Workload

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Chicago does not assign more work than other schools, I suspect. But the students take the work more seriously that at most places because by and large the students are heavily engaged.</p>

<p>So maybe the best way to view the situation is not that Chicago students are expected to do more work, rather that they choose to do more work because they take it seriously.

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<p>This, this, this!!!</p>

<p>You will realize that you’ll be able to get by in many classes without doing all of the reading-- you’ll be able to participate in class, write a paper based on what you have read, etc. Profs have a tendency to bulk readings by week and not really demarcate what’s absolutely required and what’s optional, so in many classes you do what you can and what makes sense for you.</p>

<p>However, many students end up putting in much more work than they absolutely have to. If Chicago students were only concerned with the bottom line, it would be different</p>