Studying What is the ideal amount of time to study for a difficult college course?

[ice109]

If you're studying 3 hours or more a day and still only crack a C, you're not really that cut out for it.

i think that's a really silly statement

 

[cristo]

i think that's a really silly statement

I think it's quite realistic. Three hours study every day, on top of attending classes, is a large amount of study. Doing this amount of work for an entire year, and still only managing to scape mediocre grades does seem to imply that they are either not cut out for the subject, or that they are going about studying in the incorrect way.

 

[ice109]

I think it's quite realistic. Three hours study every day, on top of attending classes, is a large amount of study. Doing this amount of work for an entire year, and still only managing to scape mediocre grades does seem to imply that they are either not cut out for the subject, or that they are going about studying in the incorrect way.

the latter is quite possible, the former is a mean thought

 

[symbolipoint]

Expand your awareness here. What is difficult for some people could be a tough but manageable challenge for other people. This generally is the "being cut out for" the subject, but if the student's interest is strong, he may be unwilling to change direction in chosen major field of study. A fully strong effort for a difficult course through the first time might earn a C; the same fully strong effort in the same course through this course the second time will yield a B - or it should, if the student is repeating the particular course and gave full efforts in both terms. Now, if the student does not earn a better grade the second time than the first, then something is wrong.

How much time per week should someone study a difficult typical undergraduate lower division course? I'd say that for a difficult course at that level, maybe 2 or more hours per day, 6 days per week should be enough the successfully pass (with a C minimum.). If this be a repeat of the course, then B minimum. Twelve hours of study on one course per week should be reasonable if the student is very concerned about the need to succeed in it. Maybe MORE than 12 hours per week if the student is really so motivated.