<p>I’m a 2nd year, and I feel like I should know this by now. How do you handle all the readings assigned, especially when you get that one professor who assigns 100 pg/week?
**Do you try cutting back on nonproductive things like Facebook? But even then, how does one retain all the information read? **
Do you just skim, only looking for things that overlap with lecture material?
Do you just not read, depending on the class, and hope lecture is enough?
Please feel free to share advice and experience. :)</p>
<p>depends a ton on the type of class and whether there are essays, short-answers, multiple choice questions, etcetera on the tests. for most classes, it seems like a lot of the readings are unnecessary and do not necessitate a complete reading. if i know the professor is going to give me a study guide for the test, i’ll just put off the readings until i get the study guide and then control f the readings. that usually saves time.</p>
<p>I don’t know how you guys do it. My D is at UT in a major known for reading and writing intensive courses and it is common for her to have 500+ page per week. She says she has just gotten faster at it. But with that said it is not uncommon for her to spend 4-6 hours per day outside of class on reading, research and writing.</p>
<p>I guess what I really meant to ask is how you handle all of your <em>combined</em> readings. I was wondering if anyone had any tips, before I resolve to just read and take notes on several textbook pages.</p>
<p>So many views, so little response 
Any contributors?</p>
<p>There is no magic formula. You simply have to just do the work.</p>