Like many college students, mornings are not my thing. I rarely go to bed before 1 AM on any given night. Although I’m physically incapable of sleeping past 9 AM for some reason, I can lie in bed and do nothing until an acceptable time to eat breakfast has passed by. In high school, my classes started at 7:35 AM. I was late way more than I care to admit. So, when it came time to choose classes for college, I wasn’t thrilled when the only writing class I could find that worked with my schedule was at 8 AM three days a week. Add in a three hour 8 AM bio lab another day and I was only left with one day a week when my classes started at (so late!) 9:30. When the school year started, it only got worse: I realized my writing class was as far away from my dorm as it could possibly be while still on campus and my bio lab wasn’t much better. So, yeah, I didn’t exactly pick the world’s best schedule for someone who was late all the time in high school.
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It’s been a few months and I can’t say waking up my roommate with my obnoxious alarm, walking twenty-five minutes in the 7 AM cold, and not having time for breakfast has been great. My writing teacher even had to tell me that I needed to be better about showing up on time. But recently I’ve been a little better. I haven’t been late as much (mostly since I finally realized the BU shuttle stopped right near my dorm and took way less time).
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Last week, when I had to choose my classes for next semester, I had the choice between starting later and having huge gaps in between my classes or taking four 8 AM classes and being done by 12.
Somehow, after thinking I would never do this to myself again, I ended up choosing the 8 AM classes a second time. Call me crazy, but I realized that even if I am more of a night person, I’m more productive if I have a large chunk of time for homework instead of little gaps. So, I’ve been trying to have more of a positive outlook on my early classes. I feel like the reputation they get is a little exaggerated.
By taking classes earlier in the day, you can relax while everyone else is still worried about school. You never have to miss a club meeting or dinner. And, if you get all your work done, you can do whatever you want. So coming from a non-morning person, I believe the initial horror of waking up early is worth it in the end.
A happy ending to the day is the last thing you’ll remember and the whole day can end on a better note.
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