Set ten alarms for sunrise or sacrifice your evening? Deciding which campus time slot is the ultimate humble experience.
There are two types of university students; those who have had the experience of an 8am class (bonus points if it’s on Monday) and those with the best luck in the world, who have never been humbled by one. Oh, and as if 8 a.m. classes were not already the devil’s choice, most of them are required courses – or at least that’s been my experience. Then there’s the other extreme: the infamous three-hour class that ends at 10 p.m.- and is usually required too. Can you imagine starting your school day at 8am and not finishing until 10pm?
When it comes to 8am classes, the first thing that comes to mind is the ten million alarms set to wake you up on time, and then the negotiations with yourself that follow. How many times can I hit snooze? If I give myself ten more minutes, I can still make it. An occasional early class is manageable; a required course only offered at 8 a.m. feels like academic sabotage. However, some people see 8am classes in a positive light. Martina D’Orazio, a second-year Human Rights student, said that she actually enjoys having 8 a.m. classes because they help her get the day started and feel more motivated. And then on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, there’s the classes that end at 10 p.m.
By the time 10 p.m. rolls around, most students are exhausted from a full day of lectures, assignments and much more. Classes finishing that late can make the day drag on even longer and give students less time to unwind for themselves. When asked about later classes, D’Orazio said she does find them exhausting, especially after a long day of school, and has even impacted her going into the next day
Now obviously, there is a lot that goes into the creation of class schedules. Especially on a smaller campus like Laurier Brantford, there are very limited possibilities for locations and times of classes. There are also a limited number of physical classrooms, as well as having to adhere to the schedules of professors, so realistically, not all classes can be scheduled during the day. However, it does make me wonder why the majority of required classes seem to get the short end of the stick-on time slots? Is it on purpose? Is it because of the professor’s schedule? I wonder, even with the limited possibilities for scheduling, if maybe these time slots could be avoided in general?
My question for you, Golden Hawks, is what would your preferred class schedule be? Would it include an 8 a.m. or 10 p.m. class? Or maybe both?
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