“Eat, sleep, study, repeat” is the day-to-day process most college students live by even when sleep is not so prevalent.
“I feel like I became an insomniac,” said Valerie Ruiz, a senior communication and Spanish minor. Each student is at a different point of their college career dealing with different levels of stress.
A single semester can end up being lighter than another but when does the work load start to become too much and start piling up?
From time management to procrastination each students tends to do what it takes to get things finished, even if that means no sleep.
“There are weeks I do not sleep enough,” Kim Miralda, a sophomore social work major said. Taking on an 18-credit course load, assisting as a classroom coach and working a seven-hour week as a desk assistant, “I get stressed, but get it done,” said Miralda.
Juggling school along with an internship or a job can be tough when you still need to find time to put aside for school work. Ruiz said “I have good time management skills so I make sure I get my work done. It is all about balance.” Ruiz works a 15-hour week as a video production specialist on top of a 15.5-credit class schedule.
Time management is extremely crucial when working an internship alongside school. It is more common for juniors and seniors to try to get an internship on top of school to gain experience before graduating.
Not every Cabrini student takes on a busy schedule leaving plenty of time to manage school work. Andrea Topa, an IST computer science sophomore said, “I am comfortable where I am at, I would not want to take more classes.”
At 15-credits, being able to manage classes is not hard for Topa. Keeping an easy and comfortable schedule allows her to live an enjoyable lifestyle on campus.
Grasping school work and other activities, Briana Hodge, a sophomore Psychology major, is able to handle her 15-credit class schedule.
“I babysit every now and then and go to the gym when I can,” said Hodge. Being able to mange time and study on a day to day basis, Hodge would not want to take more classes because she is comfortable where she is.
No matter what the schedule is, Cabrini students happened to agree on one statement. That statement was that they always get there work done. Whatever it takes, Cabrini students go the length to make sure getting assignments in on time and studying is a top priority. Even if this means loosing a little sleep on the way, staying on top of assignments is important to each and every student at Cabrini.
