Advice on How to Study in College

hahah, this is funny. You ask a professor for help at University of Iowa and they tell you this is individual work. I am a Sophmore here for my second semester and I can guarantee I have visited every professor and T.A. that I had, and after a while they just make me feel even more stupid. They think we can make it to every one of their office hours, but my schedule doesn't revolve around them. I make appts. and every time I went they were cut short because the teacher or T.A. had to go to office hours. Moreover, according to University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, we should be spending 2 hours of study time for ever credit we have. For me, that's 30 hours (15 credits X 2) + 8 hours of work a week + 56 hours of sleep (8 hours per night) + 7 hours of eating (half an hour for lunch and dinner) + 49 (~7 hours of school per work day (REMEMBER THEY AREN'T ALL IN A ROW)= 150 hours/ 168 hours a week. That leaves me with 18 hours of free time (2.5 hours a day).

Sure I procrastinate, but how do I catch a break. A UIOWA, there is no midterms week. If I don't have a midterm one week, it's a lab report and a paper, or studying for biology quizes. It's almost impossible for me to spend an even amount of time for each class.

Joe of IA 10:24PM March 04, 2011