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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how college students have any free time.  My son is a freshman and he plays soccer at a Power-5 D1 school.   He is taking 15 credits per semester and he spends about 50 hours per week outside of the class room just to keep up.  Between going to class, study, meal, and soccer practice/match/travel, he barely has enough time to sleep let alone socializing with other people.  [/quote]

Studying 50 hrs/week = 10 hours a day, 5 days a week OR a little over 7 hours a day, 7 days a week.  That is a lot of studying.

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To me it is a kid who did not get good guidance on class selection or is at the wrong school..[/quote]

+1  50 hours per week is way too much. 25 hours per week is sufficient. Maybe a little more if lab intensive major. If your kid is spending 50 hours a week studying, he is at the wrong school for him. This is not meant to be mean, I just feel for him if he has to put in that much time. It is not reasonable. [/quote]

I suspect you're a state school alum who can't wrap their head around being at a difficult college. Or pursuing a challenging concentration. My boyfriend in college was a CS major and easily put in 40-50 hours outside of class.[/quote]

I went to a fancy Ivy. I had enough free time that I got part time jobs around campus (maybe 10 hours a week total) to make a bit of money for my social life or pay for the spring break trip abroad. And I still studied around maybe 25 hours a week together. And took my classes. And had my clubs. And went to the gym. And had a social life. And had excellent grades. And didn't feel stressed out at all. Busy? Sure, but it was completely manageable.

Some people did seem to study 40-50 hours outside the classroom but those tended to be very specific stem majors with very specific objectives and they had no social life. [/quote]

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