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MasterG2kTR -> School Revisited (1/19/2011 6:54:03 PM)
Aauugggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Help.....my head is gonna explode!! Through out my collective 4 years of high school I never had as much homework as I have had in the FIRST 3 DAYS of college. Good god!! I don't know how some of the kids I'm in school with can do it....the same homework assignments plus working full time. There is one difference I loaded a very full schedule, 19 credits first semester, while they are pulling 12. But it's still overwhelming....hopefully it levels out and I find my rhythm. If I can get past the math the rest of it won't be too bad. Needless to add (but I will anyway) I not gonna be on here near as much as I was until summer.....almost bed time now....see y'all

Termyn8or -> RE: School Revisited (1/19/2011 6:59:08 PM)
Maybe you bit off more than you can chew. My buddy's kid tried to handle a double major at UWM which is a pretty tiough school, but had to drop one after a time. Another question to ask yourself is one that you might not like. Are you in it for the diploma or the knowledge ? T^T

pahunkboy -> RE: School Revisited (1/19/2011 7:00:23 PM)
19 credits? That is crazy. 12 would have been a better idea. Term- he wants job skills upgrade.

Hillwilliam -> RE: School Revisited (1/19/2011 8:42:30 PM)
Double majors are no fun. I had a friend in the Honors program with Me that did a quad. Chem, Physics, Math and some form of Engineering. What a sick puppy. I used to do 15-16 hours a semester. Word to the wise. If you go to grad school, there is a REASON why 9 hours is considered full time for grad students.

twistedwillow -> RE: School Revisited (1/19/2011 11:50:53 PM)
Good luck with it MasterG2KTR, What ever the reason for study, it is always a healthy thing to keep the mind bubbling along. I hope you have not bitten off more than you can chew, and you make it through with flying colours.

sunshinemiss -> RE: School Revisited (1/20/2011 12:13:59 AM)
HA HA HA... you are in the right place. My students say the same thing to me!!! But Miss Sunshine, my major classes are having an exam / presentation / party, and I can't study for your quiz. Ok. If you want a zero, that's fine. But my major classes are important! Are you saying MY class isn't important? They forget that a C from my class hurts their GPA as much as a C from their major classes. Silly students. In my university (when I was a student), we figured that for every hour of class work, you should have 2-3 hours of homework/study. So, you are talking basically 60-80 hours of work each week. Are you sure you want to do that? You may want to drop one of those classes, dude. Why make yourself crazy? Are you setting yourself up for failure?

flcouple2009 -> RE: School Revisited (1/20/2011 11:40:47 AM)
You certainly jumped off into the fire there. Since you've been out of school for awhile it may be wise to scale back for the first semester. Just take this time to get yourself back into the groove off classwork and study. Don't let yourself get overwhelmed and fall behind. My hats off to you, I am not sure I could handle going back. Best wishes for your success.

JohnWarren -> RE: School Revisited (1/20/2011 1:44:04 PM)
You must have had one wimp of a high school. To me the biggest difference between high school and undergrad wasn't the amount of homework, but the timeline. Most high school homework was for the next day. Most undergrad homework was to be turned in at least a week later. In postgrad, the amount of assigned homework drops off enormously; generally there is one paper per course, but the quality changes. In graduate school, it's more about what you do with what you learn rather than regurgitating it.

JohnWarren -> RE: School Revisited (1/20/2011 1:46:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss In my university (when I was a student), we figured that for every hour of class work, you should have 2-3 hours of homework/study. So, you are talking basically 60-80 hours of work each week. Are you sure you want to do that? You may want to drop one of those classes, dude. Why make yourself crazy? Are you setting yourself up for failure? That's the ratio I with which I grew up.

MasterG2kTR -> RE: School Revisited (1/20/2011 5:24:16 PM)
Ok....I am NOT doing a double major but it is a tough course. I pulled in one class from second semester so that I can pull in more electives in 2nd, 3rd and 4th semesters. Since it's a free ride I want to get as much as I can out of it. I knew I was setting myself up for a tough battle but I'm willing to deal with it. Since 'this' is my job for the next two years I can devote nearly all my free time to studying (which is pretty much what I have been doing since Monday now). As for my math comment in the OP, I took my first test today. I find out tomorrow how I did. I think I did pretty good. I'm expecting one maybe two wrong. The real problem with the math is that there is one test EVERY week, plus a final exam.

DesFIP -> RE: School Revisited (1/20/2011 6:33:58 PM)
My daughter's in her final semester of college. She's tutored other kids in her major the last two years, but this year she also has to work in her field as part of her requirements. And it's a lot of hours. So she's sorry to drop her tutees but she doesn't have the time. The one she has had from the beginning is profoundly deaf, with an interpreter. But ASL doesn't have all the concepts in psychology that English does so she's been basically teaching this girl 12 hours a week, editing her papers (with the professors' knowledge and agreement) and so on. My stepson just graduated with a dual engineering major with one extra semester. He had to quit work the last couple of semesters also. No time with his projects. However he just got a job offer, nowhere near home but in this economy you take what you can get.

pahunkboy -> RE: School Revisited (1/20/2011 6:38:01 PM)
Des was right-- elderly city!!! ;-)

DamnPickyDomme -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 12:54:43 AM)
19 hours?? holy moses, no wonder you're overwhelmed! the college i went to only allowed students to carry 15 to 16, period. i am two classes away from my associates, which i hope to complete this fall. i've taken all my classes online, which really helped alot with being a single mom. if you can take classes online, do so! it cuts back on travel time and you can take exams in your jammies!

sunshinemiss -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 2:16:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DesFIP ASL doesn't have all the concepts in psychology that English does so she's been basically teaching this girl 12 hours a week, editing her papers (with the professors' knowledge and agreement) and so on. This is absolutely not accurate Celeste. I worked with deaf children in a psych facility. The interpretors were SPECIALISTS in interpreting psych terminology, but there is NOTHING that can be said in English that can't be said in any Sign Language including American. I also am friends with several therapists who work specifically with the deaf. It's a small community. There are some very specific psychiatric issues with the deaf, and the deaf community has really stepped up to the plate about those issues. Their are psychiatric inpatient facilities as well as out patient programs specifically for the deaf. Sounds like someone is not up on what is out there. best, sunshine

came4U -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 2:31:43 AM)
Having completed the first 3 years of university taking mostly essay-qualifying courses the only advice I'd have is to grab the chance to write/study/read at any chance you get. Take public transportation (if you can) and catch up in that time. Also, have a passion for what you are currently working on/studying (in your hands at the time), a BIG passion. Start with your initial concepts of the task with gusto and run with that in a process of good habit (ie: start writing notes what you know on the subject on the bus ride home, if you can). If you have many courses, offer no more than 2 hours per course at a single time--to avoid both boredom and overload on one subject. Go back to it with more information, library reference material and keep track of the who and the where you got the info from and move on to the next. Napping in the library is a great place to refresh instead of going home, then returning to campus lol. Cellphone alarm clocks rock!! Wishing you well MasterG, and do remember most of the outcome will result from your initial (good) study habits. Above all, DON'T panic lol.

DesFIP -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 5:24:07 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss This is absolutely not accurate Celeste. I worked with deaf children in a psych facility. The interpretors were SPECIALISTS in interpreting psych terminology, but there is NOTHING that can be said in English that can't be said in any Sign Language including American. I also am friends with several therapists who work specifically with the deaf. It's a small community. There are some very specific psychiatric issues with the deaf, and the deaf community has really stepped up to the plate about those issues. Their are psychiatric inpatient facilities as well as out patient programs specifically for the deaf. Sounds like someone is not up on what is out there. best, sunshine Perhaps it's the interpreter or the student or both, but she says tutoring this girl is nothing like tutoring the other kids. It's a much more labor intensive job.

YSG -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 5:27:43 AM)
19 credits plus working full time? Are you fucking crazy? When do you sleep?

sunshinemiss -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 5:31:49 AM)
Geoff - I didn't read it that way. SCHOOL is his job. The other students are working and going to school. If I read that incorrectly, I'm sure someone will let me know.

YSG -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 5:36:42 AM)
ahh yeah, maybe so. Still, 19 credit hours, thats like, what, 6 or 7 classes? Thats still crazy.

sunshinemiss -> RE: School Revisited (1/21/2011 1:37:51 PM)
I agree. even for students that are accustomed to studying for hours on end, that is difficult. However, for someone new to school? He's chosen to start on the advanced slopes instead of the beginner run.

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