lkf725

How are the academics at Duquesne? Are classes very difficult? How much study time does the average student spend per week?

jamesc90

Depends on the student, classes, and what kind of grades you want. If it's for your major, it will probably need more study time than a core class. If you want a 4.0 you will be studying a lot. Core classes tend to be on the mild to easy side. Classes that you need to fulfill requirements can be medium-mild (from what I've had). Classes for your major tend to be the most difficult. I study about, eh, 1-3 hours for an easy test, 2-5 for a moderate test, and 5+ for a difficult test and I have a 3.7 if that gives you any idea.

lkf725

Yes, after I wrote that, I realized that it was a poorly worded question. "Difficult" is a very relative term. I guess what I was trying to get a feel for is more of a general idea of how hard working and academically oriented the student body is. Would you find many students studying from Friday to Sunday, or does the weekend start on Thirsty-Thursday? Do you find much grade inflation or grade deflation? Thanks!

jamesc90

Some students do study on Friday-Sunday, some don't. I'd say more don't than do. But, you can definitely find people in the library any night of the week studying. Weekends for some people start on Thursday (there's always a group standing somewhere ready to go to Pitt), but I'd say most people start them on Friday. During finals week/week before, all you see are people in the library or studying anywhere they can find a spot.

Haha, grading definitely depends on the teacher. I had a philosophy teacher that said as long as we tried, we would get an A. I've had another teacher that expected 210%, not kidding, and wanted you not only to quote everything he said, but also give your opinion and outside information on how it relates, all essay questions on tests. I'd say in general the grades are either fair or a little overly-fair/understanding of effort you put into it.