"Nevertheless, 3,000 pages of Shakespeare and Sophocles in four months still sounds dense." Seems reasonable. Assuming it takes you on average 2 mins to digest

"Nevertheless, 3,000 pages of Shakespeare and Sophocles in four months still sounds dense." Seems reasonable. Assuming it takes you on average 2 mins to digest a page, we're talking 100 hours total or 8 hours / week. I have taken engineering classes with a workload of over 20 hours / week.