Cerritos College Fall 2011

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Anyone else apply for Cerritos College in Socal for the Fall??

Hey apgar, how is the workload for Cerritos? Meaning, how many chapters do they usually assign you to read during the week? How many pages are these chapters? What kind of "at-home" busy work is assigned? And how many hours a night do YOU usually dedicate to studying?

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Hey apgar, how is the workload for Cerritos? Meaning, how many chapters do they usually assign you to read during the week? How many pages are these chapters? What kind of "at-home" busy work is assigned? And how many hours a night do YOU usually dedicate to studying?

The recommendation is you're spending 2-3 hours studying for every lecture hour. There is typically one topic for lecture but that might cover a couple different chapters in a couple different books. You also have a number of hours that need to be logged in the skills lab. I don't know what your homework will be like in the first semester because your teachers will be different than mine were since a few had babies in my first year and they constantly revise the course outlines based on feedback and test success of classes ahead of you. Suffice it to say be ready to work your butt off and if you adapt, you will easily survive.

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Thank you! I just hope we don't get power pointed to death

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There are power points for everything but you don't have to use them. Some teachers use them as huge clues for the areas of study and some use them for talking points but test out of the book. Some teachers allow you to record lectures and some don't.

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Guess I will just have to adapt. Thanks for the info! :D

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Yep, sink or swim is what the first quarter is all about!

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