Italian 2 is definitely a step above in difficulty compared to Italian 1, however, it is not insanely hard. The concepts this time around take a bit more practice to master compared to those from Italian 1. Professor Weisberg is an amazing professor, I took her for both Italian 1 and 2 and let me tell you, please take Italian with her if you have the chance. She teaches concepts in a crystal clear way and is very nice! In terms of workload, the homework isn't that bad, it's similar to Italian 1 where you have to do it through MindTap; the assignments are very useful. Also, there's three compositions you have to write (each around 2-3 weeks apart) which don't take very long if you have a solid grasp of concepts. Exams are very fair and practice exams are given for each one.