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I am 4 classes into the program and enjoying it a lot. The surprising thing for me is that a single class seems to consume about 15 hours per week. I have heard

I am 4 classes into the program and enjoying it a lot. The surprising thing for me is that a single class seems to consume about 15 hours per week. I have heard that the harder classes, such as AI, IHPC, ML, GA, take 20-25 hours/week. I don't remember my undergrad courses being so demanding but I did not attend a top tier school. All that said, perhaps for the sharper students these classes demand much less time than they do for me.

nvarsj 7y ago
Ahh, hi Bryan - I missed that you were in OMSCS. I think I took HPCA with you in Spring. So you should know what I'm talking about after that first exam where a good chunk of the class dropped! I'm currently in GA and it is tough, probably my toughest class so far - 10 to 20 hours a week is about what I'm doing. I think I would need at least 20 hours/week to pull off an A, but I don't have the time unfortunately. My undergrad, which is a top tier state school, was also on the whole a lot easier. OMSCS is a tough degree - completing it is a big achievement.