"Loads up on hours"

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What does this phrase even mean?The original sentence is just "I will load up on hours this semester. It's the home-stretch!"Thanks for any help in advance

Clive · Accepted Answer

I don't know the expression, but it sounds like it means 'I will work hard for many hours'.

Khoff · Answer

I think it means a college student has decided to enroll in many classes, providing a lot of "course hours."  A typical college class that meets three times a week for one hour at a time would equal 3 course hours.  You need a certain number of hours in four years to graduate.  So an easy semester might earn you only 12 hours, or a really difficult semester might be worth 16 or 18 hours.

GCheng620 · Answer

khoffI think it means a college student has decided to enroll in many classes, providing a lot of "course hours." A typical college class that meets three times a week for one hour at a time would equal 3 course hours. You need a certain number of hours in four years to graduate. So an easy semester might earn you only 12 hours, or a really difficult semester might be worth 16 or 18 hours.

Thank you so much, khoff! I do know how college courses work though.
BTW I've found the definition on an ESL site,
this expression means to "consume a lot of something for a purpose"
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/load+up+on.html

Khoff · Answer

So you were interested in the meaning of "load up on" rather than "hours," (or, for that matter, "the home stretch")?  We had to guess which part of the sentence in your original post was unclear to you.

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