Amouunt Of Study Per Night

justbringit89

Hey just wanted to know how much study everyone does per night .. starting afterschool study tomorrow . it lasts 2 hours approx ...That Enough

tolosenc

At the moment, zero. Next week I should be up to 2.5 - 3 hrs tho...

wba88

Evening study is good, but hopefully i can do an extra 30-60mins a night next monday till the mocks (feb 7)

JC 2K3

3 hours after school study.

Trying to get into doing an extra hour at home.

PeterMC

All night. Roughly 10 hours...its pretty hardcore, but if thats what it takes you know?

The worst bit is the 3 am slump, when all you want to do is sleep, but I've found these great tablets....

3/4 hours is sufficient IMO, the national average is something like 21hours in a week according to a guidance counsellor....

AdMMM

I make out a study schedule every morning (detailing what I want to revise that day) and I do after school study which lasts approx. 2 hours. When I get home I basically try and fulfill that schedule so I usually end up spending about 45mins to an hour doing that.

bluto63

I spend about 2 3/4 hours a night. Sometimes more. I don't think I'm doing enough and might increase it soon.

AdMMM

PeterMC wrote:

All night. Roughly 10 hours...its pretty hardcore, but if thats what it takes you know?

The worst bit is the 3 am slump, when all you want to do is sleep, but I've found these great tablets....

3/4 hours is sufficient IMO, the national average is something like 21hours in a week according to a guidance counsellor....

I actually highly doubt that.

qwertplaywert

same...........students bull****ing


im in junior cert.........im made do 3 hours a night...........

qz

I don't do all that much. Up until Christmas I did the absolute bare minimum, and I'm not doing too badly. You really need to go over your work that you did that day that night, and then you're sorted on it. Now I'm doing maybe 2 - 2.5 hours including going over the work that day, so not all that much.

JC 2K3

|.Murderer.| wrote:

I actually highly doubt that.

You believed that? ROFL

turbot

It's now how much study you do each night : It's how you study and how effective you are!

Check out:

http://www.examsuccesstips.com/

for advice in this area.

JC 2K3

That site looks dodgy to me...

tolosenc

PeterMC wrote:

All night. Roughly 10 hours...its pretty hardcore, but if thats what it takes you know?

The worst bit is the 3 am slump, when all you want to do is sleep, but I've found these great tablets....

PrincessFiona

Quality, not quantity guys!! U need to be an effective studier!!

Mushy

Bout an hour for me. The mere fact that Im doing anything is the big shock

Actually planning on doing a bit more most nights. Luckily dont get much homework cos of small classes and get most done in class. But need just that small bit of improvement to guarantee that I will achieve my goal. Luckily I can tell what subjects need focusing on after Christmas

darraghw

is this study not including homework?

Limerick Dude

well i do 2 hours supervised study but i usually end up doing my homework so then i usually go to LIT library and do study there from 7-9 aswel, ive started this routine this week.

whassupp2

When i did the LC last year my study routine was:

Monday to Thursday: 4:15 - 7:00
Friday: 4:15 - 6:00
Saturday/Sunday: No study

So basically i didnt do much but felt i did pretty well in the LC.
The study times include homework.

Spank

2 hours supervised study, maybe a bit more if I have a test or something the next day. Still haven't copped on that the mocks are in 4 weeks.

whassupp2

welcome to boards Spank

Spank

Lol thanks. I'm guessing I'll be spending most of my time in the LC section. :rolleyes:

md99

As previously pointed out, TIME has nothing to do with it, it's what you study.

Good students don't judge by time spent, they judge by amount learned and how well they've learned it.

That said, the longer you're studying (PROPERLY), once not fatigued, the more likely you are to take things in, the more you revise the more likely you are to reinforce it in your mind.

whassupp2

good point

Donald-Duck

Study as much as you feel you need to.Not based on what others are doing,some need to study more than others to pick stuff up. If you've been listening in class you'll hugely reduce what you need to do.Also keep in mind what you need to get,obviously if you need 550+ you're going to need to do more than an hour or 2 a night.

I'm not so sure about that 21 hours a week being the average among students,sounds a bit like students lying about how much they've done.I doubt I did that much during my leaving cert,nevermind before.

Also a brilliant point by md99,time is not important at all.When I eventually started studying(June) I plugged out the clock in my room,why? Because I'd be more interested in how long I spent more than what I learnt.How bright it was outside was a good enough indicator for me. I changed subject when I got bored of it,not after a period of time elapsed

Steve01

My current study routine goes something like this:
Monday to Thursday: 6:30 - 8:30 (after The Simpsons of course)
Saturday: 10-4

I'm not bothered that I'm not doing the recommended 21 hours per day (*cough*), so long as I'm absorbing the information and learning from mistakes I'm making good progress. Best study advice I can think of is to look through the pass papers, do out full questions and then note where you went wrong. Odds are you won't make the same mistake twice

mateo

None! I hate every subject and I'm always too tired from homework and school itself. I HATE SCHOOL!

marco murphy

This is the first night I made an effort. Started reading ''Reading in the dark'' and within ten minutes I was unconcious on the bed. What a start.

madgal

I have supervised study for 3 hours after school and whatever doesn't get finished gets done at home.

sticky9cd

when i done my leaving last year i startes 1 week before the exams - done 2/3 hours a day - didnt study for the mocks :P
i got 475 in leaving - needed 330 so i guess i fluked it

md99

madgal wrote:

I have supervised study for 3 hours after school and whatever doesn't get finished gets done at home.

The right attitude.

Studying ONLY within certain time constraints is very daunting. Have an *idea* of how much you'll do but don't finish once the clock hits the hour and you're in the middle of a topic.

I hate seeing these study timetables for the month with each day divided out, half hour sessions allocated to each topic. It's ridiculous. Something is bound to come up and your plan will be thrown way off. Not to mention its IMPOSSIBLE to categorise every section of the course by time spent.

A more accurate way of time-tabling your study is to make sure you do a certain amount a day in each subject, ie do a chapter in business, a section in economics, an area of maths etc., each day. Obviously if you're doing pass in a subject, you'll usually do less of it than your honours subjects.

As regards homework... I find it's a good way of tying subjects together, ie. study geog. for an hour, do 15 mins of homework and relax, then move on to another subject.

The guy

Before exams I could always do this really high quality studying which would get me roughly 70%, for the leaving cert I'm doing my homework and a bit of studying.

Selphie

Do people have supervised study every day? It's only on two days for two hours in my school, which means that I do most study at home. I generally do about three to four hours after school and whatever I can/need to on Sunday. Weekends are a killer though, I just can't get motivated to study.

Haven't a Clue

Selphie wrote:

Do people have supervised study every day? It's only on two days for two hours in my school, which means that I do most study at home. I generally do about three to four hours after school and whatever I can/need to on Sunday. Weekends are a killer though, I just can't get motivated to study.

Same here. Two hours on a tuesday and thursday. I find them dead handy cause you're in the studying atmosphere. I'd try an do about two hours at home on a Monday and Thursday, but find I don't get half as much done.

And yeah, weekends are an absolute bitch. End up watching a footy match or something...

JC 2K3

Selphie wrote:

Do people have supervised study every day? It's only on two days for two hours in my school, which means that I do most study at home. I generally do about three to four hours after school and whatever I can/need to on Sunday. Weekends are a killer though, I just can't get motivated to study.

I have it after school for 3 hours every day.

md99

2 hours after school every weekday in our school, which sucks because it used be 3 and a half hours and they cut it back. I suppose its mostly gonna be done outside of school anyway though

qwertplaywert

in 1st and 2nd yr,and this yr i did/am doing after school study.........it was 1 hour and a half,and was on mon,tues,weds,and thurs


presenly i thikn its great,for me espeically,cause my situation if i had to get bus home instead of study would mean i wouldnt be home till 5pm, whereas if i do study, i will be home by quator to six, with hour and half study.homwwork already done

Selphie

Haven't a Clue wrote:

Same here. Two hours on a tuesday and thursday. I find them dead handy cause you're in the studying atmosphere. I'd try an do about two hours at home on a Monday and Thursday, but find I don't get half as much done.

Same. I wish it was on everyday. There's just too many distractions at home.

1huge1

justbringit89 wrote:

Hey just wanted to know how much study everyone does per night .. starting afterschool study tomorrow . it lasts 2 hours approx ...That Enough

ya i started after school study just after x mass aswell
its 2 hours so its enough for me but im only in 5th year...

marco murphy

Is it wise to just keep doing exam papers over and over?

Supermax

When ye all say ye do 2 to 3 hours study does that include homework or is that separate????

I go to after school study and do about 1 hour of homework and two hours of "study".

But after ten minutes of studying I get bored and draw stuff on my books. I just can't do it!

md99

Lia_lia wrote:

I go to after school study and do about 1 hour of homework and two hours of "study".

But after ten minutes of studying I get bored and draw stuff on my books. I just can't do it!

What are you hoping to do next year?

Multimedia in CIT.

I can study if I put my mind to it.
I just get distracted very easily, but I guess that's the same with everyone.

Naikon

I know what you mean:)
I find it very hard to "study" but I think studying is overrated, I mean just do your assigned homework and make sure you cover it well and listen REALLY well in class.

I do little "study" but take class and homework seriously.
By following this approach studying becomes less important unless you need 500+ points.
Just my 2 cents:D

md99

Naikon wrote:

I know what you mean:)
I find it very hard to "study" but I think studying is overrated, I mean just do your assigned homework and make sure you cover it well and listen REALLY well in class.

I do little "study" but take class and homework seriously.
By following this approach studying becomes less important unless you need 500+ points.
Just my 2 cents:D

I don't know about that one.
Maybe in the case of a VERY dedicated student, but who can stay that consistent throughout the school year?

I think that in the case of an intelligent person who neglects study for most of the year that 300 points is attainable. As regards 500 though... lot of studying to be done to even get in the 4's.

Naikon

Thats my point.
I see your point and respect it.
I read somewhere that getting past the 370+ mark is difficult and in fairness these exceptions need to be made for more study if you want high grades.
I would be very happy with 300:)
I am into IT/computing and want to pursue these subjects in College as I actually like programming and IT related stuff.