How many hrs a day did u study for A&P1

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sunnysideusa

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I made an A

Saysfaa

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Anatomy and physiology were each four credit classes, rule of thumb would be 8 hours per week per class (since they were in 16 week semesters). I probably averaged around 16 hours a week and got a high A in each (104% or so and 98%/100% or so - the second was the way that class did the honors version).

That was more than I needed to do for an A but my goal was to thoroughly master the material, not just get an A; I genuinely enjoyed the subject and followed a lot of rabbit trails which gave the unintentional benefit of learning how to find and understand serious research as well as additional background in the subject material; I didn't know much about Power Point or Publisher or formatting or proper citations so some of that time was spent on learning them while I did assignments involving them; I had the time; I did other things at the same time for some of those hours.

An example of the last one: my job at the time involved a lot of walking and not much thinking so I taped lists of vocabulary words to the walls and used them like flash cards - chanted three or four words until I had them down, including spelling, then the next two or three then all five or eight. Another example is rewriting patterns of the vocabulary words while I watched tv or videos with my family in the evenings - I've always done something to keep my hands busy: I just rewrote charts instead of knitting for a while to get the benefit of muscle memory and the periodic return to actively thinking about some aspect of the material.

Some days I didn't study at all. Other days I studied 2-3 hours. The few days before a test I studied off and on all day.

My grades? For A&P 1: 97%, A&P 2: 101%, Micro: 97%, and Chemistry: 94%.

milesamelia

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I studied on average 2 hrs a day/5 days a week...I studied my butt off for the final though!!! I got an A...good luck! Just figure out what study method works for you and you'll be fine:) The material isn't that difficult there is just A LOT of it!

OMG that's SOOOOOO much studying makes me nervous

I will tell you it was more than the average but I outlined both books front to back and still, three years later remember the smallest nuance of things. I think it worked great for me. Was it over kill? Sure. But if it sticks with you in the long run its good.

CarrieGL

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Starting this weekend...probably about...half a day Saturday and the other 23 hrs of Sunday, lol. Got assigned to read and memorize chapters 1-6 with a test next Thursday that we must pass with an 80%. Isn't this fun! I'll let you know how it goes.

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