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Do professors understand what we do with our days??

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Stephanie

Sometimes…when we get overwhelmed with school…we have to cut back on other things in order to get everything done. This could mean not going to a meeting or class…but most of the time…it means that we stop showering. I know, it’s gross…but it’s how we get by. A few weeks ago, one of my roommates was having a really busy week, and she didn’t shower….or really change her clothes for a few days. We all understand, because we’ve been there too…but one of her professors was legitimately concerned about her well-being…since she looked like she hadn’t showered or changed clothes for a few days.

Sometimes hiding under a blanket is almost as helpful as just not showering....

This situation raises the question: Do professors understand what we do with our days?? Do they understand how much work goes into each of the projects they assign, and that other professors are assigning projects at the same time as well?? Well, just as a friendly reminder to all, here is a breakdown of what a normal day looks like in my life (this is a Tuesday schedule):

6:30 a.m. – Get up and get ready for work
8:00 a.m. – Arrive at work
12:00 p.m. – Drive back to school quickly…
12:30 p.m. – Grab a quick lunch, before I walk to class…
1:00 p.m. – Class
2:30 p.m. – Drive back to work
6:00 p.m. – Leave work and drive back to school
6:30 p.m. – Grab a quick dinner…
7:00 p.m. – Meeting time (usually BUSF)
8:00 p.m. – Check my email, send out a ton of emails
9:00 p.m. – Meeting time (usually AKPsi)
10:00 p.m. – Go back to my room and put on sweats, start figuring out what I need to study…and start that.
12:00 a.m. – Keep working…
3:00 a.m. – Maybe….time to go to sleep.

Keep in mind…this isn’t a schedule for test weeks, or weeks when we have papers due, etc. This is a normal day in a normal week. Yeah….college sounds great…doesn’t it??? Don’t get me wrong, I do love college…..but I guess the moral of the blog is….don’t judge us when we don’t shower…because sometimes that extra 15 minutes of sleep is totally worth it.

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I miss my bed … already.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Stephanie

Today marks the end of my third week of class….and I almost pulled my first all-nighter last night. Usually, I only have to pull all-nighters when I have been really slacker-ish or when I have been doing some serious procrastination, but this time around I can say that I have not been procrastinating…at all. To get my stuff done, I have to be doing things…all the time. Here is a quick overview of my schedule each week…

Monday – Work, Class, Class, Tutor, homework
Tuesday – Work, Class, Work, Meetings
Wednesday – Work, Class, Class, Tutor, homework
Thursday – Work, Class, Work, Meetings
Friday – Sleep, Meetings, Catch up on life.

Basically, I feel slightly overwhelmed. I’m gone from 7:30 a.m. each morning until at least 7:00 p.m., or sometimes as late as 10:00 p.m. And the worst part is…so far I haven’t had much homework. It has only been keeping up with my reading and small things rather than doing big projects, papers, or even worse – studying for a test. So I’m not quite sure just yet how I’m going to handle this whole situation….you know…actually having things to do for class.

Usually, when I have lots to do…I skip sleeping…or I just sleep whenever I can…wherever I can. That usually means that I don’t sleep in my bed, just because it is too darn comfortable. When I am exhausted, my bed turns into this place where nothing can wake me up, including my phone and sometimes my roommates…which is obviously a problem. To avoid this completely, I just sleep in other places, like on random couches in my house, the floor, or my futon. It tends to work rather well for me, even though it makes me miss my bed an awful lot. All this talking about my bed makes me want to go to sleep right now….or maybe it’s because I only slept for three hours last night. I guess it will always be a mystery.