College Kids and Sleep: 4 Tips

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... was facts, not personal opinions. "of NY" says "I am not a morning person at all and personally as a student I don't think just because your a morning person you get better grades." It doesn't matter what you personally believe. The research showed what actually is. Your choice is what you will do with the information.

Sarah G of NC 8:37AM August 22, 2008

If you enjoy staying up late and taking afternoon/evening classes, that is perfectly fine, however, once you get job you will probably find it more difficult to convince your boss/company that you can maintain the same behavior.
Depending on your job you will probably have to be at work between 8 or 9 in the morning. Certainly night shifts and flexible hours do exist, but most business is conducted between 8 am and 5 pm. It might be wise to consider ideal job situation and adjust your morning routine based on what is required.

Joe S. of IL 7:23AM July 31, 2008

I am a night person. I work at night and I have all my classes at night. I find the schedule perfect, as it is what I dreamed about since high school, during all those times I woke up late and did not want to go to school. I still believe all my ranting and raving about only crazy getting up at the crack of dawn. Night owls rejoice! Once you get out of high school, you realize that learning does not need to happen in the day. As for the memory retention, I find that as long as I get my nine hours of sleep during the day, I can be totally focused and remember what I learn in school and at work perfectly fine. I would like to know about other people though.
Oh, and to prevent those other two from giving us a bad name, not all night people have poor grammar.

of NV 1:11AM July 19, 2008

Why don't these illustrious students use "you're" and "your" correctly?

n of CA 1:28PM June 13, 2008

I am not a morning person at all and personally as a student I don't think just because your a morning person you get better grades. My classes later in the day I always get the best grades in compared to my morning classes. I think people learn better depending on the time of day and how awake they are. What is wrong with taking a class in the evening and having the advantage of being more awake?

of NY 10:14PM June 12, 2008

I think it is very important if getting classes to early to go to sleep earler than what your use to. Thanks for the tips it would certainly help me for next year.

Laura Mendoza of CA 2:45PM June 10, 2008