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[SoMDGirl42]

Originally Posted by somdfunguy

I just signed up again so we'll see how it goes this time. With a one year old, another on the way, the Cyber Security EO, and an audit it should be a fun 2013.

Congrats. Tell B I said congratulations also!

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Am I just dumb and lazy? How do these kids do this with 5 or more classes and still pull good grades???

No.. my guess is that you're actually putting forth an effort above and beyond the minimum requirement, and trying to actually learn and absorb the material, and probably imagining practical applications of the material you encounter based on your real world experience.

A typical college student surfing on their parents tuition is putting forth enough effort to not fail, and is only trying to retain the material long enough to get through the next test.



It's much easier when you don't give a ####.

[somdfunguy]

Originally Posted by pelers

You got this. I'm wrapping up my Master's this semester with a 3 month old and a 2 year old.

Honestly right now I'm busier than I ever was as an undergrad taking a full course load. I'm only doing 1 or 2 graduate courses a semester, but after a full workday, dealing with all the house stuff (cleaning, cooking, fixing, etc), spending some time with the kids, class time + homework time is killing me. I'll be so happy to be done.

Yeah I know I can do it. I finished my MBA last year with a newborn as well and we managed.

[pelers]

Originally Posted by Toxick

No.. my guess is that you're actually putting forth an effort above and beyond the minimum requirement, and trying to actually learn and absorb the material, and probably imagining practical applications of the material you encounter based on your real world experience.

A typical college student surfing on their parents tuition is putting forth enough effort to not fail, and is only trying to retain the material long enough to get through the next test.



It's much easier when you don't give a ####.

There is more truth to this than I care to admit. That's the problem with going to college straight out of high school with no real life experience. I (personally) learn so much better when I can apply things and they aren't just theoretical X's and Y's in the sky.

Plus, like somebody said earlier, the full-time young college student has a totally different schedule going on. They spend 15-20 hours in class each week. Another 20 doing homework? No biggie, you're still sitting at roughly a 40-hour work week. Being a nerdy engineer, most of my "social" time was spent with friends within my major and we'd hang out at Starbucks doing homework and studying together.

[HorseQueen]

Originally Posted by pelers

There is more truth to this than I care to admit. That's the problem with going to college straight out of high school with no real life experience. I (personally) learn so much better when I can apply things and they aren't just theoretical X's and Y's in the sky.

Plus, like somebody said earlier, the full-time young college student has a totally different schedule going on. They spend 15-20 hours in class each week. Another 20 doing homework? No biggie, you're still sitting at roughly a 40-hour work week. Being a nerdy engineer, most of my "social" time was spent with friends within my major and we'd hang out at Starbucks doing homework and studying together.

I agree with this and I am only 19. I started working full-time right after graduation. I am also taking 3 college courses (online) in the evenings. My job relates to what I am going to school for. It makes things much easier to understand when you can apply things to your daily work tasks rather than just reading about it in a text book and writing papers.

[Beta84]

Originally Posted by pelers

Plus, like somebody said earlier, the full-time young college student has a totally different schedule going on. They spend 15-20 hours in class each week. Another 20 doing homework? No biggie, you're still sitting at roughly a 40-hour work week. Being a nerdy engineer, most of my "social" time was spent with friends within my major and we'd hang out at Starbucks doing homework and studying together.

that sounds all too familiar.

[BOP]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Sounds like you learn the way I do. Heavy studying and repetition did nothing for me once I learned a concept. Once it was in my head, there was no reason to reinforce it because it would not go away. Even note taking was nearly worthless because if I understood something well enough to write it down I remembered it. Merely copying words that I did not understand didn't make me understand it later.

But some people can only learn through repetition. They need to study and repeat things until it sticks. They don't retain stuff as well as you do, or as I used to.

Just wait until you're old like me. My memory isn't what it used to be. Since I never needed them, I still have a hard time taking notes.

You just described that part of me to a "T." 80 - 90 percent of the notes I took before I turned 50 were never looked at again, once I wrote it down. Now that I NEED to take notes, I struggle badly with it.

[BOP]

Originally Posted by pelers

You got this. I'm wrapping up my Master's this semester with a 3 month old and a 2 year old.

Honestly right now I'm busier than I ever was as an undergrad taking a full course load. I'm only doing 1 or 2 graduate courses a semester, but after a full workday, dealing with all the house stuff (cleaning, cooking, fixing, etc), spending some time with the kids, class time + homework time is killing me. I'll be so happy to be done.

Congrats!