Getting up on Time

How early should one have to go to bed and wake up to maximize their level of awareness for class the next morning? How much sleep should one need in general as a college student? For the past 2 weeks of this college life, I have been good about waking up on time even if I went to bed late.  This has not been a problem; however, when I take those "power-naps" during the day, I have a hard time falling back to sleep while I'm fidgeting all night in bed.  Having to wake up around 6 A.M. doesn't help the matter when you have class first thing in the morning.  Tedious homework assignments are also inhibitors of being able to wake up on time.  Sometimes, long homework assignments may carry on until 11 or later in the morning- that doesn't include additional time to pack up my books, take a shower, and lay out clothes for the next day. The entire process is strenuous, but I believe I'll have to make more adjustments to my sleeping patterns.  I guess that saying "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man young, happy, and wise" is very subjective in the case of college students. This epiphany about sleeping in relation to college life may just be an indicator of the all-nighters I may be pulling in the very, near future. 

Time Management

Its around midnight Monday night and I have classes tomorrow but this is a perfect opportunity to discuss time management.  For example, how can you better prepare for arriving to school on time? Well, some ways include making preparations for the night before- checking book-bags making sure they include all materials already packed up.  Taking night showers and setting your clothes out helps minimize early morning rushing.  Setting an alarm clock prevents oversleeping- well, if you actually heed to it. Lets face it...how many students you know actually go to bed early?  Time management is just another way of planning for success.  Successful people know how to create schedules in order to keep all their events and activities in perspective throughout a long day.  If you don't have a schedule, attempt to make one that suits all your needs.  Try to stick to it as well in order to make following it second-nature.  Adjust the allotted time that you need for each activity by timing how long it takes to do them.  This is an important tool for things such as college life. In what other ways can you successfully create time-management plans?

A New Stage In Life

College- A place of new beginnings, the first big adjustment to coping with life, and a haven for you to openly express yourself in ways that were restricted in those high-school corridors.  You are away from home now- an exciting or nerve-racking prospect that will assess your ability to retain ALL that you have learned throughout life.  No pressure, right? Well, the biggest challenge may be transitioning from being more-so dependent to becoming more-so independent. Now those responsibilities rest solely on you- getting to class on time, what to eat, STUDYING/CLASSWORK, and how to spend all that leisure time.  How can you cope with that transition and what prospects of college interest you the most?