Every student hates these, they try to avoid them every semester but in some way or another, we are stuck with taking 8 a.m. class. But why is it so hard to wake up early for a 50 minute class in college than it was to wake up and be at high school by 7:30 a.m.? Every student hates taking any class at 8 a.m. and here are some reasons why.
1. You are not fully awake.
Many students stay up most of the night to study for an exam or do homework. Going to bed past midnight doesn't allow the student to get the recommended hours of sleep each night, which causes them to not be awake in class, and while they are falling asleep in class, they are losing important information that needs to be known for tests.
2. You do not have time to do homework in the morning.
Some people, like myself, like to wait last minute to do homework so we wait until the morning to finish it. Having an 8 a.m. class really gets in the way with that. There is not enough time to get it all done before the class would start.
3. You are not hungry that early in the morning.
A lot of the time, our body is not naturally hungry when a person wakes up. So the student will tend to skip breakfast because they are not hungry, and then, halfway through class, the stomach will start growling and will want food, but you would have to wait until the class is over to eat anything.
4. Athletes having practice at 6 a.m.
Some coaches will schedule their team to have a 6 a.m. practice that goes until 8 a.m., but if you are the student that has that 8 a.m., then they have to bring all of their gear with them to class because there is never enough time to put anything away unless the student wants to be late to class. Another thing, too, is that the athlete does not have time to change clothes for the day so they end up smelling pretty bad throughout the day. Athletes and students around them that can smell the stench of them are not very happy about it in class.
5. Dealing with cranky peers.
Not everyone is a bowl full of sunshine in the morning. Sometimes a lot of people are very cranky in the morning and are not the nicest of all people. A lot of people hate being around these type of people in the morning because it can put a damper on their whole day.
Just remember what you are getting yourself into when you take an 8 a.m. class in your college career. Just make sure you are ready for it!
