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read the text before class, i am going to do that. But with 20 credits, it becomes ridiculously hard.
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Same situation as your NYeagle. I took about the same load, and still did it, but also have no life outside of academics.
It gets tough when each lecture covers one chapter a day (~25-50 pages per lecture per subject). I learned that you don't have to know every detail in advance, but the major ones while previewing.
It definitely feels a lot comfortable to know the material beforehand, and you feel a bit accomplished once the professor lectures on what you have skimmed through.
My biggest advice is to study everything you have learned within 36 hours. That is because you'll forget what you didn't know later. I have found that this is a good practice; consistent studying and keeping up with material allowed me to have a very relaxing finals week. I was only spending 10 hours doing practice problems and quickly reviewing the cumulative material, rather than for some people, spending 70+ hours straight cramming and probably not doing as well on the final exam.