I have often repeated to my son what I had heard while in college: 2 hours of study time per week for each credit taken. 17 credits=34 hours (aprox) of studying. Yesterday he sent me a link to the "typical" day at the USNA that showed 6 hours of daily classes and 3 1/2 hours of study time per day.
http://www.usna.edu/schedule.htm
His question (and mine): are the classes structured differently at the USNA so that the 2:1 "rule" doesn't actually apply, or are the remaining 15 hours of study time applied on Saturdays and Sundays? Or (quite possibly) has my fatherly wisdom/advice about 2:1 study time missed the mark (once again)? Obviously Mids manage to make it through and graduate and I realize these numbers are all approximates but it does seem as though there are not many hours allocated for studying during the week compared to the class load. Any thoughts?
http://www.usna.edu/schedule.htm
His question (and mine): are the classes structured differently at the USNA so that the 2:1 "rule" doesn't actually apply, or are the remaining 15 hours of study time applied on Saturdays and Sundays? Or (quite possibly) has my fatherly wisdom/advice about 2:1 study time missed the mark (once again)? Obviously Mids manage to make it through and graduate and I realize these numbers are all approximates but it does seem as though there are not many hours allocated for studying during the week compared to the class load. Any thoughts?