Timetable Planning + Schedule Of My Preference

Hi, guys!

The subject selection process is awaiting for me at the end of June - beginning of July, and today I want to discuss the pros and cons behind having morning or afternoon classes in post-secondary institutions. I don’t know my schedule yet, but according to my little analysis here, I will let you know what kind of schedule I would prefer at the end of this blog post. Obviously, you know yourself way better than I know you, so take my advice with a grain of salt, and plan everything according to your own needs. So, let’s do this:

Morning Classes:

Pros:

• More Studying Done (For each hour in class, 2 or 3 hours of studying is recommended, and a full-time student will have 5 courses/week)
• More Time to Yourself (As long as the planned studying is done ;) )
• More Time to Work/Research/Extracurriculars
• You Are Already Used to That Kind of Regime from High School (The majority of high schools begin their classes at 8:30-ish a.m. Your brain is simply used to begin processing information that early after practicing it for 12+ years!)

Cons:

• You Might Be The Night Owl (In which case it is literally physically painful to wake up in the morning)
• You Might Not Be Able to Function Efficiently Throughout The Day
• You Might Be Prone to Procrastination (if you cannot properly manage a lot of time off)
• You Might Have Inconvenient Breaks Between Your Classes

Afternoon Classes:

Pros:

• Pleasurable not to wake up very early
• Usually, One Would Feel More Energetic (unless you were sleeping for 10+ hours)
• They Day Will Pass Faster (it’s great if you’re enrolled in boring or hated subjects)
• You Might Avoid The Inconvenient Breaks Between Your Classes

Cons:

• You Won’t Have a lot of Time For Yourself
• You Might Not Have Enough Time for Work/Research/Extracurriculars
• You Might Not Have Enough Time to get all Your Studying Done

The Timetable Of My Preference:

I would love the majority of my days started in the early morning. I can’t say that I am an Early Bird, really, but I would sacrifice my sleep to get good grades and extracurriculars done, since that way I’d feel more accomplished. I would much appreciate if one out of 5 of my days would start from 11-ish in the morning, and that way I will enjoy some more hours of sleep. In a Science program, though, one would have tutorials (1-2hrs) and labs (2-3hrs) in addition to lectures, so I can’t expect a very easy timetable on the first place. Those tutorials and labs, by the way, are more likely to happen in the afternoon or even in the evening, so I better make myself some time by elongating my day from the early morning. 

So, good luck while deciding on the way you want your schedule to be before the actual subject selection :)