I never prepared myself be for school started at the beginning of the year, I came down and had plenty of time during rush week to get by binders all made up, print off my schedule, pick up my books and locate my classes. However, by the time the first day of school rolled around I had yet to accomplish any of those. I printed off my schedule that morning and grabbed some random binders I had laying around from last semester and headed off to my former first priority.
Tonight, I was able to accomplish all that stuff I had meant to earlier. I had homework to do for the first part of the night but then I just decided I'd take the opportunity to get my life organized. I whipped out the three hole punch and put all those loose papers in my binders, I cleaned my room and did laundry. Then I made a semester at a glance calender and filled out all of my tests and quizzes so that I don't show up to class and remember that quiz I didn't study for.
This might just sound like a sob story but that's not the intention. I knew exactly what I signed up for when deciding to pledge a fraternity. It's remarkable how once you're in the zone you can just keep powering through and end up a week or at least a few days ahead in all of your classes. I'm not sure that it would be my first recommendation to stay up all night to get a few days ahead but if your life is really cluttered and disorganized I would advise tackling that problem before it swells to the size where an all nighter is necessary. Hopefully, the progress I made tonight is not negated by the sluggish day to come until I can return my sleep pattern to normal. Have you ever stayed up all night and then by about 12 the next day regretted that decision?
Yes, I have done that before, and I’ll never do it again. One Friday night, I decided to stay up. I didn’t really do anything important (well, I did do my hair). I just wanted to see if I could stay up for 24 hours. Saturday morning, I felt fine so I didn’t go to sleep then. I went out with my friends, and it was cool. Saturday afternoon, I felt myself getting sick. I didn’t think that much of it then and continued hanging out. Finally, I did go to sleep Saturday night (after being up about 40 hours), but by then it was too late. When I woke up Sunday morning, I could barely speak. My friends made fun of me for talking weird. When I tried to yell at them, all that came out was a high pitched squeak. If I can avoid it, I’m not doing that again.
ReplyDeleteFirst off James I want to congratulate you on all of the progress you made during that all-nighter. It seems to me that you had a lot of homework that may or may not have been your own homework. Regardless, you rallied and got your stuff done which is very commendable. I have in fact pulled a few of these nights myself. I find them very productive as well especially if you have some prescription medicine to take to help keep you focused. Much studying can be accomplished during this time so the sluggish feeling you have the next day is definitely worth the A on that exam you studied for.
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate. The first and only all nighter I've pulled at SMU was the last day of exams last semester. I had been studying in the library from 12 in the Afternoon until One in the Morning. I got back to my dorm and ended up talking to my roommate until four. I showered, ate breakfast, and went to the library again all before my final at 8 AM. I was so exhausted the next day. Being from Dallas, I was able to see my friends from home that night, but because I hadn't slept, I ended up falling asleep at my friend's party before nine. Although, I did not fully utilize my all nighter like I should have, I still felt like I accomplished something. College isn't college until you've stayed up all night. During my Junior year of high school, I was an insomniac. I would stay up for days at a time and spend all hours of the night studying. Although I was always tired, I was able to excel in school. Now in my second semester of college, I can completely understand not having enough time to get everything I intended done. I have a feeling there will be several more all nighters to add to the list this semester, and I am not looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteAll Nighters have always been a terrible decision for me. In high school I did not pull one all nighter. In fact, I refused to do homework past 10:00 PM. However since coming to college I have pulled multiple and they never work out for me. I stayed up all night studying for a Calculus test and ended up getting a 75. I can also relate with your comments on the pledging front as well; I do not have any free time. Hang in there buddy, it's almost over. Thank God Spring Break is less than a week away.
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