Coming back to campus after a long winter break brings a whirlwind of emotions as the second week of classes rolls around. Excitement, happiness, worry and stress all seem to top the list. Yet, what most people don’t think about is the sleep schedule issue. If you’re anything like me, winter beak totally wrecked what little adult-like schedule you had to begin with. Never going to bed before 5 a.m. and struggling to wake up before noon gets really old, really fast. So here are the top 10 reasons why you should never let yourself get into this bad habit:
1. There's no chance you'll have any where to go and eat.
You're better off heading to the grocery store at 4 a.m. than trying to find anywhere decent to get food that late. If you're lucky enough to find somewhere close to you that happens to be 24 hours, they probably only serve breakfast food. Who really wants an egg McMuffin as oppose to a nice, greasy burger?
2. Life gets boring after 2 a.m.
There's a pretty good chance that all of your close friends don't have the same sleeping problem that you do. With that said, everyone you care to talk to is sleeping hours before you are. No texts, no calls, no one to hangout with. At this time of the night, not even Twitter is poppin'.
3. Everything is closed by the time you wake up.
Forget trying to go on a shopping spree. By the time you wake up and get ready for the day, you have such a short window of time before everything closes. Trying to run errands and get anything important done is basically a lost cause.
4. Being MIA the first week (or month) of class.
Trying to get back in the swing of things is difficult for more than just a few days. When you planned your schedule, you were a little too optimistic on how early you could really get to class each day. Those 10 a.m.'s are going to be more of a struggle than you anticipated.
5. Every one thinks you're ignoring them.
People only believe the "sorry, I was sleeping" excuse for so long, even if it's true. Missing phone calls, texts and sometimes even knocks on the door isolated you from the rest of the world for the majority of the day. Your parents and best friend will probably give up on you after a week or two.
6. You dread scheduling appointments.
You better hope that you don't need to go see a doctor, dentist or even academic advisor for this first month. There's a 100% chance that you will either not make the appointment, or at least be very grouchy if you do. Let's face it, all of these people are heading to work by the time you're heading to bed.
7. Say goodbye to your social life.
Your more responsible friends get to go on cute lunch dates and maybe even walk to class together. Unfortunately, you aren't adult-like at all, therefore you miss out on all the little things that always end up being the most fun during day light hours.
