouldnt you be having summer vaction??
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Beanbaker · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject:

Yes, I should, but almost all qp classes hand out work for the summer, and we do have meetings in the school during the summer. This week starting tomorrow these meetings start. Not something I like to do, but after the seventh, I'm off the hook! Until the twenty-sixth.
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Billgar · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject:

Beanbaker · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject:

Right now I'm neglecting my work and posting here as usual. See my sacrifices!?!? I have about two pages to type up and something else I can cram in tomorrow. Most likely this will be my last night here for a while.
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Koku · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject:

oh man that is horrible. I mean the work alone is no fun, but to then have to stop posting on LE for it, that is just not right. You should be able to be here more.
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Billgar · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject:

Koku · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject:

Well depending on your school. I usually have at least 50 pages to read per night, and that may be just for one class. It seems like a lot but it is not. Just manage your time well.
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archaicmessiah · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject:

Wow two pages... I had to bang out 10 page papers in a night a few times and still pulled off As in them. And that was for my Honors English courses! Seriously, I don't pitty you with only two pages as that really is only like an hours worth of work.

Schmall · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:43 am Post subject:

when you hit college you will have massive amounts of reading to do. All subject matter covered in class and in the book can be used on quizzes and exams. Many profs use the captions and sidebars to come up with thier questions. So be sure to look over all of those too.
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Koku · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

Really? I did not see that. My professors have all been great and realize that undergraduate classes are not supposed to be so bad. They do not assign to much ready that they do not go over, and base a lot of it off of their lectures too. As for the workload, as previously stated it can be a lot. There were some times when I had a ton of things to do and almost no time to do them.
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archaicmessiah · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject:

Hrmm I managed the workload well enough, and most of the tests I took were very straightforward and only on the subjects the teachers themselves discussed in high detail and went over in the review before the test. HOWEVER, once in a while a class is not like that and my last year's Greek Civ class was one of those. The professor was hardcore and tested you on lecture notes and on the readings that were NEVER covered in the lecture. Thus you never knew what you should be paying attention to, and it was made even harder as it turned out he usually chose the relatively minor people as opposed to the truly famous names.

Billgar · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

archaicmessiah · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

Ah Billgar I know exactly what you mean with your art classes. It is the same thing at UMass with the Art History courses they offer. I remember having to help my friend study before her every test as there was just so much to cover she had to make flash cards and study them for hours before she was comfortable.

Koku · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject:

That is insane, but yeah just shows how varied schools are. I would say prepare for the worst but realize that unless you go to some insane school like Billgar's you won't have to worry about it too much.
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