How often do you study?

4 hours a day...this includes reading, papers, projects etc...this doesn't include the breaks

It really depends on the amount of classes you have. Right now I have 3, and spend roughly 2 hours a day studying. Next semester, I'll have 6 classes and some are much more advanced than the classes I have now, so my studying time will most definitely double, if not more.

4-5 hours a day studying for each class is intense...I would say 2-3 hours for each class. I have two classes fundamentals and health assessment which is intense

My school breaks down a little different, we do all the a&p, micro, nutrition, etc, then we start clinicals AFTER that, so most people only have one class - they group the class, clinical and lab together so its one unit and counts as 12 credits, which is full time. Anyway, to answer your question, I can't study for hours on end I lose focus. I study for 3, 30 min sessions. So 1 1/2 hrs per day.

I believe it all depends on the material and how well you adapt to the knowledge/understand it all. I tend to study 3-4 nights per week...the time varies, but I usually try to make it 1+ hours most nights. I also usually get to class a few minutes early, or while my instructor is calling role I'll review all the notes that we took over the chapter the previous days until lecture starts. :)

I operate on a "work hard, play hard" philosophy. To me, that means I might spend 3-4 hours studying Monday-Thursday and not even thinking about school Friday-Sunday. Obviously it's not always those days of the week because nursing school schedules make things a lot less constant. But I find I operate best when I buckle down and study for a few more hours one day and just take the next day completely off. If I know I have a 4 hour lecture and have to work for 3 hours that night, I make sure to really buckle down and study that afternoon to make it a "work hard" day for me. That way, I can have a whole "play hard, no stress" day later that week.

I'd say on average I spend 9-12 hours in lectures, 16-20 hours at clinicals, 5-10 hours at work, and 12-15 hours studying every week.

You have to find what works for you. Good luck! :)

I study 1-2 hours per day.

how often do i study?: Constantly--i do med calc in my sleep, i have nightmares of pump alarms going off and cant find the silence button. -____-

reality: i probably spend 6hrs+ on my days off from class--but i get a lot of work done, and maybe about 2-3 on school days.

I have a bad memory. So 2 hours per week day, then 4-6 hours sat and sun. The result though, is straight A's in class and on HESI's. This pays for my tuition in grants.

I think that you find as you go through school how much studying you need to do.

On top of being a parent, I worked full time during nursing school. Additionally, I have a horrible problem with my attention span and somehow managed to get through high school and college by compensating...and I did not study. I just couldn't do it. I would get distracted or fall alseep. Somehow I managed to retain the information from lecture to do very well and graduate with honors- but everything was done last minute and at the maximum stress level because I COULD NOT "STUDY". Studying for me was intending to get up early on the day of a test, not getting up early, and flipping through my notes in the parking lot 45 min to a hour prior to exam time.

I do not recommend my method- although it worked out nicely for me, I think that it caused early aging. You will figure out what works best for you with time. :) Good luck!