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by Ologn 3353 days ago
> how much time

They usually say at least three hours study for each hour of class, I used that as my guide

> difficult to even spend 1 hour a night

The more abstract and mathematical the class, the longer I know it will last and I can use it. The more specific classes like learning C++ were immediately useful.

That said, I did have to kick myself to memorize dozens of species of fungi and their attributes for my science requirement class.

You never know what will come in useful. English writing class seems like BS? Not if it teaches you to write documentation, e-mails etc. better.

> can't find anything

I've been there too. It makes me skeptical of these people who say Coursera etc. will destroy colleges. I can always ask my professor after class or during office hours.

You're going to be rooting around in your work life as well, so aside from the class material, you're exercising this skill as well.

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>They usually say at least three hours study for each hour of class, I used that as my guide

That would put me at 18hrs of studying a day :/

Due to years of posting nonsense online, English is easy for me (top of the class). Not looking forward to my 2 science requirements though as thats where I struggle to concentrate.

I believe they meant three hours per week for each hour of class. So if you have 6 courses, each with three hours of lecture a week, you'd spend 3x3x6=54 hours a week. That's still pretty rough but that's what happens if you need to study hard for 6 classes.