Rio,

It's been years & years ago since I was in the computer science engineering department but I know that even though they would say that it only took so many hours to prepare for certain classes, it could take me much longer than anyone elses estimates. I would have to study before tests about 2 times as long as others.....so it really depends on yourself & what you really need to get the grades you want.

It was a difficult issue when i was first married. My goals were toward getting my A's in the classes & that was all I was aiming for. I knew how much time I required for myself to study & I was being pressured to go have fun by my husband. He got mad because I would refuse to lower my standards for school at accomodate the things he wanted to do. I was in school before we got married, so I didn't feel guilty telling him where to go. My goals were already set & no one was getting in my way...especially not to just have fun.

It's a tough workload & good grades end up being important (my husband didn't get the job he expected to get because his gradepoint average was below average). You need to know yourself & your needs to accomplish your classes at the level that you are satisfied with....that is what you need to base your decisions on.

You have a lot of work ahead of you, but your career possibilities after graduation are endless & should be proud of yourself for this,
Debbie