Never Underestimate the Power of Sleep.

As I said in my very first post, it appears to me that college kids don't sleep. Whether you're hitting the books or hitting frat row, sleep seems to come secondary to all things college-related.

Prior to my adoption of this new collegiate lifestyle, I went to sleep around eleven, woke up around eight or nine. I was definitely clocking in at least nine or ten hours of sleep each night. Definitely not anymore. I go to sleep around one, and wake up...well now. Early. Seven thirty.

Every time my mom talks to me on the phone, she says I sound tired!

Why do I do this to myself, you ask? Well the answer is simple. There simply aren't enough hours in the day anymore to get everything done. You come home, do homework, hopefully eat something, go to a meeting about the school circulated paper, do more homework, shower and bam. You look at the clock and it's almost one!

Now, when this happens, it's quite depressing. You think to yourself, "Oh my god, it's one o'clock. I still have an entire chapter to read and class all day tomorrow. When can I possibly do that??"

Which brings me to why I'm awake at seven thirty when I don't have class until nine thirty. I've come to realize that the morning is an excellent time for homework - no distractions - just you and your Calc homework.

The sad thing is, is that I'm pretty sure I'm one of the college students here who get's the most sleep. Last night, my roommate definitely didn't come in until I was long gone. She has to wake up no later than eight this morning. I honestly don't know how she will function for the rest of the day.

I read once about this triangle that documented all of the aspects of collegiate life : sleep, good grades, and an active social life. You were supposed to pick two, because that was all you supposedly had time for (no secret which two I'm picking).