Most you've ever studied for an undergraduate exam?

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Interested in some genuine responses, so hopefully there won't be a lot of hyperbole...

 

[NuttyEngDude]

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four days straight for the final exam, got ~107% on the final while the class average was low 60%. Went from a C/B to an A+.

 

[xroc]

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I would say the most I've ever done was about 20 cumulative hours for one exam (it was a information-dense human phys class). My range in undergrad was anywhere from 2 - 20 hours depending on difficulty or if I attended class and a bunch of other factors.

edit: and I mean 20 hours of actual studying, not sitting in the library for 8 hours and spending 6 of those talking to friends.

 

[Doudline]

Hard to say.

Realistically, I'd have to go with ~35-40 hours the week/days right before my exam, for some of the most complicated ones in maths/physics. (But I tend to procrastinate a lot, so for the average person this would probably be way too much.)

 

[Bear Grylls]

25 hours

 

[cookiemonsters]

For the average exam I usually stayed in the library 6:00PM-12:00AM for three days leading up to the test. Accounting for reddit/facebook breaks, I probably spent 12-15 hours studying for the typical exam.

For finals and whatnot, I usually addded a day or two. 20-30 hours sounds reasonable.

 

[synthmonsterjax]

I put in at least 60 hours into my Orgo 2 final.

 

[yehhhboiii]

i spent about 50 hours in the three days leading up to my physical chemistry final
still got an 80

 

[khrisskhoras]

2 days in advance, i believe. Total actual hours were around 8 hours.

 

[kyamh]

2 days in advance, i believe. Total actual hours were around 8 hours.

About the same for me. I learn the material best when it's taught to me verbally and I get to take notes 😛 hours in the library don't come close to producing the benefits I get from attending a lecture.

 

[nvnme]

Some of you guys are machines. The most I've done so far is between 4-6 hours three days before a Bio exam. Roughly 8-10 hours total when you take out the time I spent goofing around reading cracked articles or browsing student doc.

 

[therealfinale]

It was during freshman year, the 1st and 2nd bio exam for my major's intro bio course. I typically studied 50 hours over the course of 7-10 days. Since then, the max has been maybe 20-30 hours, and since last year (junior year) onwards, the most I've studied has been 15-20 hours.

 

[AdrianVeidt]

11 - 20 hours

98 on that bish too

 

[deleted407021]

About the same for me. I learn the material best when it's taught to me verbally and I get to take notes 😛 hours in the library don't come close to producing the benefits I get from attending a lecture.

Hmm. I'm the opposite. To really learn the material, I basically sit down and rewrite the book in my own words.

 

[ES2]

Hmm. I'm the opposite. To really learn the material, I basically sit down and rewrite the book in my own words.

My strategy as well

 

[kyamh]

Hmm. I'm the opposite. To really learn the material, I basically sit down and rewrite the book in my own words.

Honestly, I would rather learn to study like you. The amount of struggling I have to work though in a course directly relates to the quality of my professor. With a great lecturer I have very very little work to do outside of class - this is why I structured my entire schedule around being able to take Orgo with a great lecturer. With a poor lecturer, I struggle all semester long. Hopefully I learn some ways to overcome that by med school.

 

[Omppu27]

There have been some exams where I really went balls to the wall, but I just can't imagine be breaking the 30 mark. That said, 20-30hr. If i had to guess what exam it was, it was either my a physics or an ochem one.

 

[Doctor Strange]

All of my undergrad career was basically starting to study the day before the exam. I wish that still applied...

 

[Pacna]

22 hours. Hardest exam (honors molecular bio). It was out of 100. I had 0 idea on a 14 pt section (it was essay). Got a 4.0. I have no idea how. I didn't ask. 🙂

 

[Starry]

Around 48 hours for finance (non-science major.)

Still made a C. I probably deserved a C- but thankfully there were a few people who sucked more than me.

Wanted to kick down a wall 🙁

Funny thing is I'm really good at math. At least no one will care about this. Just don't expect me to balance your checkbook lol.

 

[Aerus]

6-8 hours ish for a huge final that determined by grade. I'm only a second year, so take that as you will.

 

[pepocho]

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[Lil Mick]

I studied about 100 hours for my biology final. I'd been getting an F in the class and needed a perfect score for a B. Ended up with a B.

 

[BlackBox]

i spent about 50 hours in the three days leading up to my physical chemistry final
still got an 80

About the same for me too and wound up with a B. No idea what the % was!

 

[dap]

I'm really surprised by a lot of these responses. I think the most I studied for any one exam (as an undergrad) was around 3 hours.

My undergrad institution must have been much easier than those represented here. I can't imagine an UG exam where you can study for 45, 50, 60, 100 hours and not get basically all of the questions right...

 

[NuttyEngDude]

It depends on the material. In some cases you could have so much material that it's required. In other cases you could be inefficient or trying to practice a certain skill (physics, orgo problems).

If your prof is bad and doesnt connect terms or ideas, that amounts to you figuring it out yourself or memorizing rather than learning more than necessary.

Most of the high numbers are for final exams.

 

[487806]

6-8 hours ish for a huge final that determined by grade. I'm only a second year, so take that as you will.

Around the same for me as well. Man, lots of people have crazy hours for studying. I don't think they invested that much time studying regardless of the topic.

And final exams are supposed to be less intense than the midterms, unless you actually forgot what you studied

 

[Chillbo Baggins]

In terms of actual study time, the most was something like 6 hours for each of my General Ecology tests, just because there were hundreds of slides to read over for each one, but the info and tests were pretty straightforward.

 

[Jennyfishy]

I studied for one of my physio classes (lab) like it was my last day on Earth for a whole week. 😛

It was the only exam that determined our grade, which contained every anatomy/system related/scenario that couldve possibly occurred in the history of ever for our 11-14 hr lab surgeries. We were pretty much diagnosing our chickens on our written final -_-

 

[Narmerguy]

I think I studied 50 for one of my tests (full week, 7 hours a day) but honestly, this information is useless. Some people study for a A while others study just to pass, some people have El Diabolo as their professor while others have a cupcake, some students are studying quantum mechanics while others are studying advanced basket-weaving.

My point is that it doesn't matter what others are studying. If someone asked me how much they should study for a test, I'd tell them study as much as it takes. That's pretty much all that matters. Study as much as it takes you to reach your goals.

 

[bambam92]

Interested in some genuine responses, so hopefully there won't be a lot of hyperbole...

Roughly 30 hours of studying over a period of 4 days for chem II final. Got a 101 class average was a 48! 👎

 

[Bear Grylls]

I think I studied 50 for one of my tests (full week, 7 hours a day) but honestly, this information is useless. Some people study for a A while others study just to pass, some people have El Diabolo as their professor while others have a cupcake, some students are studying quantum mechanics while others are studying advanced basket-weaving.

My point is that it doesn't matter what others are studying. If someone asked me how much they should study for a test, I'd tell them study as much as it takes. That's pretty much all that matters. Study as much as it takes you to reach your goals.

What class was it?

 

[487806]

I think I studied 50 for one of my tests (full week, 7 hours a day) but honestly, this information is useless. Some people study for a A while others study just to pass, some people have El Diabolo as their professor while others have a cupcake, some students are studying quantum mechanics while others are studying advanced basket-weaving.

My point is that it doesn't matter what others are studying. If someone asked me how much they should study for a test, I'd tell them study as much as it takes. That's pretty much all that matters. Study as much as it takes you to reach your goals.

I agree 100%, though i'm surprised you studied fulltime each day.

 

[La Presse]

What the hell is studying? 😕

The day before the exam usually. 😎

 

[Demon]

25-30 hours for many. I'd say I normally study for 15-20 hours at minimum per exam

 

[sunflower18]

For general chemistry and organic chemistry, I definitely studied 40-50 hours per exam. I wanted to really learn the material instead of just getting good grades, and I think that I accomplished that!

Biology, physics, other exams -- maybe 10ish hours of studying?

 

[alpinism]

I put in at least 60 hours into my Orgo 2 final.

Yep, for both ochem finals I put in over 60hrs total (during the last 2 weeks of class).

 

[Jewels86]

Physics ~ 12 hours minimum. Biology ~ 6 hours tops. Barely got a C in Physics, aced Biology. I won't be building rocket ships any time soon!

 

[Ansar]

Maybe ... 12 hours? Spread over a couple days?

 

[PhysioG318]

What the hell is studying? 😕

The day before the exam usually. 😎

Lol I wish I knew what that was!

 

[Narmerguy]

What class was it?

I agree 100%, though i'm surprised you studied fulltime each day.

To be honest, I studied more than just a week now that I think about it. I started studying for that test two weeks before the test because the class was just that scary, though I didn't begin my all-day study until the week before the test. It was for one of my physics classes: mechanics. It was a horrible class. For example, one question had you calculate the trajectory of a missile launched from a plane while accounting for a bunch of crap like the rotation of the Earth. It more than paid off in the end 😉

 

[487806]

To be honest, I studied more than just a week now that I think about it. I started studying for that test two weeks before the test because the class was just that scary, though I didn't begin my all-day study until the week before the test. It was for one of my physics classes: mechanics. It was a horrible class. For example, one question had you calculate the trajectory of a missile launched from a plane while accounting for a bunch of crap like the rotation of the Earth. It more than paid off in the end 😉

Ah. Good ol' Newton's laws in non-inertial reference frames... 😛

I guess I understated (or omitted) my physics and chem work from this consideration.