Many Elizabethtown College students prefer afternoon classes so they can get some extra sleep in before their classes for the day, while other students prefer an early start to their day. Are 8 a.m. classes really that brutal? Or is the dragged wait until a 2 p.m. class, or even later, worse? Let’s see what some of our Blue Jays think before we can officially decide.
Hanna Weller, a junior English secondary education major says that she prefers morning classes. Weller admits she is not a morning person but would prefer to get her classes over with so she can move on to being productive with her work. The most productive time of day for Weller is about 12 p.m..
Getting classes out of the way so you can focus on school work makes sense and can definitely set students up for success.
Another Blue Jay also prefers morning classes. Yasmin Elgamal, a junior English secondary education major, prefers morning classes because she feels afternoon classes take up more of her day. Along with this, Elgamal also feels like she is waiting around before she can get into her day.
“I used to prefer to sleep in but now I find I’m more productive if I get up earlier,” Elgamal said.
Elgamal also argues that she is most productive between her classes and that is when she gets the bulk of her homework done.
“I also feel like my brain is fully ‘awake’ and I have not hit the 3 p.m. slump yet,” Elgamal said.
It looks like morning classes are having a strong start in this debate, but let’s see what people think of afternoon classes. Afternoon classes can be nice because they give you time to mentally prepare and feel ready for class.
Malorey Castle, a junior English literature major, prefers afternoon classes as she does not consider herself a morning person. Castle does see the benefit in morning classes as she can start her day earlier and get through the day with more stuff getting done.
Castle prefers afternoon classes because she finds herself being more productive at night. “I don’t have to worry about doing something else or having people bother me,” Castle said.
An interesting middle ground of this conflicting debate can be seen through sophomore English literature major Kelly Salvatore’s opinion. Salvatore does consider herself to be a morning person, but not necessarily in regards to classes. She enjoys working out, cleaning and doing chores in the morning to segue into her day.
Salvatore finds herself being productive with her schoolwork at night, leading her to prefer afternoon classes as long as they aren’t later than 2 p.m.
Personally, I find myself preferring early to mid day classes. I do not typically find myself eager to register for an 8 a.m. class, but I enjoy 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. classes. That gives me time in the morning to work out, shower and do anything else I need to do before I get into my academic day.
Overall, it is clear that Etown students have varying opinions for different reasons, but it can be seen that morning classes overall stay on top.
