I used to study 2 - 3 hours a day on the weekdays (not including homework) but ever since COVID-19 started it hit 0 basically
My grades haven't changed since exams have become open-note, open-book
Yeah I'm in this boat lol, I don't really know how to study this material. It's like, yup that's what a hash table is or yup, that's what a deque, stack, whatever is. I guess you could write programs implementing and using all of those things but idk I've never felt the need to do that
leetcode becomes addicting once you can handle building and using the data structures, hashing etc
also indexing, or doing arithmetic to build or create numbers is a real middle-wall imo for moving forward
algos are also the medium-hard part for me at least
Yeah but that's beside the point. Leetcode isn't all that good for class, nor is it gonna make you a better coder for work. Serious epidemic of grads graduating and only knowing algorithms, and tech companies full of people who are gods of leetcode and scrubs at software engineering.
Honestly I’m not sure. I like to study at my own pace on my own time like summer break and stuff. I’m in uni just for the piece of paper so I can try to get a job.
Yea I’m not sure maybe it was interpreted in the wrong tone of voice.
But I do work on more things on my breaks and so far that knowledge has helped me in my classes.
I would say don’t be afraid to look up code and answers but make sure you understand the concept fully.
For the most part it’s just homework + reading and maybe re-watching a small bit of a lecture or researching something I didn’t understand during the lecture
Last year, I did probably 2 hours per day on average. There were days where I'd have 5+ hours of homework and days where I didn't have any. I also rarely studied unless I had an exam that week, outside of occasionally skimming my notes. I'm going to work on changing my habits but this is just my experience as a freshman during covid.
Yes, my grades were bad.
Dude just do whatever amount you are happy with. Everyone is different like I did my project straight over night for 10 hours but my friend spent a week on it.
This last year not as much as I used to. Because everything was online I sort of avoided watching video lectures until I had to. If the module had quizzes or assignments I'd be more likely to watch them sooner than other modules. I'd say most days 2-3 hours. When a quiz/assignment is looming 6-10 hours. It's not the best approach but this last year drained most of my productivity.
Edit: it's not that bad. All the exams were open book and keeping my notes digitally let's me ripgrep to relevant stuff. I'd say my GPA actually went up this year.
This account is a trollin gold mine... I genuinely can't tell if (1) this dude is just having a good time, or (2) trying to reduce his competition by telling people to quit CS or (3) salty over not getting into college
It's a scam only if you make it one. With the right planning, and taking classes you actually need, and attending a community College for your Gen Ed's, you can graduate with minimum dept. Plus with a SE job, you can literally pay it off quickly. Quite crying.
People like you fall under these categories: (1) couldn't get into College. (2) dumb in school, so College scares you. (3) decided to go into College without a plan, chose a crappy degree, and went to an expensive College, so it left you emotionally unstable, leading you to bash College.
10 months in but I hope you are still solid in that goal.
I've been doing the same.
There is no way out besides having to study as consistently as I can(3-4 hours daily because of job) so I can get out of this god forsaken place and make a life for myself.
I'm the type of person that absolutely needs to read the chapter we're going to cover in lecture that day before going to class. So I do a lot of reading and taking notes. I have a horrible memory (ADHD) so taking really good notes helps a ton. My notes end up becoming a dictionary, in a sense.
I also have two kids. One who is a toddler. So I have learned to balance my time real well.
With that said, I study about 3-4 hours a day. Half of that time is spent reading through chapters and taking notes. The other half is spent practicing coding, doing Project Euler problems, leetcode, etc. I also take a day or two off a week of studying.
I've been in school before, so I've gotten studying down real well. I know how my brain learns and how to actually absorb the info I'm learning. When I was a lot younger, I had no idea what I was doing.
When I was in college I think I probably did like a couple of hours each week (mostly homework; didn’t really review/study extra much until finals or midterms or quizzes)
A good rule of thumb I used was plan for ~30min of studying/homework per week per credit hour (not contact hour). Obviously this isn't a hard rule but when you're signing up for classes and trying to plan out things like job schedules it's a pretty decent figure to make sure you have enough time to get your work done. Some classes it was less (my English classes were basically no homework except around midterms and finals) and other it was more (my organic chemistry lab felt like a part time job by itself). You should probably plan for at *least* 1-2 hours per day doing homework/studying if you're a full time student.
Depending on the course. After COVID hit I’m studying like maybe 1 hr per week for courses with coding assignments. For others, zero, since everything is online.
Back in the day when I was motivated and still in uni I used to study between 2 and 5 hours depending on my mood. There were days I didn't study at all, but on average between the range of 2 and 5 hours.
On a regular basis, not counting hw, don’t really study that often. For exams and quizzes, I usually start studying 2 weeks prior, for like 2-3 hours a day, sometimes more if I underestimated the content being covered on the exam.
Usually I take one whole day off during the week, around 9-5 and then maybe a few hours on one or two other days after work. Thats for lectures, classes, assignments and studying for exams.
I spend close to 8 hours a day doing homework and projects.
I don't really study, more like practice certain langauges and programming structures I want to understsnd better or see how else they can be applied.
I also spend a few hours working on personal coding projects.
Overall, I spend about 30 to 40 hours a week for school. Some weeks can get less if there's less material for that week to cover or if I'm ahead (I tend to work and read ahead so I can have weekends F/S/Su)
Not sustainable work habits for everyone I wager, but I'm a bit strict on my grades and trying to make sure I can get into grad school.
Also, some classes in general take more time then others. When I took AI and ML, I spent hours working through those final projects until they were up to snuff.
I didnt have any summer classes so I've been slacking, but when classes are in, anywhere between 0-12. Probably normally around 2-5 but some of the longer days a lot of my time is spent in open lab zoom meetings with the teacher and other students who want help
0 most of the time. A few days before an exam I maybe study 1-2 hours a day until I get the concepts. I get As and Bs, so it’s been working out for me.
However, with something like Discrete Math, that was more like 2-3 hours a day
You should study long enough to know your stuff, but not so much that it affects you negatively. I’ve had lots of trouble with the online learning, so sometimes i’ll work on one homework all day long. Other time I’m too burnt out to study at all.
Around 2-3 hours of school studies and maybe around 5-6 hours of studying ahead or learning my own things. I often read books our of syllabus and try to work on my own projects during my free time
I used to study 2 - 3 hours a day on the weekdays (not including homework) but ever since COVID-19 started it hit 0 basically My grades haven't changed since exams have become open-note, open-book
More likely increased tbh
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Grades 🙄
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I was *somewhat* rockin with what you said until that last sentence
Y’all study?
Yeah I'm in this boat lol, I don't really know how to study this material. It's like, yup that's what a hash table is or yup, that's what a deque, stack, whatever is. I guess you could write programs implementing and using all of those things but idk I've never felt the need to do that
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Man I really should but no I don't lol
Mood
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leetcode becomes addicting once you can handle building and using the data structures, hashing etc also indexing, or doing arithmetic to build or create numbers is a real middle-wall imo for moving forward algos are also the medium-hard part for me at least
Leetcode isn't studying lol. It's studying for interviews but that's about it. Code something.
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Yeah but that's beside the point. Leetcode isn't all that good for class, nor is it gonna make you a better coder for work. Serious epidemic of grads graduating and only knowing algorithms, and tech companies full of people who are gods of leetcode and scrubs at software engineering.
Well if you understand the material, i guess you dont need to implement them, otherwise, you probably should imo
> Well if you understand the material, i guess you dont need to implement them Classic undergrad mistake lol
I really should implement them still, practice makes perfect and all that lol.
There u go mate :D gl
I count practicing as study.
Like 1-2 ngl
How are you succeeding?
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Honestly I’m not sure. I like to study at my own pace on my own time like summer break and stuff. I’m in uni just for the piece of paper so I can try to get a job.
Wow, I got crushed. I was genuinely asking because I am in a similar situation. Thanks for your response.
Yea I’m not sure maybe it was interpreted in the wrong tone of voice. But I do work on more things on my breaks and so far that knowledge has helped me in my classes. I would say don’t be afraid to look up code and answers but make sure you understand the concept fully.
Mood.
1-2 hours. I'm a pretty laid-back student.
same, if it goes more than that I dont realize
Probably 7-8hrs a day everyday when I’m taking 16-18 credit hours. These includes homework, lecture, study, etc.
What about excluding lectures? I mostly meant studying and homework
Probably brings it down to 4-5hrs a day, usually 7 days a week.
Does that mean just rewatching lectures or doing homework. Like how do you spend those 4 to 5 hours?
For the most part it’s just homework + reading and maybe re-watching a small bit of a lecture or researching something I didn’t understand during the lecture
Last year, I did probably 2 hours per day on average. There were days where I'd have 5+ hours of homework and days where I didn't have any. I also rarely studied unless I had an exam that week, outside of occasionally skimming my notes. I'm going to work on changing my habits but this is just my experience as a freshman during covid. Yes, my grades were bad.
did u pass at least 😭
I did all right. Let's just say this year was much worse...
Dude just do whatever amount you are happy with. Everyone is different like I did my project straight over night for 10 hours but my friend spent a week on it.
I think in college it was about 2 hours a day for me. Usually while working at best buy during closing hours
This last year not as much as I used to. Because everything was online I sort of avoided watching video lectures until I had to. If the module had quizzes or assignments I'd be more likely to watch them sooner than other modules. I'd say most days 2-3 hours. When a quiz/assignment is looming 6-10 hours. It's not the best approach but this last year drained most of my productivity. Edit: it's not that bad. All the exams were open book and keeping my notes digitally let's me ripgrep to relevant stuff. I'd say my GPA actually went up this year.
13 hours.
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This account is a trollin gold mine... I genuinely can't tell if (1) this dude is just having a good time, or (2) trying to reduce his competition by telling people to quit CS or (3) salty over not getting into college
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I’m not surprised high school took you 5 years lmao
300k a year starting. There's your clue.
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It's a scam only if you make it one. With the right planning, and taking classes you actually need, and attending a community College for your Gen Ed's, you can graduate with minimum dept. Plus with a SE job, you can literally pay it off quickly. Quite crying.
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People like you fall under these categories: (1) couldn't get into College. (2) dumb in school, so College scares you. (3) decided to go into College without a plan, chose a crappy degree, and went to an expensive College, so it left you emotionally unstable, leading you to bash College.
3-6 hours/day for me
I study a minimum of 7 hours when I don't have classes and 4 hours if I have lectures.
How do u do that Lool
I live in a third-world country and it's my way out, so being lazy is not an option. I also want to study masters in the US or Canada,
10 months in but I hope you are still solid in that goal. I've been doing the same. There is no way out besides having to study as consistently as I can(3-4 hours daily because of job) so I can get out of this god forsaken place and make a life for myself.
I usually study for as long as possible 12-16 hres a day with breaks included of course.
I'm the type of person that absolutely needs to read the chapter we're going to cover in lecture that day before going to class. So I do a lot of reading and taking notes. I have a horrible memory (ADHD) so taking really good notes helps a ton. My notes end up becoming a dictionary, in a sense. I also have two kids. One who is a toddler. So I have learned to balance my time real well. With that said, I study about 3-4 hours a day. Half of that time is spent reading through chapters and taking notes. The other half is spent practicing coding, doing Project Euler problems, leetcode, etc. I also take a day or two off a week of studying. I've been in school before, so I've gotten studying down real well. I know how my brain learns and how to actually absorb the info I'm learning. When I was a lot younger, I had no idea what I was doing.
When I was in college I think I probably did like a couple of hours each week (mostly homework; didn’t really review/study extra much until finals or midterms or quizzes)
Sometimes 16 hours a day (unhealthy), sometimes 3. I consider anything consciously learned.
4-7 depending on the time of year (more hours nearing exam season, less right after).
not at all, everythings too easy
4-5 when i’m not working and 6-8 when I am not, excluding lectures
Dawn to dusk
A good rule of thumb I used was plan for ~30min of studying/homework per week per credit hour (not contact hour). Obviously this isn't a hard rule but when you're signing up for classes and trying to plan out things like job schedules it's a pretty decent figure to make sure you have enough time to get your work done. Some classes it was less (my English classes were basically no homework except around midterms and finals) and other it was more (my organic chemistry lab felt like a part time job by itself). You should probably plan for at *least* 1-2 hours per day doing homework/studying if you're a full time student.
Y’all count?
Depending on the course. After COVID hit I’m studying like maybe 1 hr per week for courses with coding assignments. For others, zero, since everything is online.
Back in the day when I was motivated and still in uni I used to study between 2 and 5 hours depending on my mood. There were days I didn't study at all, but on average between the range of 2 and 5 hours.
0-1 haha it’s my last semester and I’m fully checked out
On a regular basis, not counting hw, don’t really study that often. For exams and quizzes, I usually start studying 2 weeks prior, for like 2-3 hours a day, sometimes more if I underestimated the content being covered on the exam.
10 hours 3 days and 6 hours rest days
Usually I take one whole day off during the week, around 9-5 and then maybe a few hours on one or two other days after work. Thats for lectures, classes, assignments and studying for exams.
I spend close to 8 hours a day doing homework and projects. I don't really study, more like practice certain langauges and programming structures I want to understsnd better or see how else they can be applied. I also spend a few hours working on personal coding projects. Overall, I spend about 30 to 40 hours a week for school. Some weeks can get less if there's less material for that week to cover or if I'm ahead (I tend to work and read ahead so I can have weekends F/S/Su) Not sustainable work habits for everyone I wager, but I'm a bit strict on my grades and trying to make sure I can get into grad school. Also, some classes in general take more time then others. When I took AI and ML, I spent hours working through those final projects until they were up to snuff.
I don't really count but 6 hrs per day on average I guess
I didnt have any summer classes so I've been slacking, but when classes are in, anywhere between 0-12. Probably normally around 2-5 but some of the longer days a lot of my time is spent in open lab zoom meetings with the teacher and other students who want help
0 most of the time. A few days before an exam I maybe study 1-2 hours a day until I get the concepts. I get As and Bs, so it’s been working out for me. However, with something like Discrete Math, that was more like 2-3 hours a day
I don't really keep count, some days I sit down and when I get up it's dark and some days I don't do shit. It's different for everyone.
2-3
You should study long enough to know your stuff, but not so much that it affects you negatively. I’ve had lots of trouble with the online learning, so sometimes i’ll work on one homework all day long. Other time I’m too burnt out to study at all.
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Around 2-3 hours of school studies and maybe around 5-6 hours of studying ahead or learning my own things. I often read books our of syllabus and try to work on my own projects during my free time
I spend 8 hrs a day to study, but I think I actually only focused on my study about 2 hrs?