College students. . .?

Question

Describe a usual day at college. When do you wake up, what do you eat for breakfast, when do you have classes and what classes do you take, what is your favorite class, what is your major, when and where do you have lunch, does your college have a cafeteria, do you live in a dorm? I am curious.

Answer 1

Hmm where to begin

Well I'm sure you know that schedules vary from person to person but I won't waste your time with that..instead here is how my freshmen year went (I'm a junior).

Being a freshmen, I wasn't given a lot of choices about my classes, we were the last ones to register (upperclassmen first) so our schedules were usually chosen for us and we didn't have a lot fo say about it

I woke up at 7am for my 8am classes, took a quick shower (sometimes you have to wait for others to come out because there are only a few stalls and like 50 people on one floor), and walk to class. Unless you are one of the lucky few with a bike, or are one of the elite with a car on campus, get used to walking. There might be a subway on campus that you can take to class, but always allow enough time to walk.

In between classes I would usually practice (being a music major) go grab lunch, study for a test that was next period or just hang out with friends. If I had more than 2 hours between classes I would go back to the dorm (I was lucky enough to have a single) and sleep. If you think you're going to have any trouble at all with a roomate, apply for a single, it's worth it! If you have an hour or two between classes usually campuses have lounges where you can watch tv and sleep, especially if you have a busy day.

After my day was over I would go grab dinner (usually from the on campus restaurants because I don't like eating in the cafeterias) and would go back to my room, watch tv and eat. Also, see if you can get a refrigerator in your room. Usually colleges have special ones you can rent or you might want to buy a small one; trust me, it will come in handy at 3 am when you're up all night studying, or even when you just need a midnight snack.

If, after my day was over I still had energy, I would go to the gym. I advise you to definitely go the gym at least once or twice a week because not only does it help you stay in shape, it really helps relieve any stress you may have.

Make sure your college town has a social scene, so you can have somewhere to go on the weekends. I, like most of the others on here find myself studying ALOT, but when I do have free time it's nice to go downtown, or to see a movie or something.

I feel I should mention washing clothes because to my surprise at Boston University ALOT of students don't know how to do their own laundry. If you know how to do laundry, great, if you don't I suggest you learn in a hurry and bring 2 jars of quarters with you, because you have to pay to get your clothes clean in college.

I'm actually tired of typing..lol...but that's basically what goes on at college:studying, partying, and figuring out what you're going to do with the rest of your life, and what kind of person you want to become. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Ok, well im not a college student yet (starting this fall as a freshman), but i can answer most of ur questions....
im planning on waking up around 7:00ish, i eat cereal for breakfast, my first class starts at 9:00...it takes me an hour to get ready and since im a commuter i have to drive through rush hour traffic which takes about 30 minutes....so yeah (however on tuesday's im off and thursday's i dont have classes till 10:00),
I take a philosophy class, a chemistry class (102 not 101), a chem lab, and calculus II, i dont have a favorite class yet, my major is biochemistry, i will have lunch in my cafeteria- which is HUGE- it has two levels and is really nice. I'll probably pack my own lunch or stick to the health foods because i want to avoid freshman 15.

Answer 3

First semester, freshman year I thought I could be a morning person so I signed up for 8:00 classes every day. That was a mistake...with no parents to tell me I should go to bed I would stay up until 1 or 2 in the morning so I would go to class on little to no sleep. I started out thinking I would be biology-chemistry double major, but then I realized I didn't like spending close to 7 hours in the lab each week. My second semester I had no idea what my major was going to be, so I just took random classes and realized that I love accounting. First semester taught me that I could not do 8:00 classes, so I didn't start until 10:30 every day, which was the perfect time for me. I lived in the dorms and it was great. I would get up around 9:00, eat poptarts or bagels and yogurt for breakfast, shower and get dressed. Most days I would wear jeans and sweatshirts (I go to school in northern Minnesota, it gets pretty cold up there!). I ate lunch and supper in the cafeteria. I would spend the evenings practicing my saxophone in the music building, studying in the library and working out in the gym. It was pretty good.

Answer 4

I wake up at 6:45, shower, slab on makeup and grab a banana, yogurt and make a quick pot of coffee. I eat this during class..My hair is usually wet so I grab a hoodie. I get to school (in an RN program). I eat lunch about 11:45, leave at 2 then run to the hospital to research my patients to care for them the following day. I eat in the cafeteria only if I was running late and couldn't grab something when i left the house or i didn't go to the store that week. I live alone in an apartment, and I like it that way. then i come home and study my butt off and do it all again the next day. (I usually eat dinner while studying), but if I am particularly stressed i have no more than one glass of wine with my studies. I can't study buzzed. I go to bed around 10 or 11, completely stressed out hoping that I studied enough.
Welcome to college.....If you choose a difficult major, this will also be your plight.

Answer 5

I wake up at around 3:30-4:00 a.m. and i shower, and prepare for my long day (which begins at 7:30 and ends at 5:20) of classes. I don't really eat breakfast, but when i do, i eat bacon and eggs. Lunch for me is at 12:00, and i eat in the cafeteria. I do not live in the dorms, i live in my own apartment. My classes are Differential equations, chemistry, physics, and other science/math based courses. My major is Civil engineering.

Answer 6

Wake up at 7, shower and stuff, eat at 8, come back and brush teeth, first class starts anywhere from 9 to 10:30, come back, waste time, go to another class, come back. If I have three classes that day, I go to my third class.

After I'm done with classes, either eat lunch or dinner (I had a 14 meal a week plan last year; 2 meals a day). Then maybe take a walk or something, come back to the dorm, go to bed at about 10.

I'm a linguistics major.

Answer 7

I am a commuter student with an internship, so my day consists of a LOT of running around. I wake up around 6, get to school for 8, have two classes til 11:30ish, eat lunch, then head to my internship til 5, go back to campus for another class, then head home to do homework. This is my day four days a week. I have Fridays off from my classes and internship, but I work a regular job to support myself on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays (unfortunately, my internship doesn't pay). College can be a crazy lifestyle depending on your major and whether or not you live on campus, but it's definitely worth pursuing. Best of luck to you! :)

Answer 8

It really depends on what kind of person you're like, what you want out of your college experience, where you're going to school, etc.

College life is different from just about every single person. There are so many options in college. Unlike high school, in large part, you decide pretty much everything.

You decide your schedule: You're not a morning person, fine. You don't schedule your classes until late morning/afternoon. Early bird, fine, there's plenty of 8 AM classes.

Book worm or could you care less? Close group of friends or social butterfly? Care less about sports or are you a triathalon winner? The list could go on.

Your days will likely filled with some mixture of classes, studying, and socializing. Some days you'll find doing more of any one than the other. You're going to find that college is nothing like high school. People are so much more laid back, you can be your own person, and nobody will care.

Take your time, evaluate yourself, and figure out what *you* like. Screw what everybody else does!

Answer 9

What you eat for breakfast isn't important...everybody's day is different depending on personal habits, what size and location your college is, what major you are...
If you're in high school, call or email a nearby college and arrange for a visit. You can take a tour, meet current students, and get a better idea of what college is like than by just asking here (not that asking here isn't a good place to start).

Answer 10

my days in college were wake up around 9, eat breakfast in the lunch hall, do some classes, go eat lunch, go back to classes, go back home, play video games, eat dinner, play some more video games, then sleep.