Sandy Supposes....

Sleep + School = Success

It’s often said that when you enter university, at any time, you can only have 2 of the “3 Ss”- sleep, school, and social. Which two do you choose, and why?

         

         

         

         

         

         Huh, really? I've never heard of this. My experience remembers enjoying all three of these, sleep, school work, and social activities. The actual time spent in a classroom was minimal, and barely filled a few hours of a day. Yes, there was homework, assignments, research, and the like, but they didn't account for every hour in a day either. Socializing was possible, and yes, sometimes, I opted to skip certain activities, or events. I never chose to adopt the pub-crawling scene, so my nights didn't pass in a blur. I believe it's more than possible to balance all three of the prompt's subjects. Yes, there will be days when one of the above requires more time and effort, but it's manageable.

         But, okay, if I had to choose amongst the three in order to survive...... I pick sleep and school. First of all, a university education ain't cheap. If I'm paying for my degree, I want to succeed and earn one. I want my hard-earned money to be spent on something worthwhile, and I wouldn't be in the mood to fritter it away with aimless partying. Partying also costs. It wastes time, focus, resources, and more. Socializing may be expensive depending upon the circumstances and locale. Dancing, drinking, bowling, skiing, whatever all have a price. Most students struggle to survive.

         Well, if I am to study and earn a degree, it only makes sense that I sleep. I'll need a clear head unfogged by exhaustion. To learn, and create essays, projects, experiments, and the like, I need to be alert.

         I will fit in socializing during classes, lab times, shared meals, joint presentations, study groups, etcetera.