figuringitout: bymrstudent is right. What they said in the brochure was only 50% accurate in all cases – the highly motivated part. :)There were lots of girls in my year who would panic at the thought of reading a Rashi aloud.
And again, as bymrstudent said, the work is very manageable if you pace yourself. But there really is very little pressure about it to begin with.
Also, I didn’t happen to apply anywhere else.