Well it all depends on the type of classes you are taking. As a freshman, your workload is extremely different than that of junior’s. Freshman typically take core classes, the basics that everyone has to take like english 101 and US history and college algebra and what not. So the workload in terms of content shouldn’t be too difficult, but it might be a bit difficult simply because you aren’t used to college life yet. With math classes, you typically have homework after every class, although most college math teachers don’t take up the homework, it is just meant for practice so you will do well on tests and quizes (and I recommend doing the homework, trust me you’ll wish you had when finals roll around). You also tend to have a quiz every week or every other week. In english classes, your homework tends to be more of the read a short story variety or simple writing assignments, with major papers due every so often. I never found english to be that difficult, altough it can get time consuming (writing a major literary analysis over a short story you read in class takes at least a few hours). Science classes such as biology or physics or chemistry don’t usually have many homework assignments, you just need to spend plenty of time studying your notes. What I like to do for those classes is the night before a class I re-read my notes from the last class, paying particular attention to things I found difficult to understand during lecture. Science classes are not good classes to cram for exams; study a little each night along the way works so much better than studying all night for an exam. Typically, normal exams aren’t too hard but midterms and finals tend to be cummulative so they can be killer. So start studying early and if your teacher gives out a study guide, do it. A full time schedule is considered 12 credit hours, usually 4 3-credit hour classes. Most people take more than 12, usually 14 or 15. Hours a week you spend studying depends on you. Teachers often tell you how many hours you need for their class when they go over the syllabus, but I found that I only need about half the time they recommend; they tend to say you need 1 hour of studying for every credit hour of class, 2 or 3 hours per credit hour if it is a math or science course.

I wouldn’t worry about it too much if I were you; you adjust pretty quickly. The trick is to figure out how you study best and how to utilize your time wisely. Don’t waste hours studying one way if it doesn’t work for you. If you like to use flash cards, then use them. If just re-reading your notes works for you, then do that. If you like to re-work all the math problems for the unit, then do that. Find the ways that work for you and only use those. And don’t forget to find time to have fun. College isn’t all about studying you know, so enjoy it.

Oh, and don’t forget that your teachers are there if you need help. Professors are very willing to help their students out; if you find that you are doing poorly in a class, don’t give up. Maybe your professor can help you; they are often very willing to help students if the student is willing to ask for help. Most schools have good tutor centers also, so if you find you need a little extra help, see if your school has a learning center/tutor center or something like that; check bulletin boards in the hallways and ask your professors, usually there are good tutors to be found.

Oh and to give you some perspective if you find your freshman workload is a bit much; this fall I will be a junior, in a nursing program, starting the ‘upper division’ courses (this means no more pre-req sciences like anatomy, I’ll be in actual nursing classes with clinicals). We have these things called care plans that we have to do for our patients before clinicals, and you have one night to write them and they take 8-12 hours to write. I am taking 14 credit hours and I should expect to study at least 25 hours a week, and that’s if I’m a slacker. I should expect to get, if I am lucky, 4 hours of sleep a night. Nursing school is one of the hardest academics out there (probably medical school is the only thing harder, and many would argue it isn’t as hard since they have 4 years and we condense it in to 2), and I will be spending nearly all of my time studying or in class. It is extremely difficult, time consuming, and stressful. Yay, I can’t wait. So good luck to you, enjoy freshman year of college! Don’t let my whining about the fall scare you, I really enjoy college and despite all the hard work, I think I’ll enjoy (more or less) last two years. After all, I wanted to be a nurse, so I chose to suffer through nursing school.

What you can expect depends HUGELY on what classes you end up taking (ie. what you major in). I had friends in college that seemed to never have homework, but who complained that classes were hard for them anyway.

It also depends on what kind of grades you expect from yourself. If you generally get good grades, and expect to keep doing so, you should plan to work hard. Very hard.

Finally, your workload will depend on who your teacher is. For a given course, one teacher will assign you to “read” and another will give multiple quizzes and practice assignments, graded on a curve.

There is no set answer to any of your questions. However, since you’re just starting out, you’ll be taking general education classes (everyone takes the same ones, pretty much). You will have several classes each week for each topic you take. There will be one or more assignments each week. Sometimes they’re easy, sometimes not. I’ve spent many an “all-nighter” doing homework, especially as things progressed. You’ll do homework on weekends and holidays and yes, exams will generally be tough. I generally tried to take about 15 units per semester, but again, it can vary, depending on how hard you want to or can work.

My best advice is to work hard and don’t rush to pick a major. Take a year or even two to decide, but when that time comes, decide! Otherwise, you’ll just waste a lot of time and money. The experience will be fun and interesting, but most people go to eventually get a job, so focus as much as you can and don’t forget to enjoy some of the best years of your life while you’re there!

Good luck!

Well your questions is really hard to answer. It really varies.

Professor’s really want to know if you understand concepts enough to formulate and support conclusions from these concepts rather than just taking them in.

How finals, midterms, homeworks, grades, quzzies, and etc. are exactly set up depend on the professor teaching it. Some might put multiple choice tests, while some are all essay based. Some grade with a curves or a shifted grade scale.

It also, depends how bright you are and motivated you are. Some people can handle 18 hrs a semester. Some can’t or could but not get as good grades if the have a smaller load. Start out with 12-15 hours a semester.

The general rule of thumb is you need to at least study one hour outside of class for every credit hour the class is worth.

For example, lets say I took a english composition class for 3 credit hours. That means we meet 3 hours a week. That means I must study for at least 3 hours.

It is common sense thought that for the english class I might need to study 2-3 hours for every credit hour. Meaning 6-9 hours a week.

I would recommend you study at least an hour a day for each class. From your judgment and abilities, you can adjust from there.

All I can tell you is be organized and manage you time well. There should be some campus services to give you help. And don’t shy from your professors. In fact, ask you can meet them to give you suggestions on the class.

When it comes to problem solving courses like math, physics, engineering, etc., do as many problems as you can… that way equations and how you use them will become second nature rather than spend hours memorizing them. I will be tutoring calculus and physics for my university for 5 years now and most who struggle just simply don’t do the problems and don’t focus on the method to get the answers… they just want the answers. I think math and engineering finals are somewhat easy because they are always comprehensive. You usually can’t do chapter 10 with out knowing chapter 3.

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I majored in history and graduated with honors and distinction in the major. I find that your description of this class indicates that the instructor wants the students to learn an enormous amount of material very thoroughly. I never took a history class which required more than a book review, a term paper, two-midterms, and a final. Nearly every one of these questions could form the topic of a ten-page paper, although some could be answered in one or two paragraphs if the student knows how to select and discuss the important points. I suggest that you drop this class if you can do so without penalty. If it is necessary to your curriculum, consider taking it at another college during the summer if your college will grant the necessary subject matter credit for the course taken elsewhere. If you cannot drop the class, you will have to play by the rules. Do not confront the instructor. If you that, the instructor will think negatively of you. Save your comments for the end of semester written evaluation if your school provides students the opportunity to write them. Do not submit “canned” answers. You could be caught by a computer program and expelled from school, even if your answers are not word for word plagiarism. I find that the extent of the written assignments borders on the unreasonable, but does not cross that line. Usually a history class would expect the students to know all of this material so that the student could write three paragraphs on any subject of it on a mid-term exam, but the instructor would not require the long weekly written assignments. If you have to write five answers per class, the reading and writing could probably be done in four hours, which is more than usually expected, but not beyond the ability of a motivated student. All of the answers should be in the lectures and the text book. The professor knows that he can get by with this structure.

typical week at UT Austin for freshman taking basic courses:

15 hours, 5 classes

math classes there are usually quizzes at least once and week and homework due at least once a week.

history/government is mostly just listening to the lectures and reading chapters, then about 2-3 essays.

midterms are only difficult if you never seen a test before from that teacher since you do not know what to expect. finals are difficult if they are comprehensive and include everything from the class since a LOT is covered each semester.

I recommend: taking good notes (i love my laptop), staying up with reading and getting a head if possibe, and don’t be afraid to go to the teacher assistant or professor’s office hours because they can help!

With 5 classes, I spent about an hour to hour & half on each class, maybe every other day (depends if something is due), but my GPA average is a low B, so I recommend studying more, i will this next year!

Most of your homework in college will be reading. Your professors will pass out a syllabus on the first day of class, outlining what will be covered during each week of the quarter or semester. It’s really important that you read the chapter(s) of the textbook before you come to class, that way you’ll have a better idea of what the prof is talking about and be able to follow along and ask intelligent questions. In addition to reading, you’ll also do quite a bit of writing in college. Sometimes you’ll be asked to write something based on your readings as part of the regular homework. Just about all of my college classes required at least one essay, and in some of my classes (philosophy comes to mind) the majority of my grade was based on essays that were completed outside of class.

As far as how much time your homework will take, plan on spending as much time studying as you do actually in class. At my university, a full-time course load was 16 units per quarter, which equated to about 16 hours of class time per week. So if you’re taking 16 units, expect to spend about 16 hours a week in class, and 16 hours a week studying outside of class.

Midterms and finals can be difficult. Most often they are cumulative, covering all the information from the term. Most professors will give you a study guide a week or so before the exam, so you’ll know what to study. Most of my midterms and finals were essays. A common format is to have several ‘short answer’ questions which can be answered in 1-3 paragraphs, and 1 or 2 longer essays, for which the typical 5 paragraph essay format is usually appropriate. Some of my exams were multiple choice as well. Some classes also do ‘practical’ finals, which require you to demonstrate something you have learned, rather than take a test on it.

As far as general advice, I offer the following tips:

1) Utilize your professors’ office hours. It’s a great time to ask any questions about the material, clarify what will be covered on an exam or what is expected for a project or essay, and get face-to-face time with the prof. Especially if you go to a larger school, the profs don’t get to know each student individually during class time, but if you show up for office hours, the prof will know you’re serious about doing well in his/her class, which they appreciate and will remember come grading time.

2) Take good notes. Always keep them organized by class, and always date them. Good notes don’t involve writing down every word the prof says, but the important ones. How to know what’s important? Read the textbook before class!

3) Get help if you need it. Most schools will have a writing center where you can get help on essays, if they’re not your strong point. There are also peer tutoring and other kinds of programs available, often for free, to students who need help with their studies.

4) Join a student group or club on campus. It’s a great way to get to know people and make friends outside of class, and it helps you feel connected to the university. Especially if you don’t live on campus, it’s a great way to get involved.

I’m sure there’s a million more things I could say, but this is what comes to me as the most important stuff. Also, don’t forget to have fun! College was the time of my life. I’m living proof that if you do it right, you can have a great time and still make good grades.

Best of luck to you!

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